Sunday 23 April, 2023
On Sunday 23 April approximately 300 Girl Guides, Brownies, Explorers, Scouts, Cubs, Beavers, Squirrels and their volunteer leaders congregated at the bus station in Grantham ready for the parade. This was led by a marching band, leading us down the high street to St Wulfram’s Church. Given the heavens opened for most of the morning, we were extremely lucky that it eased considerably, only a few drops at the very start, and on the march back to the station no rain at all.
We all paraded in to a very full church, our flag bearers came in after we were all seated, they went up the main aisle to the front, were they remained during the service.
The theme of the service this year was ‘helping others’ and particularly thinking of our brother and sister Scouts and Guides in parts of the world that are affected by war or natural disaster. The ‘Welcome & Opening Prayer’ was conducted by Fr. James Titley, Scout District Chaplain.
A collection was made during the service by the Guides for Grantham Foodbank and by the Scouts for the Scouting Federation of Turkey.
We were entertained in church by the rather enthusiastic organ playing, probably the most notable one was the rendition of 'This Little Light of Mine'.
A number of awards were given out, including a Chief Scout's Bronze Award for one of our Beavers.... well done Max!
At the end we all got back in line to march back to the bus station, where very excited, albeit very cold parents were waiting to take their young ones home.
