I thought you might all like to see how the Centenary gateway turned out. With a final push the , the project was completed today just in time to be entered into The Art of scouting Competition. I think we have done something really special and hope the judges agree. Wish us luck! If you click on the picture it can be seen in more detail.
Andrew Sutherland has written a key to the main images on the gateway. Read on!
Cookham Scout Group's One World Centenary Gateway
Cookham Scout Group have built and decorated a 2.5m by 5m self standing wooden Gateway to celebrate the Centenary, themed on One World
Scouts and Leaders built the structure
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Guides and Leaders designed and painted the Centenary pictures
Over 100 people were involved in the construction of the Gateway. Cub Scout Leader Gail Dorrington masterminded the entire project
The Gateway has been displayed at our Centenary Camp, at the Scout Group Village Fair, at a local Arts Festival and in the local paper. It will be the centre piece of our annual report back and our next AGM. Here is a key to the design:
Left Hand Panel:
Forms the 1 of the central "100" motif
This shows the progression from Beavers through to Scouts:
- Beavers visiting the old folks' home and having a sleepover
- Cub scouts on the climbing wall and climbing caving ladders at our Centenary Camp
- The Scout Troop on Dunkery Beacon for the Centenary Sunrise celebration, part of our Summer Camp
The Cookham Guides and Ranger Guides painted the jigsaw showing how they fit in to the big picture of scouting.
Centre Wing Panels
Together with the globe panel, these form the first 0 of the "100" design.
They feature the main theme of "One World / One Promise" plus the Big Left Hand Shake Centenary Activity
Central Globe:
A map of the Scouting World, featuring the flags of key Scouting nations and a portrait of Baden Powell
Right Hand Panel:
Key images for Cookham Scout Group in our Centenary year
Three scarf designs: our group scarf, the national Centenary Scarf and the Brownsea scarf of our re-enactment participant
Our annual Bonfire and Fireworks display, run as a fund-raiser in the Village. This is the second "0" of the "100" motif
The Brownsea Island re-enactment camp, attended by one of our Scouts: Josh Dorrington
Waterfall Climbing scene from our 2005 Summer Camp
Baden Powell canoeing on the Thames at Cookham in 1906. He was staying with the Young family and picked the brains of Geoffrey Winthrop Young, the pioneering mountaineer, about Wide Games. One of the games discussed was incorporated into the Brownsea programme the following year. While canoeing with Young, he almost capsized near Cookham Weir: this is the scene captured on the Gateway
The project has taken over 6 months to complete but will remain a reminder of our Centenary Celebrations for many years to come
