Jim's son, Julian (GSL 1st Shipley), says that;
Dad 'was a Cub and a Scout at 1st Roffey before the War. After the War he became
involved again and was an 'Assistant Scout Master', as it was then, for many
years running the troop on his own for some time until he was joined by Alan
Snelling (Skip) and Mervyn Hollands (Dutch). He was know as 'Q' presumably
short for Quartermaster. The three of them ran the troop successfully for many
years.
In the early 70's he left 1st Roffey to become ADC (Scouts) when Fred
Jeffery was District Commissioner and started a number of District
Activities such as the Quiz and Cyclo-cross which continue today.
He
retired as ADC in 1976 or 1977 but continued his association with Scouts by
helping to run the quiz with Joan Moule, John Shippen, Tony Priestley and
others.
In his latter years he suffered from chronic respiratory disease which
curtailed his activities to such a point that he rarely left home. His last
'Scouting activity' was to join at 1st Shipley for their 75th Anniversary in
2009 where he spent a long time reminiscing about the 'good old days' with
friends and acquaintances.
The
cremation is at Worthing next Thursday 30th May at 1.20 pm
Horsham Weald Scout District send condolences to Julian and his family at their loss and is grateful to Jim for his work and dedication to Scouting and his legacy of Scouting Spirit and tradition.
Peter Scofield
District Commissioner
