St George’s Day Parade – Sunday 25th April 2010

Information for all sections.
Further details from your section leaders
All members are requested to wear full and correct uniform.
The Parade will form up from 2.30pm on the grass area on the east side of Manor Park, Sutton (below the children’s playground) ready to march off promptly at 3.00 p.m.
We will parade through Sutton, and return to the park for a brief service after the march.A collection in aid of Royal Marsden Hospital Wolfson Children’s and adolescent Unit, Sutton will be taken before the service whilst Groups are taking their places and buckets will be made available for groups.


In 'Scouting for Boys', Baden-Powell referred to the
Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian Legend
and to St. George who was their Patron Saint. He
then went on:

"He is also the Patron Saint of Scouts everywhere.
Therefore all Scouts should know his story. St.
George was typical of what a Scout should be.
"When he was faced by a difficulty or danger,
however great it appeared, even in the shape of a
dragon - he did not avoid it or fear it but went at it
with all the power he could ... That is exactly the
way a Scout should face a difficulty or danger no
matter how great or how terrifying it may appear.
He should go at it boldly and confidently, using
every power that he can to try and overcome it, and
the probability is that he will succeed.
"St. George's Day is April 23, and on that day,
Scouts remind themselves of their Promise and
Scout Law. Not that a Scout ever forgets either but,
on St. George's Day, he makes a special point of
thinking about them. Remember this when April 23
comes round again".


So, the Sunday nearest to St. George's Day has
become an annual occasion for United Kingdom
Scouts to hold ceremonies when they reaffirm their
Promise and acknowledge the Scout Law in a
national act of dedication.