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The success of this first camp encouraged Baden-Powell to publish his 'Scouting for Boys' the following year, and from this modest beginning the international Scouting movement grew rapidly. | The success of this first camp encouraged Baden-Powell to publish his 'Scouting for Boys' the following year, and from this modest beginning the international Scouting movement grew rapidly. | ||
== Curiosities == | |||
Some of the history includes: | |||
- An eccentric owner who barred public access for 34 years so she could live as a recluse | |||
- A fire in 1930 that ravaged 90% of the island | |||
- Baden Powell’s [[first scout camp]] in 1907 | |||
- A decoy for the mainland in World War 2 - when baths were set ablaze with petrol to make it appear that enemy bombers had struck Poole | |||
- An era when the island had its own pottery, village and school | |||
- A castle built at the request of Henry VIII | |||
Edição das 00h43min de 28 de maio de 2006
Introduction
Brownsea Island is dramatically located in Poole harbour, offering spectacular views across to Studland, Old Harry Rocks and the Purbeck Hills. It offers a peaceful, natural setting undisturbed by traffic – ideal for walks, picnics and for families to explore. Important natural habitats include pinewoods – home to rare red squirrels – heath, shoreline and lagoon, where overwintering and breeding birds collect. In the past the island has been the site of a Victorian pottery, a brick works, an Edwardian country estate, a daffodil farm and, in the Second World War, acted as a decoy to protect Poole. The Scout and Guide movements began here with Baden Powell's first experimental camp in 1907
External Links
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-brownseaisland/
Location
Getting There
The First Scout Camp
In the 1860s, the Admiralty had been considering buying Brownsea to replace Dartmouth as a base for training naval cadets.
So it was appropriate that, at Charles van Raalte's invitation, Major-General Robert Baden-Powell, the hero of Mafeking, should have chosen the island for his first Scout camp.
He chose 22 boys to join him. Some were the public-school children of his acquaintances; others working-class lads from the Poole and Bournemouth Boys' Brigades.
Tents, tracking and mock whale-hunts In August 1907, they set up their tents on the south coast of the island. The day began at dawn with the blast of an African kudu horn.
After a glass of milk and a biscuit, followed by 30 minutes' physical training and prayers, the boys broke up into separate patrols: the Wolves, Bulls, Curlews and Ravens. They practiced tracking, building shelters and putting up tents, and performed mock whale-hunts in boats.
In the evening there were brief talks on scouting techniques, and then, round the campfire, Baden-Powell told yarns of life on the African veld.
The Scout movement grows The success of this first camp encouraged Baden-Powell to publish his 'Scouting for Boys' the following year, and from this modest beginning the international Scouting movement grew rapidly.
Curiosities
Some of the history includes:
- An eccentric owner who barred public access for 34 years so she could live as a recluse - A fire in 1930 that ravaged 90% of the island - Baden Powell’s first scout camp in 1907 - A decoy for the mainland in World War 2 - when baths were set ablaze with petrol to make it appear that enemy bombers had struck Poole - An era when the island had its own pottery, village and school - A castle built at the request of Henry VIII