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The News Page displays the last seven postings.
On each new entry the eighth listing is transferred to this News Archive page.

On transfer - the articles "ebay listings" and "new items entered into the catalogues" are deleted as they are no longer relevant.

General news items and the "Unidentified Badges" are transferred. Please continue to contact me with your comments and to advise any information regarding badge identity etc.

Thorneywaite News Archive

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Thursday, 17th April, 2008 

Thumbnail Pictures - From today the illustrations I enter on this page will be in thumbnail format. If you wish to see any particular picture in more detail just click it and you should see an enlargement. 
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Tuesday, 8 April, 2008 

Unidentified Badges
(Ref: U30) - Unnamed badge with Windmill. 50x38mm. Woven/bound. Grey taffeta back. Possibly a Group badge. I have seen it before but cannot identify? (Very good condition. On offer at GBP 0.35)


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Friday, 4 April, 2008 

Unidentified Badges
(Ref: U27) - "A.C.E." 50x38mm Woven/bound. Possibly a UK Group Badge. Identity not known? (Very Good condition. On offer at GBP 0.40)
(Ref: U28) - 2x stylised figures etc. Woven on 37mm horizontal ribbon. An event badge from British Scouts Western Europe but what, where and when? (Very good condition. On offer at GBP 0.35)

  
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Friday, 28th March, 2008  

Unidentified Badges
(Ref: U26) - UK Group Badge. Full identity not known? (Good++ condition. On offer at GBP 0.40)


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Wednesday, 26th March, 2008 

Unidentified Badges
(Ref: U25) - Skier Proficiency badge from Europe? Which country. Woven on 34mm ribbon. (Good++ condition. On offer at GBP 0.45)


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Monday, 24th March, 2008 

Unidentified Badges
(Ref: U21) - Embroidered Queen's Crown. Is this a Girl Guide badge ? (could be scarce) It came in a Girl Guide badge collection. (Good++ condition. On offer at GBP 2.00)

 
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Friday, 15th February, 2008

Long period of inactivity - I apologise for long period of apparent inactivity. I have quietly been dealing with direct orders and orders via Amazon but entering new items into the catalogues and ebay sales have had to take a back seat. We are in the process of upgrading the kitchen which has taken up a great deal of time. From today we have a sink again so no more washing pots in the bath etc.!
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Wednesday, 23rd January, 2008

Unidentified Badges (Ref: U19/U20) - Probably Girl Guide Proficiency Badges ANIMAL LOVER and HOUSE ORDERLY ? Anyone know the country of origin ? Woven on 30mm navy ribbon. (Very Good condition. On offer at GBP 0.35 each)

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Monday, 7th January, 2008 

Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year - Hope you had a good Christmas. I now have to try to get back into working at my computer.  One of my New Year Resolutions is to get more items listed. I have thousands of items just waiting in boxes but before you know it the day is gone!
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Thursday, 3rd January, 2008 

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U18) - Scout MOUNTAINEER or CAMPER Proficiency Badge. (Mountains or tents?)  Anyone know the country of origin ? Woven on 35mm khaki ribbon. (Good+ used condition. On offer at GBP 0.40)

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Thursday, 20th December, 2007

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U17) - Cub Scout ATHLETE Proficiency Badge. Anyone know the country of origin ? Woven on 32mm navy ribbon. (Good+ used condition. On offer at GBP 0.35)

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Wednesday, 12th December, 2007

Gang Show Memorabilia - I have received an email from Dr. Stuart Murray requesting any help I can give him. He is in the process of writing 'Gang Show' pages for Colin Walker's 'Scouting Milestones'   If you have any GS items in your collection or you have any knowledge of the history of Gang Shows then Stuart would be highly delighted if you would contact him by clicking here
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Monday, 10th December, 2007

Error in my ebay listing for 5.December.2007 - Please note I mistakenly listed the WOLF CUB CHART as from the 1920's. The chart depicts a 'Leaping Wolf' badge. This badge was not introduced until 1947. Therefore the date should be c.1947. I apologise for this error. I thank MS for drawing my attention to this mistake. I still think my pricing is correct as the item is scarce. Incidentally because the item has attracted a bid ebay will not allow me to amend the main body of the entry - I can only add an error note. I have of course contacted the bidder and advised him/her of my oversight.
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Wednesday, 5th December, 2007

Centennial Issue of "The Consolidated Catalogue and List of Guide Badges" - Further to my notes of 30th November please see below an illustration of Thelma Newell's forthcoming book:-

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Friday, 30th November, 2007 

Centennial Issue of "The Consolidated Catalogue and List of Guide Badges" - Thelma and Tony Newell advise me that their new 'not to be missed' book will be published mid January, 2008.  The book will be hardback bound with red covers. There will be 672 printed pages (172 extra to the last edition). Over 1900 indexed items (1200 extra to last edition). 600 extra illustrations with 40 colour plates.  A truly fantastic reference work that no collector of UK Girl Guide badges and memorabilia can do without!
To make advance bookings or to reserve a copy please email Thelma and Tony direct by clicking here.
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Monday, 26th November, 2007

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U16) - Scout SIGNALLER Proficiency Badge. Anyone know the country of origin ? Woven on 28mm ribbon. (Good used condition. On offer at GBP 0.35) From Switzerland. Thanks to MB.

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Monday, 12th November, 2007 

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U15) - Arrived in a collection of Boy Scout badges collected in the 1950's. Shield design with Bishop's mitre, Open book and what looks like a spotted tie. Printed on shiny faced canvass. Cut edge. 85x66mm. May be from Canada? Can anyone identify ?  (Very good condition. On offer at GBP 0.60)

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Saturday, 10th November, 2007

1974 Brownie Diamond Jubilee Magazine - Can anyone out there help?  A lady has contacted me to see if I can locate a poem "My Prayer" that appeared in a 1974 issue of "The Brownie" magazine. A transcript, photocopy, or the actual magazine would be great. Please email me or contact the lady direct by clicking here
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Wednesday, 7th November, 2007

What to collect !! - When I became a Scout Leader I decided to collect scouting memorabilia. At first I collected all and everything that came my way. I quickly discovered that there is so much material out there that one has to specialise. Initially I specialised in Scout and Guide philately. After a few years I had built up quite a comprehensive collection. To help fund my collection I started to do small time dealing.
They say dealers are nothing but frustrated collectors. In time the dealing was taking up more and more time and I was forced into becoming a bona fide business mainly to keep the dreaded Inland Revenue happy. The only items I collect now are postcards of my local area. I suppose you could say that my stock is my collection. I certainly get great pleasure in handling such varied material and items I have never seen before keep turning up. I also enjoy the process of contacting and corresponding with so many interesting collectors from all over the world. (to be continued)

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U14) - Netherlands Scout Pin. "Nederland Padvinders Vereniging" What does the "TIJ" represent?  It is 25x16mm. Printed green on light silver metal. Blank back. On 40mm stick-pin. c.1980's. (Possibly Youth against Racism?) Any additional information please.  (Mint condition. On offer at GBP 0.90)

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Monday, 5th November, 2007

"Consolidated Catalogue and List of Guide Badges" - Thelma and Tony Newell advise me that they are about to publish the Centennial Issue of the above book. The book will have 672 illustrated pages and will be hardback bound in red. This book is an absolute 'must have' for collectors of UK Brownie and Girl Guide insignia and award badges. As yet the price has not been fixed. Keep an eye on www.handsonguiding.co.uk or to contact Thelma and Tony by email click here. I will review the book here as soon as it is published.

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U13) - Stylised "E" ?.  It is woven on 19mm ribbon. Origin not known. Any information gladly received. (Very Good condition. On offer at GBP 0.40)

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Friday, 26th October, 2007

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U12) - Promise Salute Pin ? - It is 18x8mm. Cast brass. Stud-pin with clutch fastener. Origin not known. Any information gladly received. (Mint condition. On offer at GBP 0.60)

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Monday, 22nd October, 2007 

Disheartening weekend of sport for the English - So much hope and then practically everything dashed! England football needing a miracle to stay in the European Championship. England rugby playing well but South Africa outplaying them for the World Cup and Louis Hamilton just missing out on the Formula One Championship.
Middlesbrough FC also lost  0-2 to Chelsea. (Betty and I are Boro season ticket holders) The only consolation this weekend was that my grandson Tom's team won 5-0  He plays for Redcar Town in the Teesside Alliance under 14 league division one. They are now top of the league. The Teesside Alliance is probably the largest junior football league in the world. It has teams for each year for boys aged under 8 up to under 18 with six divisions for each year group and twelve teams in each division. That is over 700 teams and involves around 10,000 registered youngsters.  A truly magnificent organisation.

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U11) - Anyone recognise this badge ? - It is 38mm dia. Woven/bound. White twill back. A leaping big wolf?  Any information gladly received. (Mint condition. On offer at GBP 0.45)

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Friday, 19th October, 2007

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U10) - Anyone recognise this badge ? - It is 39x40mm. Woven/bound. A leaping big cat? Asian text. (Very good condition. On offer at GBP 0.45) It is from Thailand. Thanks to MB.

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Monday, 15th October, 2007

My second involvement with Scouting - We have a daughter Anne-Marie and a son John. When our daughter got to brownie age there was a local pack that she joined. When our son reached cub scout age the nearest pack was ten miles away. We wanted our son to experience the fun and discipline that scouting offered. With some friends from the next village we decided to start a new group to offer scouting to children from the local villages. We called the group ESKVALE which served the upper Esk Valley. After intensive training our friends were appointed Group Scout Leader and Cub Scout Leader. I was appointed as Scout Leader and my wife (Betty) as Assistant Cub Scout Leader. The group was soon a huge success with dozens of boys joining from a wide area. Betty and I operated in the group for over ten years whilst our son progressed up to Venture Scout. Once our son went to Rose Bruford College in Kent to study for a degree in drama and because of work pressures we dropped out of the group as leaders. We had ten very enjoyable years. The Eskvale Group continued for several years after we left but sadly now no longer exists due to the age old problem of not being able to attract leaders.

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Saturday, 13th October.2007

WELL DONE ENGLAND!!

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Friday, 12th October, 2007 

Not enough hours in a day - Another day gone and I have not done what I had planned to do. I have been gardening again and travelling around for the grandchildren. Tomorrow morning we have to clean the cottage and get it ready for the new visitors. Then we will probably watch the international Football and Rugby matches.

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Wednesday, 10th October, 2007

Thousands of items still to list - I still have thousands of items to enter into my catalogues. If I could average say twenty pieces a day I should be able to list over seven thousand in a year. Surely there must be something in there that will interest your good self. If you have some particular theme that you collect please let me know and I will try to give priority when selecting material to scan etc.
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Tuesday, 9th October, 2007

Whitby as a Scout District - Whitby as a scout district has never been ultra strong. The maximum number of groups has been seven and down to today's just one group in Whitby itself. I suppose it is due to the fact that it is largely a rural community and relatively sparsely populated. In the past it was an extremely popular area for scout and guide camps with up to twenty groups from all over the country camping at any one time. In my scout days I visited many of these camps with our SM who was also ADC and a designated Camp Visitor. I started collecting badges on these trips. I remember getting a badge from an Ayrshire troop which seemed to be the other side of the world to a simple country boy like me. Later in my scouter years I did my stint as a Camp Visitor.
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Monday, 8th October, 2007

My first introduction to Scouting - I became a scout in the early 1950's. I joined  the "1st GLAISDALE" troop which was run by the local railway Station Master - 'Skip Patterson' Our headquarters was Glaisdale Primary School which was situated high up on on the edge of the moors. We were a motley lot of around twelve boys divided into the Curlew and Wolf patrols. Large and small dressed in uniform that was anything but uniform when you looked from one boy to the next. The skip's strength was woodcraft and we spent many happy hours out in the woods and on the moors. The only thing I disliked was that every now and then in the winter months we would have boxing matches there being two pairs of boxing gloves in the kit box. I came home a few times with a bloody nose!  I eventually rose to the giddy heights of Patrol Leader of the Wolves.
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Sunday, 7th October, 2007

International Badgers Club - Are you a member of the International Badgers Cub ?  If not and you are interested in collecting badges/patches etc. then I would strongly recommend that you join. A very informative illustrated journal "The Sett" is issued bi-monthly. Numerous badge catalogues are available. Regional badge swap meetings are arranged and members are encouraged to contact each other to exchange badges and information, etc. Members are very friendly and helpful. Please go to http://www.intbc.org/ibc/index.php for more information.

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Thursday, 4th October, 2007

Postal strike - The postal strike will cause things to be difficult for the next week or so. Please be patient if you are awaiting delivery of orders. I am sure they will arrive safely in due course of time. All items sent out with items enclosed I automatically get "proof of posting"  Very rarely do items go astray.
Thank goodness for the internet and emails!

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U6) - Can anyone identify the badge below ? - Embroidered on 35mm dia. cotton with fine white taffeta backing. Cut edge. Obviously First Aid or Ambulance but which country ? (Mint condition. On offer at GBP 0.50)


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Wednesday, 3rd October, 2007

News Archive - This News Blog displays only the last seven postings. Therefore as a new entry is listed the last entry is sent to the News Archive. Please go to this page to read previous snippets and to help with unidentified badges etc.

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U5) - Can you shed any further light on the badge below ? - Woven on 21mm ribbon. St. George and dragon + "VAR BEREDT" [Be Prepared] Probably Denmark or Norway? Can anyone advise? (G. condition. On offer at GBP 0.50) It is from Denmark (Thanks to Mike B)


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Monday, 1st October, 2007

Another Great Day - Spent a few hours in the garden again. We have about three
quarters of an acre of garden that needs regular attention. Started to trim the hedges for the last time this year. I used to use hand shears. The exercise was good for me but it took several days to complete. Last year I treated myself to some petrol shears and now I can do the cutting much swifter and with a better finish.
     In spring we were plagued with rabbits. They nibbled at practically all the low growing plants and shrubs. I decided to try and rabbit fence the garden. For the last three months I seemed to have cracked it!  They are now back again. The problem may be the fact that a public footpath is routed straight through our grounds and if walkers do not shut the gates correctly then bugs bunny can find his way in.

Unidentified Badge (Ref: U3) - Can you shed any light on the badge below ? - It is woven on 19mm white ribbon. Green scout sign on yellow. Mint condition. Probably a six or patrol patch. Which country ? (On offer at GBP 0.30) It is from Norway. Thanks MB.


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Saturday, 29th September, 2007

Weather - After seven days of rain and cold weather at last we have had a decent day in the North Yorkshire Moors. As a consequence I have spent a few hours out in the garden thus restricting my computer time.

Featured Website - Have you visited Johnny Walkers Scouting Milestones website yet ?
It is loaded with useful information and should be on every Scout/Guide collector's favourites list. Give it a visit. You will not be disappointed.

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Friday, 28th September, 2007

Thanks - Thanks to all readers who have responded so far.  Your comments including pointing out errors in my pages are very much appreciated.  I have now included the email button above to make it easier for you to get in touch with me. Simply click the button and send me your email.

Page parameters - I think I have got my page parameters correct now. Up until yesterday my page was too wide and you had to scroll right to read the text. You should be able to see the page correctly and now only need to scroll down.
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Thursday, 27th September, 2007

First mistake - Yesterday I entered the new posting below the previous day. Obviously I should have entered the new posting at the top.  I will get the hang of it eventually. Please let me know what you think of the new format. Any suggestions on how to improve the service will be welcomed.
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Tuesday, 25th September, 2007

To improve my service to collectors and interested persons I have decided to introduce this regular news blog. News and notices will be posted almost daily.
The last seven entries will be displayed.
The page should therefore be worth revisiting on a regular basis.

There will be regular (almost daily) notices such as:-
     Number of new items uploaded to sales catalogues, etc.
     Details of interesting items entered with ebay.
     Illustrations of badges that I need help in identifying.
     General news from Thorneywaite.

Betty (my wife) and I have just returned from a wonderful week's holiday in the Cotswolds. We did some country walking, visited many gardens and saw Richard Wilson in the play "Whipping It Up" at the Everyman Theatre, in Cheltenham. We were extremely lucky with the weather. Only one morning with rain.

Date this page was last updated 05 May 2008