St George’s Day is a very important day in the Scouting calendar.
It is traditionally a time for Scouts to come together, renew their Promise and celebrate.
Why do we celebrate St George’s Day?
We celebrate St George’s Day because Baden-Powell (who founded the Scouting movement) chose St George to be the patron saint of Scouts. He wanted St George’s Day to be a time to reflect on the Scout Promise and what it means to be a Scout.
How do we celebrate?
Every year, Scouts up and down the country parade through their local town and conduct a ceremony where they renew their promise. We decided this year to parade through Potton, something we are informed hasn’t been done in the town for more than 40 years. You can find out more on St Mary’s church website here.
We also joined up with our friends in the Brownies and Girl Guides, which meant Potton’s young people turned out en masse.
Here are a few photos showing how marvellous our young people and leaders looked as they paraded in their uniforms through Henry Smith Playing Fields, along Church Causeway and up to St Mary’s. We were treated to a lovely service from Reverand Alex and a very friendly dragon.
We were also rewarded with tea and cakes at the church hall afterwards, and it’s safe to say our Beavers and Cubs enjoyed more than their fair share of the goodies.
