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ALEX MOBBS
Left 19/09/09.
Alex, or Mobbsy to his mates, can be proud of the fact he is one
of the few Scouts to achieve a five year Troop membership badge.
He passed his Chief Scouts'
Award in February 2009. Mobbsy was a Kestrel
throughout his time with the Troop and became one of the youngest
Troop Patrol Leaders in 2007. Late in 2008 he became a
Senior Patrol Leader. He won the Lidster Trophy at
Summer Camp twice. Mobbsy is also famous for being
part of the excellent Dame Shirley Bassey
experience, and for "talking to the toilet" all night after
eating a "dodgy spring roll"! (16/10/09) |
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DAN BOLTON
Left
19/09/09. Little Dan joined the Troop in April 2005
and immediately made the most of every Scout activity.
He attended all five Summer Camps and is famous for believing Araf
was a bloke in Wales that drove so fast they had to write "Araf
Slow" on the roads. Bless! For his first
three years with Scouts Dan was a Kestrel, but moved to set up the
Eagle patrol when he became a PL. At Summer Camp 2009
he led the Eagles to win the Lidster trophy. Dan
passed his Chief Scouts'
Award in February 2009. Dan was always happy to be
part of the entertainment, playing Simon Cowell at Festive Friday
in 2005, and as part of the excellent Dame
Shirley Bassey experience in 2008. (16/10/09) |
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MAX HOMER
Left 19/09/09.
Max joined the Troop in November 2004, having previously been a
Beaver and Cub with the Group. He spent his first
three years as a Kestrel but then moved to the newly formed
Panther patrol. Early in 2008 Max took over as the
Panther Patrol Leader. He passed his
Chief Scouts' Award in
February 2009, and led the entertainment as the host of TV Burp
1979 at the Troop's 30th birthday
meeting in January 2009. (16/10/09) |
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LEWIS MAHONY
Left
25/09/07. Lewis joined 1st Adderbury as a Merlin in
2002, later moved to the Tigers, then returned to the Merlins
where he stayed as their PL until he left. A classic
memorable Lewis moment was his "ice walk" when he left his hiking
boot in a frozen puddle during the 2005 Christmas Camp - not
intentionally of course. He was also the skipper of
our narrowboat when we nearly suffered an "iceberg" moment ...
LOCK!!!! As a Scout he was renowned for his love of
dolphins (he knows what we mean)! Lewis was PL at
three Summer Camps and regularly attended all Troop activities. (26/09/07) |
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MATT PHANICHATTRA
Left 20/03/07.
Matty P joined the Troop in 2002 as a Kestrel and stayed there
until he left, eventually becoming a PL. Matt was an
excellent map reader and did nearly every Scout activity going.
A couple of the memorable ones included narrow boating holiday,
and five consecutive Summer Camps. And it was at
Summer Camp 2005 Matt made his world famous "confession" during a
game of rounders that led to him becoming Wally of the Week!
Matt left Scouts on a high, having led the Kestrels to a Warren
Trophy win for 2006. (21/03/07) |
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JAMES FARRELL
Left
20/03/07.
It was the end of January 2002 that Jimmy came to his first Scout meeting.
He was a bit of a late start camper, only attending his first Summer Camp in
2005. However he quickly adapted and showed the right skills
that led to him becoming Tiger patrol leader With Scouts Jimmy climbed
Snowdon twice, went jet skiing, camped in temperatures of minus 12C, went
narrowboating, caving, banana boating, and karting (amongst others) and
learned how to cook pretty mean home made Chicken Kievs!
(21/03/07) |
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SAM
BRADLEY
Left 22/08/06.
Like his brother Sam spent over five years as an Adderbury Scout
and was a Kestrel throughout - the final years as PL.
Sam, or "Corporal" after his "army phase" is famed for winning the
Lidster Trophy three years on the trot at Summer Camp, and is
infamous for "uses of a Panda Pop bottle" and "videos on my
phone". Sam led Adderbury's Hike Oxon team to success
in the spring of 2006. (27/08/06) |
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MARK BRADLEY
Left
08/08/06. Mark
spent over five years as an Adderbury Scout and was one of the few lucky
peeps that timed his birthday so he could attend six summer camps.
His final years were spent as Tiger's PL where (as demonstrated above) he
found novel ways of delivering the food to the leaders at meal times!
We also note that Mark's hair is short in this shot, which comes from Summer
Camp 2005. Mark has just completed his GCSEs.(09/08/06) |
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NICK PUTT
Left
30/06/05. In
the shot above Nick adopts his favourite Summer Camp pose -
relaxing! Nick's commitment to Adderbury Scouts was in
no way relaxing though - he juggled long private school hours with
the Troop's activities and lasted the course. Nick was
a Merlin throughout his Scout life, finishing off as PL.
Outside Scouts he was more than "popular" with the ladies, knew
where all the good parties were (including the pool party where
clothes were banned!) and always had the latest gadgets to keep
life comfortable! (09/08/05) |
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JOE DAVIES
Left
30/06/05. Joe,
or Jolly to his friends (don't ask!), was a Tiger for most of his Scouting
life until he got the calling and became Kestrel's PL. Joe's unique sense of
humour led to him being the only ever person to be awarded the title "Wally of the Week"
twice - first at Summer Camp
in 2001 and again in 2003. And the question that will stay with him forever: "do
you boil peas in hot or cold water". Er ... yes.
Whether he cooked them we may never know, but he certainly ate them.
Little Joe is now six foot tall and piling on the pounds. Who
ate all the pies - Joe did! (09/08/05) |
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ADAM MALTBY
Left
01/09/03. Its
Womble - never really knew why Adam had that name, but there ya
go. He was a Tiger from the start, rising to the
heights of Patrol Leader, despite not being able to light matches
in the rain at Summer Camp in 2002. Strange that.
Its fair to say that Adam was one of the "less outgoing" Cubs to
join the Troop in 1998, but that certainly changed through his
teenage years: Adam was almost married by 15! By the time he
finished Scouts Adam could always be relied upon for a Del Boy
style story from the weekend, and tales of life slightly off the
beaten track. Today he run's Halfords in Banbury -
well at least that's what he tells us! (09/08/05) |
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LAWRENCE
PUTT
Left 08/01/02. Lorry
joined 1st Adderbury on 8th October 1996 and remained a Tiger throughout
his time with the Troop. As a PL he led his patrol to win the
Warren Trophy for the best points performance during 2001.
Lawrence gained a Chief Scouts Award with the Troop. He
showed true commitment to 1st Adderbury by becoming the first Adderbury
Scout ever to balance the calls of a school day that finished at 9pm with
Troop activities. He also gave us a laugh or two: who could
forget his inability to send texts to the right person ... like the rather
saucy one to Gemma ...which he sent by accident to the Scout
Leader! A Lorry loved working at Fairport ...
but usually had a lie down on Saturday night!!! Well done
Lorry - can Jez have his videos back please...!. (12/01/02) |
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LUKE GARRETT
Left 08/01/02. Kestrel PL Luke
joined the Troop as a Tiger on 15th October 1996.
Despite his outwardly grungy nu-metal appearance Luke revealed his
true musical preferences during his time in Scouts, quickly
donning the costume and learning the dance for the Village
People's YMCA at a parents evening! Meantime Luke
completed his Chief Scouts' Award and was a member
of our winning Cyril Gardner 33-mile hike team. In his
spare time he had a preference for entertaining young ladies in
his shed ... but that's another story! Waterskiing,
hiking, jet skiing, survival camp and karting - Luke did them all
with 1st Adderbury. (12/01/02) |
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HOWARD
WHITE
Left 08/01/02. Howard
joined Scouts on 2nd July 1996 as an Otter, but moved to the Merlins late
1999 where he eventually became PL. Here he kept up the
patrol's tradition of taking home the Lidster trophy for winning the
points competition at Summer Camp. Howard liked trophies - he
was also part of our winning 33-mile hike Cyril Gardner team.
Rather cleverly Howard steered his way through his years with the Troop
avoiding any gossip (which would be printable here) ... mostly by
spreading stories about Tom Norton! Trips to France,
adventurous activities, survival expeditions, and hill walking all helped
Howard achieve his Chief Scouts Award with the Troop.
(12/01/02) |
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TOM
NORTON
Left 08/01/02. Now
where do we start! "Naughty Norton" as James DeCaux
named him, joined Scouts on 2nd July 1996. He took over
running the Otter Patrol at the start on 2001. And between
joining and leaving Tom gave the whole Troop a real laugh ... shutting Mr
Mann's foot in the minibus door... going to dubious parties and meaning
dubious people ... yes there was always a story about
Tom! Tom was an Otter throughout his time in the Troop
and attended every Summer Camp during the five years.
Tom is currently at University (04/12/07) |
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OLIVER
DAVIES
Left 02/01/01. Oli
... or Olly ... or Olster ... or Action Man ... or Donger ... well
whatever we called him, Ol joined 1st Adderbury in September
1995. He gained a Chief Scouts Award,
was Senior Patrol Leader and led his Swift Patrol to victory in the battle
to gain the Warren Trophy for the year 2000. He's also famed
for a multitude of different hair styles, use of blond hair dye and
creating naked bodies from sand on a beach! Olly was a top muso
and also stripped off (sort of!) in a Full Monty Spoof!
Olly is also famed for smashing a minibus window with his
backside! He is now a Leader with the Troop and has just bought
a house in the village. (04/12/07)
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