1931 - 1950
1931
The church take a more active interest in the Troop. The Reverend S Price is made Group Scoutmaster.
1932
The Troop neckerchief is changed to black and yellow with the Ecclesall badge at the point. The badge is a replica of the coat of arms of Sir Ralph de Ecclesall: six martlets (a bird similar to a swift); 3 either side of a divided shield.
Photograph from sheffieldscoutarchives.org.uk: 20th Sheffield (Ecclesall Church) Scouts and Cubs - Whitsun - 1932. A4 copy of original stored in box 379.
1935
Rover Scouts officially launched at Ecclesall.
1936
Membership has risen to:
8 Leaders
46 Scouts
Competition honours this year included:
Junior Cross Country - 2nd place
Junior Cross Country - 3rd place
Wolf Cub Trophy - 3rd place
First Aider Competition - 3rd place
The Group Scoutmaster is now Reverend D N E Brinbe.
70 Scouts
60 Cubs
13 Rovers
1940
Master Cutler William W Wood
With war once again commanding national thought, the Scout’s effort was collecting scrap metal. A competition was run by the Sheffield Association for the most scrap collected. 20 tons was collected in June and July with the Master Cutler, William W Wood, presenting a trek cart to the winners.
Group Committee stops meeting for the war years.
The war years took many 20th members:
Rover EN Armstead RA AA 1941
Rover Jack Cooper 1941
Rover SQ Shepherd RAF 1941
Rover G Hood RAF 1944
Rover G Hewitt RAF 1944
ASM T Wilson RAF 1944
Rover RC Booth RAF 1945
Records show that John Milner passed his Backwoodsman Badge, which made him a King’s Scout. He went on to represent the Troop at Windsor for the national St. George’s Parade.
The King’s / Queen's Scout Award is the highest youth award achievable in the Scouting movement in the Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom, Canada (Queen's Venturer Award), Australia, and New Zealand (Queen’s Scout Kauri Award).
1942
Arthur Somer-Cocks (6th Baron Somers, 1887 - 1944) named as Chief Scout of the British Empire.
1943
Photograph from sheffieldscoutarchives.org.uk: 20th Sheffield (Ecclesall) Camp at Twitchill Farm, Hope - 1943
1945
Thomas Corbett (2nd Baron Rowallan, 1895 - 1977) named as Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire.
Photograph from sheffieldscoutarchives.org.uk: 20th Sheffield (Ecclesall) Cubs. Front Row including Bob Spencer and Jeff Kenyon - 1945
1947
The 6th World Scout Jamboree was held at Moisson, France with Michael Bird of the 20th taking part.
1948
Photograph from sheffieldscoutarchives.org.uk: 20th Sheffield (Ecclesall) Cub Pack - 1948.
Group Committee reforms, with long discussions about how to cash in the War Bonds the Group had bought. It seems Leaders were difficult to find, and older boys appeared to be running the meetings.
Cubs has a waiting list, and leaders required.
6 June 1950
Jim Buckley attends his first ( of many) Group Committee meetings.
