Scouts Parade

Last Saturday, the Gibraltar Scouts Association along with the Girl Guiding Association celebrated their Founder’s/Thinking Day. The event is usually marked with a parade down Main Street with one of the local scout bands leading. The parade is then followed by a short service at one of the local Cathedrals. This year’s service was held at the Catholic Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned.

For those of you who may not know I am a scout, something I have always been proud to be and something that I will always be proud to be. My troop and I formed up in Casemates square awaiting the sound of the whistle that marks the start of the parade. For many of the scouts in my Troop it was the first time they were be marching up representing their Group and also be seen by their parents and friends.

After the parade broke off, I had some time to reflect on the past year for the  Scout Group that I belong to. A lot has changed in the last year, especially due to the fact that some of the leaders left and some of the kids also left for whatever reasons they saw fit. I realised that for some of these people it will the first time they might not be there at the parade or they will be part of another scout group but the fact of the matter is that, wherever they are, they are still Scouts regardless.