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Scout and Brownie groups over the years in Mansfield and Ashfield

NOSTALGIC: 22 pictures from Scout and Brownie troops over the decades in Mansfield and Ashfield

Stephen Thirkill
By Stephen Thirkill

Sports Editor, NMSY titles

Published 6th Dec 2025, 09:00 BST

The Scouts and Brownies are long-standing institutions that have stood the test of time and brought youngsters together to learn life skills, have fun and make friends for over a century.

If you have fond memories of earning badges and enjoying annual camping trips with the Scouts or Brownies in and around Mansfield and Ashfield you just might recognise a few familiar faces in this selection.

We’ve scoured our archive and found these fantastic pictures dating all the way back to the 1960’s and beyond.

Pictured are 1st Forest Town Scouts at a Fisher Lane Fun Day.

13. Sweet treat

Pictured are 1st Forest Town Scouts at a Fisher Lane Fun Day. Photo: Rachel Atkins

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1st Skeby scouts march to the remaking of the scouts promise at Newstead Abbey in 2019.

14. Battle

1st Skeby scouts march to the remaking of the scouts promise at Newstead Abbey in 2019. Photo: Eric Gregory

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Shane and Sarah Taylor lead the 1st Skegby Scouts during a ST George's Day celebration in 2019.

15. Celebration

Shane and Sarah Taylor lead the 1st Skegby Scouts during a ST George's Day celebration in 2019. Photo: Eric Gregory

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1st Kirkby beaver Rhys Morgan tries his hand at archery, helped by Akela Chloe Aram, at Newstead Abbey in 2019.

16. Bullseye

1st Kirkby beaver Rhys Morgan tries his hand at archery, helped by Akela Chloe Aram, at Newstead Abbey in 2019. Photo: Eric Gregory

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