PASSAGE behind Seabank Road (North West), 1907
A few fine youths met together and decided to be Boy Peace Scouts and called themselves the 1st North Liscard B.P. Scout Troop.ALEX GRAIGIES'S House, Magazine Lane, 1907
At least fourteen boys, under the leadership of F.C. Bullen, met twice a week to form the first B.P. Scouts in New Brighton.OARSIDE FARM, Registration 6th October 1908
The boys, under the leadership of Rudolph Samuels, registered at Imperial HQ and became known as the 3rd Wallasey Scout Troop on 6th October 1908.
The first uniform included grey shirt, blue shorts and scarf, khaki hat, black stocking and green garters and ash staff. Meetings were Thursdays, 7:15pm, in plain clothes and Saturdays, 3:15pm, in full uniform. The uniform belonged to the Troop and had to be handed in when they left.
A contingent of 150, led by 16 buglers, marched from Wallasey to the Great Tally for all Birkenhead and Wallasey Scouts at the Drill Hall, Grange Road West, Birkenhead, and were inspected by Baden-Powell.
In 1909 they formed a Guard of Honour for the Bishop of Chester at the opening of Emmanuel Church and held their first Annual Church Parade there.MIDDLETON COLLEGE, Carlton Road
The Troop soon moved here from the farm.
Sixty attended the first Summer Camp in 1909 at Caergwrle, North Wales.ROCK SCHOOLS, Magazine Lane now 'The Old Tavern' 1911
A large contingent went to Windsor Great Park in 1911 to the first Scout Rally when King George V inspected 250,000 Scouts.
From 1910 to 1914 Summer Camps were held on the Isle of Man and during the 1914 camp the First World War broke out. All told 140 odd of the Troop volunteered for service. The Troop continued during the War years under the leadership of Fred Brunsden. In 1915 the newly-formed 6th Group attached to St. James joined the 3rd forming a still larger Troop.
The 'Nutmegs' Concert Party were formed in 1919 with shows given at the many war hospitals on Merseyside.