Next year Adderbury Scouts will be 30 years old.   To celebrate we're digging around in the video archives and re-releasing a few old gems!


Mike Lidster loads a boat onto his car roof in 1983

It was back in January 1979 that the Adderbury Scout Troop was formed after Cub parents said their lads wanted to move up.   The Group Scout Leader at the time was Peter Jennings, and Mike Lidster (a Warriner Physics teacher) agreed to become the first Scout Leader.

So the Troop was formed, and the first three PLs were named as Trevor Gainey (Tigers), Sebastian Peissel (Otters) and Andy Cox (Merlins).   It wasn't long before so many lads had joined the another patrol was formed, and Tim Gainey took charge of the Lions.

Have a look at the first ever meeting's programme here.

Here's the PLs on a night exercise in March 1981.


Ken Baker in 1982

Sadly Mike Lidster passed away in 1984.   From there Ken Baker took over as Scout Leader.   The third (and current) Scout Leader is Andy Green.


Andy Green when he was a Scout.

 Select one of the videos on this page to relive some memories!   And check back regularly as we'll add more through the year.
The oldest surviving video - Summer Camp 1983


A promo video that the Troop had made in 1984


Matthew Easterbrook's Troop slogan in 1986


<new> Celebrating ten years of the Troop in 1989


<new> The best of the year in 1991, and the story of Douggie Doo!


The PLs of 1993 become "Take Action"


Grease is the word at the 1994 Social Evening


The 1994 Mystery Trip on the cobbles


Summer Camp 1996 in Snowdonia


The PLs of 1996 become "East Adderbury"


Scott Tallett and Sean Smith become Laurel and Hardy


Summer Camp 2007