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Congreve-Bernard Memorial Hall, E. S. Tonna Street, Floriana VLT 16, MALTA
Tel : (+356) 21 224334 Fax : (+356) 21 251382
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Malta Patrol
David Schembri, GSL Qrendi Scout Group,
decided to explore the internet by inputting the words "Scout
Association of Malta". David immediately came across a number of
sites depicting The Scout Association of Malta. To his amazement he came
across sites originating not only from Malta itself but also from
abroad. David decided to explore further two of these "foreign
Maltese" sites and this is what he came across :
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The
Unexplained :
I was crouched on the floor one late night, alone in the basement
Headquarters, making up a large display knotting board. Shortly before
midnight a piece of chalk came rolling at me from some 5 yards away and
stopped when it hit the knotting board. There was no one else in the
hall, all windows were locked shut, front door was closed, and there was
absolutely no reason for this piece of chalk to leave the foot of the
blackboard we had screwed to the wall. I quietly packed up for the night
and went hastily home. I mentioned the fact to Wings the next day and he
reminded me of the 1st World Warpatients and their suffering, and
sometimes death in our Scout Headquarters. I never received a
satisfactory explanation.
Wings is
no longer with us Sir, but his Scouting spirit still lives on and on.
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Never
Mind :
I recollect the days when we used to have Scouters and Guiders parties every
month. We used to alternate sometimes and at times we all pitch in. One
incident that I recall quite well - Tamara Price, Capt Price's daughter and
I were in the kitchen making tea in those large rectangular pots (I forget
what we used to call them). Tina - Tamara's nickname - said, "Oh My
Gosh! We forgot the ladle"! Not blinking an eyelash I took off a chair
leg and stirred the pot. She exclaimed, "but you did not wash that ...
it is dirty?" ... I lifted it out of the pot and showed her a clean
leg!! But the people out there ... Never mind ... they do not know about
this.
They do now, Sir,
but we are positive that your actions added that extra and unique flavor to
the tea.
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Investigating further brought David in contact
with the web page's web masters, two truly remarkable gentlemen,
Mr Paul Calleja-Gera and
Mr Thomas Vella-Zarb,
former Scout Leaders in the
Sliema and Lyceum / Dockyard School Scout Groups and currently residing in
the United Kingdom and Canada respectively. These fine gentlemen, truly
remarkable ambassadors of the Scout Association of Malta and our island
home, have included articles and pictures in their own personal web
sites of their Scouting life in Malta during their younger days. The articles
are not only entertaining but of a highly educational value with regards
to the 'yesterday years in Maltese Scouting'. Their web sites are a
"must" to those that hold Maltese Scouting at heart.
These gentlemen have shown us the power of the World Wide Web and its
benefits. A field where the Malta Scouts Association can keep in close
contact with its former members both locally and abroad. A tool where we
can advertise our Association and its respective Scout Groups beyond our
shores.
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If you are interested in linking to the Malta Scout Association
webpage please get in touch with the
MaltaScout Web Master. Let us keep in touch and establish contacts outside our shores. Each and every one of us can help to build greater bonds
between our present and past members.
LET US ENLARGE THE MALTA PATROL |
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