Acknowledgements
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Tom Marriott-Moore, for his fantastic memory and enthusiasm for the early days of Scouting in Sale.
- Graham Coombe, the Archivist at the Scout Association, for allowing me access to the early editions of the “Register of Certified Scoutmasters” and “The Scouter”.
- Sidney James, who recorded an early history of Scouting in Sale.
- R.S.C. Hadfield, who wrote the _history of Knutsford District and gave me several ideas on how to pursue my investigations.
- Bill Black of the United Reformed Church, who gave me valuable information about the Scouts at the old Sale Congregational Church.
- All those Scouts who. kept Logbooks and other records of their Scouting activities in the early years.
- Tony Hodder for recording this history on his Word Processor.
- The numerous people who have read the proof of this history and corrected or added to the original copy.
- Those of you who have read the instalments of this history in the bulletin and have spurred my enthusiasm by saying how much they enjoyed reading the articles.
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- Ian Billingsley, I don’t think you are even aware just how much you piqued my interest in our local Scouting heritage.
- John D Parker, I am humbled and honoured to be able to offer your amazing scripture to a new audience.
- To those, like me who realise that without our heritage, our present is empty and our future is uncertain.