Mary Reid

It's actually tomorrow, but the Royal Kingston District Scouts always celebrate the day on the nearest Sunday with a huge parade through Tolworth. These are just a few of over a thousand young people involved.

Note the centenary flag - Scouting began in 1907, and there are many events this year to mark Baden Powell's inspiration.

The afternoon began for me with a service in Our Lady Immaculate Church, although the Scouts, Cubs and Beavers had paraded to the church before the civic party arrived. Although OLI is the largest church in the borough it is still not big enough, and the youngest children met in the Hall with the Deputy Mayor.

I confessed to the older members in the church that I had never been a Scout - this produced cries of 'shame!' until I explained that they didn't allow girls to join in my day, but that I was a Guide. I actually remember the Jubilee Year in 1957, and recalled a very long train journey from Cardiff where I lived to North Wales to attend a Jubilee rally and to hear Lady Baden Powell speak.

Now who could this be?

This was Peter Moore's first event in his new role as Kingston's Tipstaff, and a good job he did too.