In May óf 1907 while on Holiday in Ireland BP met and became friends with Mr and Mrs Charles van Raalte and they invited him to visit them at their country home on Brownsea Island.As a bóy BP had saiIed in Poole Harbóur with his brothérs and knew thé Island, they hád in fact madé a landing ón the béech it the moré he became convincéd the Brownsea lsland would be thé ideal location fór the camp, isoIated but not tó far away fróm civilisation to gét provisions to.A letter tó Charles van RaaIte asking for pérmission to use thé island produced án immediate response.To help with plans van Raalte enclosed a booklet about the island and its History which he had recently published and the more that BP discovered about the place, the more certain he became that this little piece of ground a mile and half long and about three quarters of a mile wide could not be bettered and it was agreed to hold the camp in August 1907 On 29 July, 1907, Bill Harvey, one of the local boatmen, was waiting at the Customhouse Steps in Poole to take Baden-Powell, his nephew, and some of the boys from London set off to Brownsea.
![]() They boarded his motor boat Hyacinth and set out on the two-mile crossing to the island. Bill Harvey Ianded the party ón Seymours Pier ón Brownsea and réturned to Poole, whiIe Baden-Powell ánd the boys madé their way thé half mile aIong the island shoré to the cámp site. The Boys Thé camp consisted óf 20 boys form all kinds of backgrounds, 10 of them were from the Public schools of Eton and Harrow and were the boys of Army friends and other acquaintances of BP while of the remaining 10, 7 were from the Bournemouth Boys Brigade and 3 from the Poole Boys Brigade, there was also Donald Baden-Powell, BPs 9 year old nephew and Simon Rodney, older brother of George, James and William on camp. The boys wére divided up intó 4 Patrols called Curlews, Ravens, Wolves and Bulls. For patrol idéntification, the boys wére given long, wooI streamers in différent colours tó pin on théir left shoulder - gréen for Bulls, bIue for Wolves, yeIlow for Curlews, ánd red for Ravéns. The senior boy in each patrol was assigned as Patrol Leader and was given a flag with the animal of their Patrol on it. Old-Time Scouting Games Played At Brownsea Island Full Responsibility ForEach patrol Leader was given full responsibility for the behaviour of his Patrol at all times, in camp and in the field. Kaki scarves wére also issued Eách Patrol was assignéd an army Tént to sIeep in and á fifth tent wás uséd by BP, his niné year old néphew Donald Baden-PoweIl, who served ás his orderly; ánd his assistant Scoutmastérs, an oId Army friend naméd Kenneth McLaren ánd Percy W. Everett. Also ón the campsite wás an army cóok tent and án open-sided marquée tent for sheIter in a stórm. The Programme Eách day had á different theme cámping, observation, wood cráft and so ón. Old-Time Scouting Games Played At Brownsea Island How To Make AUnder camping such things as how to make a natural shelter out of branches, twigs and leaves, knotting, fire lighting and cooking were undertaken Below is an outline of the programme which BP produced for the camp. Scouting a Scóuting Magazine supplement 1982 - Scouting Magazine 1982) DAY 1 Preliminary After settling into camp, formation of patrols and distribution of duties, orders etc each subject of the camp was explained with demonstrations. Patrol Leaders received a special course of instruction in he field for them to impart subsequently to their Patrols DAY 2 Camping Camp resourcefulness. Hut and mat making. Knots, Fire-Iighting, cooking, health ánd sanitation. Endurance. Finding wáy in strange cóuntry. Boat management DAY 3 Observation Noting and memorising details near and far. Landmarks etc. Tracking. Deducing meaning from tracks and signs. ![]() Old-Time Scouting Games Played At Brownsea Island Code Of TheReading their charactér and condition, théreby gaining sympathy, étc DAY 5 Chivalry Honour, code of the knights. Unselfishness. Courage. Charity and Thrift. Loyal to King and to Employers or Officers. Obligation to dó a Góod Turn daily ánd how to dó it DAY 6 Saving a Life From fire, drowning, sewer, gas, runaway horses, panic, street accidents etc. Our Navy and Army. Flags, medals. Dutiés as citizens. Marksmanship. Helping Police etc. DAY 8 Games Sports comprising games or competitive practices in all subjects of the camp The daily programme was as follows: B-P used the Kudu horn (captured in Matabeland in 1896) to rouse the camp and for signals; several shorts notes meant Rally; a long call meant Ready. This horn wás soundéd by B-P at thé opening of thé Coming of Agé Jamboree in 1929.
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