About Me
- My Scouting Background
- Milestones
Baden Powell
- BP's Life
- Last Message to Scouts
- Speeches
- Listener Interview of 1937
Scouting History
- How it Began
- First Camp
- American Scouting
Scouting Customs
- The World Scout Emblem
- The Left-hand Handshake
- The Patron Saint
- Cornwell Award
- Wood Badge Story
Unusual Facts
- BP & The Wombles
- BP & Rolls Royce
- Scouting & The RNLI
- Scouting & The LMS
- Tintin & Scouting
Scouting Collectables
- Scouts on Stamps
- Phone Cards
BP, WIMBLEDOM COMMON & THE WOMBLES
What is the connection between Baden Powell, Wimbledon Common and the Wombles?
On Wimbledon Common there is a Windmill, Baden Powell lived in the mill house for a time and spent time writing part of Scouting for Boys in during 1908
Plaque on Wall of Windmill
New plaque on wall to mark the republication of "Scouting For Boys"
Disclaimer
All points of view on this web site are mine and in no way reflect the views of the UK Scout Association or any other members of the World Scout Organisation.