{"id":13815,"date":"2023-11-06T00:48:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=13815"},"modified":"2023-11-06T00:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:49:44","slug":"13815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=13815","title":{"rendered":"Scout Trek Cart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nTREK CART<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It was great to see the Scout trek cart back in use outside the Church Hall advertising the recently held Village Show.<\/p>\n

When we reformed the village scout group back in the mid 1970s we had nothing. There was nothing around belonging to any previous group so we hunted down anything we considered could be of use to running the group. One day while in a Barry wood yard I spied an old red painted fire cart, probably used to carry fire hoses, sand buckets, pumps etc to the scene of any outbreak of fire helping to contain the blaze while awaiting the arrival of professionals. The cart was no longer in use. A discussion with the owner resulted in the village scout troop possessing a trek cart; minor repairs were completed and a fresh coat of paint was applied. It was a much loved item when I was a scout.<\/p>\n

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Around our annual camp sites the cart proved extremely useful for moving tents and boxes etc. One year some of the scouts pulled the trek cart from the village out to New Wallace farm with their camping gear for a weekend camp. Around the village we used it as a mobile cooking platform when we went around selling freshly baked Welsh Cakes in aid of a Red Nose day appeal. Wonderful to see it back in use.<\/p>\n

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Ian<\/p>\n

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