It is with a heavy heart that the group has sold our beloved Bedford coach, Mildred. After several turbulent years, the group has to continually adapt in order to keep providing excellent scouting opportunities for our children. Mildred has been a massive part of that mission over the years, allowing our sections to travel whenever and wherever they desire. She has taken us to many wonderful places within the UK and travelling multiple times through the country roads of France. We will never forget the people we have met along the way and the positive contribution Mildred has played to so many in our group.
However, a consolation is that we have been able to sell Mildred rather than scrap her. Relatives of an old Scout Master with our Group own a farm in Devon and the family have taken on Mildred to do up and present at local vehicle fairs and events alongside other their Green Goddess Fire Engine and AEC Green Line bus (which family does not have one of those?!). The farmer and his family have hosted our Scout Summer Camp many times, and we look forward to seeing Mildred the next time we camp there. In the past, they have allowed the Scouts to drive the Green Goddess Fire Engine around a field!
For now, it is farewell Mildred, but we will see you again!
