Enormous Scouting banner found in Littlehampton basement returned to its spiritual home

By John Holden
Published 26th Feb 2019, 09:01 BST
Updated 26th Feb 2019, 10:05 BST
The enormous canvas Scouting bannerThe enormous canvas Scouting banner
The enormous canvas Scouting banner
An enormous piece of Littlehampton’s Scouting history has been returned to its spiritual home.

The 8ft long, 5ft wide canvas banner was found in the basement of a Scout hall in Littlehampton and former Scout leader, town councillor Tony Squires, took it to the UK’s first Scouting campsite on Brownsea Island off the coast of Dorset.

Mr Squires said it likely dated back to the 1910s or 1920s, so its homecoming on Thursday was fitting.

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