Church service held to mark Scouts centenary
And a special presentation of a golden arrow was made to commemorate the event.
Scout leader Colin Riddell told the story of the decision made by Lord Baden Powell to adopt the arrow as a symbol of peace when he held the third world scouting jamboree in Arrowe Park, Merseyside, England, in 1929.
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He then sent the golden arrows as peace symbols across the world. And following that tradition a presentation was made to Reverend George MacDonald on behalf of St Helen’s.