THIS impressive parade of Scouts, Cubs and Guides was photographed at East Riddlesden Hall, where the Riddlesden Scouts had their headquarters.

The Cubs are wearing their caps and the girls their hats, but, with the exception of a Scoutmaster and a single boy, the rest are bare-headed.

Hats had been important in the earlier years of Scouting.

According to a Scout Notes feature in the Keighley News in 1939, they were to be worn “with the band at the back (not under the chin) and the brims straight. Hat brims are not intended to represent the Big Dipper”.

Drums, too, were important.

A parade of the Keighley Scouts Association at Silsden in 1939 mustered a total of 32 kettle-drums and two bass.