KUDU. the scout and guide magazine 1/-

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1 KUDU the scout and guide magazine 1/-

2 KUDU 2 SSAGO Reunion 2017

3 The Adventure Continues If you have left SSAGO, but you want to keep meeting up with your other ex-ssago mates, why not join SAGGA? SAGGA gives you a framework in which to continue your Scouting and Guiding, but what you do within that framework is up to you. If you want to go abroad to an international Jamboree, then that is fine, if you just want to meet up with your mates around a campfire, then that is fine too. If you can t give the time to be a leader, then it is a way of giving back to the Scout and Guide community without the commitment. But it is not all about service. SAGGA gives plenty of social opportunities. Although SAGGA has a few traditions and regular activities, we are continually developing and changing. You are not tied to the existing events, you can make up your own. They can be service and/ or social events. Groups within SAGGA are loosely geographically based, but they don t have to be. The newest group, the Nomads, covers the country. You can join any group you like, or join a number of groups if you wish. Remember that you are free to create your own group. As you get older, you might find that you have time to be a leader. SAGGA runs leader support weekends which give you the opportunity to discuss your problems and share ideas with other Scout and Guide leaders from across the country. You will be amazed at the ideas you can pick up. SAGGA is a national SASU, although you don t have to become a SASU member. We are working on a Guiding equivalent. To join simply visit Join, fill in the form and the Registrar will be in touch. KUDU 1 SSAGO Reunion 2017

4 1967 and All That (or the bits we can remember of the combined History of SAGGA and SSAGO) SAGGA - The Scout and Guide Graduate Association was founded in 1957, which seems a bit chicken and egg, since surely the Student should come before the Graduate? However, there were forerunners to SSAGO (yes, more than one) representing students in the UK. If you get a chance this weekend, have a good look through some of the archive material provided by SAGGA member Ann Day. They tell a tale of two organisations - Inter Varsity and Inter-Collegiate scout and guide clubs - and a history of ne er the twain shall meet In the late 1950s there were two types of Higher Education establishments: - the Universities (represented by Oxbridge and the Redbricks) and Training Colleges. One issued Degrees, the other Diplomas. SAGGA had never made the distinction, but I-V looked down on I-C and resisted a merger. In what Ann has described as a rather snooty letter from 1958, the Inter-Varsity Rally Chair rebuffs suggestions of amalgamation The I-C students were told they couldn t attend the I-V rally (which were week long then, but a group of I-C students, supported by SAGGA, insisted that natural justice should mean they be allowed to attend the conference when I-V debated the matter. Apparently it involved enough canny I- C students rigging the discussion groups (by thorough preparation!) and the I-C chair taking the resistant I-V chair for a romantic tryst during a key vote. The rest they say is History (This article has been thoroughly researched and all sources can be verified. I think.) KUDU 2 SSAGO Reunion 2017

5 Alternative Rally After many years in the wilderness, the Alternative Rally is returning. This year Alternative Rally will be 13-15th October at Alfrey Activity Centre Broadwater (Warwickshire CV7 7HR) and it will cost 30. For those who aren t driving we can do station pick ups from Birmingham International on request. The event won t follow the exact format of a Rally and as such we aren t asking you to book onto an activity on Saturday afternoon, however we will have lots of ideas for things to do in the area with signup sheets available so that people can see who wants to go do the same thing. There will be some entertainment on the Saturday evening but until we have a better idea of numbers we ll be keeping that a secret. In terms of food, just like rally, all of your food for the weekend is provided. However, we hope to provide a higher quality of food now that we re no longer students and can afford the slightly finer things in life! This means there will be food from Friday evening to Sunday lunchtime. Unlike Rally we will have no staff so everyone will be expected to pitch in and help, again there will be signup sheets available. Many hands make light work so you won t find yourself bogged down with lots of jobs - don t let it put you off! Hopefully this sounds like your sort of event and you ll continue to the booking page at rally.sagga.org.uk. Any Questions please do - mattjkillen@gmail.com. KUDU 3 SSAGO Reunion 2017

6 Rallies There have been 150 SSAGO rallies over the years. How many of these did you attend? 1967 Spring Leeds 1967 Summer Birmingham 1967 Autumn Loughborough 1968 Spring Cambridge 1968 Summer Bangor 1968 Autumn Nottingham 1969 Spring Leicester 1969 Summer Cardiff 1969 Autumn Oxford Halloween 1970 Spring London 1970 Summer Leeds 1970 Autumn Oxford Halloween 1971 Spring Cambridge 1971 Summer Bangor 1971 Autumn Oxford Halloween 1972 Spring Birmingham KUDU 4 SSAGO Reunion 2017

7 1972 Summer Manchester 1972 Autumn Leeds 1973 Summer Leicster or Loughborough 1973 Autumn Imperial College 1974 Autumn Hull 1975 Autumn Oxford 1976 Spring Birmingham 1976 Summer Sheffield 1976 Autumn Durham North 1976 Autumn Oxford South 1977 Spring Manchester 1977 Summer Exeter 1977 Autumn Bangor 1978 Summer Nottingham 1978 Autumn Sheffield Notarally 1979 Spring Oxford 1979 Summer Winchester / Southampton Wessex Autumn 1980 Spring Cambridge Camrally 1980 Summer Bangor 1980 Autumn Manchester 1981 Spring Bristol 1981 Summer Birmingham 1981 Autumn Liverpool 1982 Spring Salford 1982 Summer Loughborough Lufbra Rally 1983 Spring Sheffield Peak Meet Summer Glasgow Auchenrallie 1983 Autumn Liverpool Liverrally 1984 Spring Bath 1984 Summer Birmingham WOW 1985 Spring Cambridge 1985 Summer Liverpool Scouse Autumn Birmingham Panic 1986 Spring Edinburgh Auld Leekie 1986 Autumn Salford Beaver 1987 Spring Cambridge Cycle Rally 1987 Summer Birmingham UB Autumn St Andrews Tartan Rally 1988 Spring Bangor Dragons KUDU 5 SSAGO Reunion 2017

8 1988 Summer Salford Teddy Bears Picnic 1988 Autumn Newcastle Stars & Stripes 1989 Spring Bath Roman 1989 Summer Cambridge Duck 1989 Autumn Salford Superheroes 1990 Spring Birmingham Wombles 1990 Summer Lancaster 1990 Autumn Cheltenham (WITAN) Not the Edinburgh Rally 1991 Spring Oxford King Arthur 1991 Summer Coventry Monster 1991 Autumn Newcastle Vikings 1992 Spring Bath Circus 1992 Summer Portsmouth Pirates 1992 Autumn Leeds Hawaiian 1993 Spring Birmingham Late Late Christmas 1993 Summer Cambridge Back to School 1993 Autumn Nottingham Rocky Hood 1994 Spring Bristol Cartoon 1994 Summer Lancaster Cowboys and Indians 1994 Autumn Welsh clubs Farmyard 1995 Spring Bath Carry on Roman. Toga to be True 1995 Summer Portsmouth Medieval 1995 Autumn Exeter Beach bums 1996 Spring Leeds The 60s 1996 Summer Surrey Christmas 1996 Autumn Coventry Back to School 1997 Spring Birmingham Panto 1997 Summer Bristol Desert Island 1997 Autumn Bath Bathtime 1998 Spring Hull Fish and Ships 1998 Summer Nottingham Hospital 1998 Autumn Manchester Manchester Nuff Said 1999 Spring Sheffield Toys 1999 Summer Aber & friends The best of the 70s 1999 Autumn Loughborough Noah s Ark 2000 Spring Bristol All Around the World 2000 Summer Cambridge The C-Rally 2000 Autumn Durham & TyneLink Childrens TV 2001 Spring Cardiff Carry On KUDU 6 SSAGO Reunion 2017

9 2001 Summer The Old Gits The Sweetie Rally 2001 Autumn Bath A BUGS Life 2002 Spring Birmingham The Gangster Rally 2002 Summer Nottingham Gold 2002 Autumn Leeds & Leicester ULALA Le Rally 2003 Spring Loughborough Bear Friends 2003 Summer Oxford Monopoly 2003 Autumn Warwick Shakespeare 2004 Spring Lancaster A Musical Wonderland 2004 Spring Manchester Easter Ball 2004 Summer Great Welsh Rally Monty Python 2004 Autumn Southampton James Bond 2005 Spring Coventry 2005 Spring Dundee The Scottish Rally 2005 Summer Manchester The Great Detective 2005 Autumn Leeds 80s 2006 Spring Birmingham Chocolate 2006 Spring Cardiff April Fools Ball 2006 Summer Nottingham Robin Hood Men in Tights 2006 Autumn Bangor Blackadder 2007 Spring Liverpool 2007 Spring Loughborough Down Under KUDU 7 SSAGO Reunion 2017

10 2007 Summer 2007 Steering Group 2007 Anniversary Reunion Event 2007 Autumn Leicester Safari 2008 Spring Liverpool Crystal Maze 2008 Spring Sheffield Oscars 2008 Summer Swansea Under the Sea 2008 Autumn Aberdeen Disney 2009 Spring Birmingham and Wolverhampton Black Country Yam Yam 2009 Spring Loughborough 2009 Summer Bristol Musical 2009 Autumn Leeds Emergency 2010 Spring Southampton and Portsmouth Sci-fi 2010 Summer Cambridge Medieval 2010 Autumn London Silly Hat 2011 Spring Cardiff Legendary 2011 Summer Loughborough Inflatable 2011 Autumn Aberdeen Scottish Extreme 2012 Spring Southampton Magic 2012 Summer Warwick Ancient Greek Games 2012 Autumn Leeds Pantomine 2013 Spring Manchester Cartoon 2013 Summer Plymouth Pirates 2013 Autumn Sheffield Birthday Party 2014 Spring Bath Bath Time 2014 Summer The Exec (London) Nerd 2014 Autumn Loughborough Puzzles 2015 Spring Lancaster Superheroes 2015 Summer Bangor Disco 2015 Autumn Cardiff Carnival 2016 Spring SAGUWE Great Invention 2016 Summer Southampton Dinorally 2016 Autumn Associates Space Rally 2017 Spring Sheffield Hallam Best of British 2017 Summer Leeds Around the World 2017 Autumn Plymouth 90s Rally KUDU 8 SSAGO Reunion 2017

11 SSAGO RALLY SILLY GAMES (we can remember) Eating baked beans off a string Making pizzas with various coloured and flavoured porridge as toppings Transporting water/lard/jelly/beans in cups/on team members/between legs/in cleavage around an obstacle course/through scramble net/through spiders web Shaving a balloon covered in shaving foam Relay races wearing oversized wellies filled with baked beans / custard etc - cornflakes and jelly! Slurping jelly through a straw Milking rubber glove cow udders KUDU 9 SSAGO Reunion 2017

12 Rally memoirs (but what happens at Rally. stays at Rally ) Here is a collection of memoirs from numerous contributors covering SSAGO rallies over the years. Mascot stealing - Leeds had a potato and it was eaten at the Oxford Rally in Spring 1991! By that time it had a little outfit, studs and was approximately 7 months old! On the same topic, someone (no names) recalls taking a Land Rover apart to get Webster the BUGS mascot off the steering wheel. Autumn 2003: Much ado about bugger all was Andrew Bolton's only rally. He toured Coventry in a minibus buying up every donut in the city Cambridge pub bicycle tour Summer bit wobbly by the end. Sleeping on tables in huts was quite common! - Trev Ward spending 5 minutes talking to Rachel s feet after she rolled off the tables being used as bunk beds. The famous Minibus rolling of Spring 1992: unfortunately this was not at all like Gloucestershire cheese rolling, and the insurance arguments discussions rolled on for years afterwards. Kath went to this Rally (in Bath) with right leg in ankle to hip cast and the pub crawl was a pub stay due to lack of mobility (and her leg didn t fit into the loos ) Not having the foggiest where you were: In the days before and internet mapping, probably only those in the front of the minibus had the directions and it was probably dark when you arrived, so had no idea of where you were! This is why our rally memories are so hazy! Some of us had long drives to Rallies before the M40 was opened... KUDU 10 SSAGO Reunion 2017

13 Tom Martin managed 19 rallies between 2000 and 2007 (others managed many, many more), but his favourite memories are: Autumn First rally, country in chaos (post fuel strike, no trains and widespread flooding) but 100ish people got to Durham. Rally had been given some handheld flares (not distress ones) which were being marched around the campfire (what would go wrong). Autumn Rally in a school (I think the last indoor one), with a bonfire in the playground! The late returners from the campfire made a big hole in the Sunday morning breakfast. 100% increase on attendance from previous year. Autumn Recognising the achievement of Ranygazoo (they were going to retire) and having the pleasure of presenting them with the first lifetime membership of SSAGO. Summer The best silly games ever with a monopoly game around Oxford with official looking cards and proper challenges. Autumn Then a student in Carlisle drove to Southampton in a 900cc car and arrived on site after driving 300+ miles without a hitch to reverse straight into a hedge and small ditch. Won the James Bond themed fancy dress competition as a dead body in a sheet sleeping bag. Spring (Had moved since the previous rally and had a 900 mile round trip) First rally in Scotland since Snowed for a couple of days before the rally. Silly games on Saturday morning desended into a mass snowball fight and then building things out of snow such as a TV (including separate remote control), sofa and dog. Local band hadn t been warned about SSAGO barn dances! Organisers had organised kilt hire! KUDU 11 SSAGO Reunion 2017

14 Summer Last rally and in my adopted hometown. Showed SSAGO in the best possible light. Silly games nearly involved the air ambulance coming out (a queue was forming to accompany the casualty). Finally, someone proposed marriage during any other business at the AGM Oxford 1991, which was seconded by the then Secretary s sister. The minutes of the meeting got a bit sketchy after that point as the Secretary realised she would be getting Jonathan Payne as a brother-in-law. The happy couple have recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary and have two children in SSAGO. Meet SAG and GA! Carrying on the tradition of SSAGO mascots and in light of our new positive relationship with them, SAGGA now has its very own pair of mascots. So meet SAG and GA. On our travels in Belgium over the summer, the local supermarket were running a sticker scheme. We spent enough money to redeem two of the stuffed vegetable toys. There was much discussion on who we should get. We went with SAGGA colours: green -SAG the broccoli, and yellow - GA the banana). Since their return to England they have supported us at Wellies and Wristbands and Gilwell Reunion. They even have their own neckers. Look out for them at future events! KUDU 12 SSAGO Reunion 2017

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