Sing Song and Gardening at Nightingale Lodge

Members from 10th Romsey Group have been very generous with their time and talents over the last few years helping out with odd jobs at Nightingale lodge, Romsey. Which really goes to show that Scouting does help those in the community in a practical and caring way. 

During the school Summer holiday another visit was arranged to go and sing to the residents. The repertoire consisted of a mix of scouting camp fire songs and war-time favourites.  It was great when many of the residents joined in and sang the songs with the Scouts. Afterwards one gentleman came up and shook everyone’s hand to say thank you.

It had been quite difficult to get a group together due to family holidays and other family commitments but Sirl Troop Scouts (who were camping at 10th HQ)  agreed to join the ‘choir’.  Luckily most of them already knew the war-time songs having learnt them as part of school projects about war-time.

A really big thank you to the Scouts who had already visited Nightingale Lodge earlier in the week to do some gardening.  Unfortunately just a few days prior to the visit some of the choir were unable to come due to illness or other commitments, so without the help of the Scouts it would have left an embarrassingly small choir of two Beavers, one cub and three leaders!

Thank you to all the boys who came along and brightened up the day for so many of the elderly residents of Nightingale Lodge.