John Bowden, along with Jim Cranham, was the joint Venture Scout Leader of the combined Venture Scout Unit that started life on 1st January 1970
as the Estreham-Livingstone VSU.
John's special interest was Caving. Those dark, small, wet, muddy holes underground in places like the West Country - remember Priddy? - and North West
Yorkshire out of a small base at Dent called Whernside Manor. The interesting thing about Dent - in Yorkshire remember - was that you arrived there via
Westmorland - now part of modern day Cumbria.
The first photo below shows JB (sans beard) behind an un named person on a caving trip somewhere. This photo probably dates from around early to mid 1960s.
The second photo is from (probably) the late 1970s.
| A (very) young JB on a caving trip. |
A (slightly) older JB |
The Evolution of a Venture Scout Leader.
| In the Beginning |
Standing Straighter |
Upright |
