Blackheath Scouts celebrated 100 years of scouting earlier this month with a community open day at Blackheath Scout Hall.
The day featured a historical exhibition of Blackheath Scouts' activities over the last 100 years including photos, stories, newspaper articles, badges and uniforms, as well as a water slide for kids.
Special guests included State Member for Blue Mountains Trish Doyle and David Stopps, Regional Commissioner, Greater Western Sydney of Scouts NSW.
Trish Doyle commended Blackheath Scouts on their centenary.
"What an amazing achievement to reach 100 years of servicing the local community with opportunities for young people to learn and grow."
Group Leader of Blackheath Scouts, Mark McGrath paid tribute to previous scout leaders and the town of Blackheath itself.
"We are only here today celebrating 100 years of scouting in Blackheath because of the dedicated work of all the previous leaders over the last century."
"Reaching 100 years is not only a credit to the scouting movement but also a testament to the strength of Blackheath as a community. For 100 years, through depression, world war and changing demographics, Blackheath has been able to supply the leaders and volunteers to keep a scout group operating. It's a mighty effort for a little town."
A touching moment during the celebration was former Blackheath scouts taking the time to show young scouts the ropes on how to erect patrol tents.
Former group leader of Blackheath Scouts, Russell Brown said: "This to me is what scouts is all about, giving back to the community and providing young people with the opportunities to become the good citizens of tomorrow."
Blackheath Scouts currently has over 70 young people in ages from 6 to 18 across Joeys, Cubs, Scouts and Venturer units.
