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Richard Gleed-Owen's Fountainebleau Memories

Burton Latimer - scouts - 1955 Fontainebleau letter 1

The camp was organised for the Burton Latimer scouts by a
former member, John Christian, serving with N.A.T.O. in France.
Letters for the boys went through him as can be seen by the
example above

Burton Latimer - scouts - 1955 Fontainebleau letter 2
Burton Latimer - scouts - 1955 Fontainebleau letter 3

Just two of the letters sent out by Jack Addis (Skip) to ensure it all went smoothly

Burton Latimer - scouts - 1955 Fontainebleau whitelock

Harry Whitelock, John Toseland,
Rodney Evans and Ian Spriggs

Burton Latimer - scouts - 1955 Fontainebleau garden

The Palace of Fontainebleau Gardens

Burton Latimer - scouts - 1955 Fontainebleau tower

A tour in an RAF bus took the
boys past this local landmark

Above: some of the snaps taken by Richard during his time at the camp.

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