Sir Colville and Lady Young Memorial

When Sir Colville Young requested that he and Lady Young be buried at the Sir Colville N. Young building site at the time of their demise, he also requested a flower garden as part of the memorial so that when it was designed, the flower garden was taken into consideration.

The Scout Foundation took the responsibility to construct the memorial and also the responsibility for the maintenance of the garden which is maintained twice-monthly by Ms. Martha Cruz Ken who does landscaping in the Belize City area.

On April 22 we caught up with the gardener on-site and we managed to take some photos of the work being done.

Here are some of those photos taken by Mr. Alejandro Tovar.

Photos gardener

Worldwide each year Scouts celebrate St. George’s Day on April 23

St George is the Patron Saint of Scouting

Who is St George?

The legend goes that George was a son of a nobleman in the Roman army, and became a cavalry officer. George became a Christian and decided to leave the army and travel to the palace of the Emperor, Diocletian, to plead with him to stop his cruel persecution of Christians. As he rode on his horse through Sylene (in present-day Libya), he found that one of the cities was plagued by an evil dragon that lurked in a swamp. This terrifying creature could only be pacified by feeding it with human bodies, and every day one of the citizens was chosen by drawing lots and was sacrificed.

The King’s own daughter, Cleolinda, was going to be the victim on the day that George arrived. He hurried to help her, even though his only weapon was a spear. With awesome courage he charged on his horse, knowing that he had only one shot at killing the fire-breathing dragon. He succeeded and saved the princess’s life.

After talking to George, the grateful King, the princess, and many of the people decided to become Christians. George continued to the Emperor’s palace, but Diocletian had him put to death on 23rd April AD303 for his Christian faith.

Why St George?

Baden Powell choose St George to be the movement’s Patron Saint because he felt the qualities of the legendary Roman soldier; were the same qualities that reflect a good Scout

When he was faced with a difficulty or danger, however great it appeared, even in the shape of a dragon – he did not avoid it or fear it but went at it with all the power he could… That is exactly the way a Scout should face a difficulty or danger no matter how great or how terrifying it may appear. They should go at it boldly and confidently, using every power that they can to try and overcome it, and the probability is that they will succeed.