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Scouts celebrate landmark date in style

Cub scouts in Luton marked their 90th anniverary with a big birthday party, and invited plenty of people to help them celebrate, including one special guest.

Sprightly 90-year-old Violet Bland was guest of honour at the bash, as she was born on October 14, 1916 - the same year that the cub scout movement started.

She joined the cubs in their partying, although watched from the sidelines while they played Action Man games around her.

Mrs Bland, known to her friends as Vi, is a regular bingo player at the Birdsfoot Lane scout headquarters, although she has only ever won a tin of beans.

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