Figure 1.--This Dutch Scout band performs in the late 1990s. Dutch Scouts often don not give a lot of attention to uniform, but the band is fully kitted out.

I'm not sure how popular Scout bands are in the Netherlands. The authors have noted one Dutch Scout band participating in English Scout band tournaments, but do not know how common bands are in Dutch Scouting groups. This has proven a very difficult topic to research. Dutch Scout internet sites do show that Scout groups do have bands an participate in competituions. Unfortunately as the sites are all in Dutch, it is difficult for HBC to obtain much information from them.

The 1980s

We note a Dutch Scout band in 1984 participating in a British band tournament. I'm not sure about the mame of the band. The boys wear traditional Scout broad-brrimmed hats, white kerchiefs, tan shirts, and brown corduroy shorts. It was a mixed group of boys and girls. The girls wore brown skirts.

The 1990s

This Dutch Scout band performs in the late 1990s. I think the name of the band can be seen in the sign, but it is difficult to make out. Perhaps some of our Dutch friends will know. Dutch Scouts often don not give a lot of attention to uniform, but the band is fully kitted out. This looks to be an all boy band. The boys wear black berets, orange kerchiefs, tan shirts, and black trousers.