{"id":2887,"date":"2026-03-24T20:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/?p=2887"},"modified":"2026-03-24T20:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:33:50","slug":"farewell-to-linda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/farewell-to-linda\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell to Linda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After nearly 30 years of dedication to the 23rd Bromley Scout Group we recently said goodbye to Linda Smyth, Akela, from Kim Pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her leadership, time and commitment have made a lasting difference to many young people and leaders alike. The memories, skills and values she has helped to create in our young people will continue to inspire them for many years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are truly grateful for everything she has given to the Group and wish her well in her future adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Linda-Smyth-3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Linda-Smyth-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Linda-Smyth-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Linda-Smyth-3-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Linda-Smyth-3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly 30 years of dedication to the 23rd Bromley Scout Group we recently said goodbye to Linda Smyth, Akela, from Kim Pack. Her leadership, time and commitment have made a lasting difference to many young people and leaders alike. The memories, skills and values she has helped to create in our young people will &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/farewell-to-linda\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Farewell to Linda<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2887"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2889,"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2887\/revisions\/2889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/23rdbromleyscouts.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}