Frank Mitchell, the “mad axeman” of the 1960s, escaped Dartmoor Prison and used the Dorset Youth Association Adventure Centre Baggator as his drinking hideout for a short period. Wally a DYA field worker bumped into him at a local pub and said he seemed like a nice fella! Frank met his fate and was shot and drowned in suspicious circumstances in the East End.
Jean Slade attended a Dorchester youth club and was a 20-year old volunteer press officer for DYA in the 60's. In 1964-65 she conquered the tallest mountain in Poland, stood at the Iron Curtain and saw Auschwitz only 20 years after liberation. Speaking of Auschwitz, she said “I don’t think I should like to visit the place again.” Jean and Mary Swan were the first two women in Dorset to get a Duke of Edinburgh Gold. They both achieved it at Wally's Dorchester DYA affiliated youth club. We would love to find out more about them both if anyone has any details please contact Lorna at lornajohnson@dorsetyouth.com
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