Robert Cooper Clements helped establish the scouting movement in Berwick in late 1908 and became the Honorary Secretary of the Berwick-upon-Tweed County Association. He was very actively involved in the movement and accompanied the boys to camp at Edrington Castle and Wooler. His obituary in the Berwick Journal in 1918 stated “In its early days at the trainings of the boys in Camp, he was “The Handy Man” every time,…he had the affection and the confidence of the boys who went to Camp with him, where he was so often the life of the whole picture. Lieutenant Clements had not only a very strong sense of humour but he was droll; at many a Camp sing-song he delighted the youngsters and the grown ups as well…”

Mr Borthwick wrote the following in the Spittal School logbook about the camp in Wooler in the summer of 1910 - It may be interesting to note that a Boy Scout’s Camp was held at Wooler for 10 days during the summer holidays. Twelve of our boys with the two assistant masters and myself spent a pleasant holiday and I can say from experience that the movement is worthy of support and is educational.”