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General

The Scout Movement was founded by Lord Robert Baden-Powell (BP) in 1907. The first camp he organised was held on Brownsea Island with four patrols of boys from London and Bournemouth. After the success of the camp, BP wrote a book called Scouting for Boys; this was based on an army training manual he had previously written called Aids to Scouting. BP actually found that children were reading and carrying out the ideas in his Aids to Scouting book and so wrote Scouting for Boys which proved extremely popular and started the trend of boys making their own patrols and finding adults to help lead them. Within three years there were over 100,000 Scouts in the UK, compared to today where there are approximately twenty-five million members world-wide.

Scouts are usually aged between 10 ½ and 14 ½ and may now be boys or girls. The range of activities Scouts do is far greater, and usually more physical, than anything Beavers and Cubs do. Activities include rock climbing, abseiling, canoeing, survival camps, caving to name but a few. "Participation" rather than meeting set standards is the key approach for Scouts. There are a number of Challenge Awards and Activity Badges that Scouts can attempt, to see what these are, click here.

Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes

Being outdoors is important and half the programme is given over to taking part in both the traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities mentioned above

Promise and Law

The Scout Promise:

"On my Honour, I promise that I will do my best, To do my duty to God and to the Queen, To help other people and to keep the Scout Law"

The Scout Law:

A Scout is to be trusted
A Scout is loyal
A Scout is friendly and considerate
A Scout belongs to the worldwide family of Scouts
A Scout has courage in all difficulties
A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property
A Scout has self-respect and respect for others

The Scout motto:

"Be Prepared"

Badges

Go to the Scout badge section for details of badges

Important Facts

Important facts about being a Scout at 2nd Newbury Scout Group:-

Meeting place:- At the Scout Hut on West Street, click here for directions

Meeting time:- The Troop meet every Tuesday evening from 7.45pm until 9.15pm

Age:- You can join Scouts at 10 ½ years old. If you are already a Cub Scout you can start coming to Scouts up to 3 months before this time.

Uniform

Please follow this link for uniform requirements