Amber Peasant, a Cub Scout from Nottingham, has won a competition to design a badge celebrating the Cub Centenary in 2016. Following more than 7,000 entries, Chief Scout Bear Grylls chose the winning design to represent one hundred years of…
Scouting launches consultation on considering welcoming atheists as full members
UK Scouting has launched a survey to ask its members whether an alternative version of the Scout Promise should be developed for atheists and those unable to make the existing commitment. Everyday Scouting is guided by a set of Fundamentals, which…
Royal Presentation for Queen's Award
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, honoured Mersey Weaver scout volunteers’ dedicated work in the community with the prestigious Queen’s Award for…
Scouting makes TV debut
The Discovery Channel will broadcast Scouting’s first ever national TV ad tonight at 8.30pm. The advert will promote our need for more volunteers in Scouting. The advert will also be aired on Discovery’s Animal Planet TV channel at around 8.45pm,…
What do you expect?
“People are quite jealous when you tell them what you do. When you tell them you have been abroad, gone abseiling or windsurfing they are surprised. I’ve got things out of it and I’m a better person for it.” In…
Scout Birthday Badges 2012
The nominations for the 2012 Scout Birthday Badges have been released. On 1 August every year we celebrate Scouting’s birthday by awarding an Honorary Scout Activity Badge for a particular accomplishment and/or achievement. The accolades will be presented to public…
Scouts' Secret Island Adventure is out now!
The first ever Scout game app is now live on the App Store and as an Android app on Google Play. The all action game showcases the best of Scouting skills and activities and includes three arcade style mini-games: hang-gliding,…
Scouting welcomes royal volunteer
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has become Scouting’s newest volunteer and will help at local cub packs and beaver colonies, Clarence House has announced. The Duchess, who joins 66,000 girls and 40,000 female leaders in Scouting, will help out at…
