Scout Radio is at Wintercamp 2020 at Gilwell Park all weekend! Young people can come, experience radio and even complete 2/3rds of the Media Relations and Marketing Scout badge.
You can listen to us online live by visiting www.scout.radio/play
Groups from Devon, the UK and across the world have been taking part in 'The Takeover' at Run to the Fun, offering the chance for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts to present and playlist their very own 20 minute show on Jam FM.
All shows from the week-long event, held in Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in Cornwall, will be available to listen again the day after being on air.
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The Scout Association has announced that, from January 2016, the HQ membership fee should not be charged adult members and should be calculated based on young people only.
This encourages the idea that volunteering is more attractive to future and current adults when they do not pay a membership fee.
The new HQ fee will be collected annually and calculated based on numbers of Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts. The HQ membership fee for all members under 18 will be standardised at £25.50 (£25 for prompt payment) for 2016.
The new calculation has been designed so that the total amount of money that the UKHQ receives should not change (based on 2015 census data). Our research shows that 86% of adult fees are already paid locally via the youth subscription or fundraising...
