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Jun102016 by Martin SteersNo Comments

Queen Scout Award Interview with Hannah Kentish

Explorers, National Events, News, Scout Network, YouShape

I interviewed UK Youth Commissioner, Hannah Kentish, on top of a mountain within the Arctic Circle. This is a sentence which is seldom uttered by a member of the Scout Association, which is strikingly different to the Wednesday night in the explorer hut where I found myself the week before. Nevertheless, on top of a mountain with the snowline below us, following a gruelling eight hour day on the third day of our Queen Scout Award practice hike Hannah and I sat down for an interview. The Queen Scout Award is the highest award a young person can achieve and consists of nights away, skill, physical activity and service sections followed by an expedition and a residential experience. Anyone from the ages of sixteen to twenty-five can sign up and it can be done in conjunction with the Duke of E...

The Festival 2015

Events, National Events, Scout Network

Network members from across the UK travelled to Coventry for the annual 18-25 event The Festival for a weekend of adventure. The Festival is an annual network event hosted in Coventry at Rough Close Scout Campsite. This year heralded the 10th edition of the popular network event, where over 270 scouts from across the UK descended to the Midlands for a weekend of fun and adventure, Dave and Andrew from Scout Radio went along to join in with all the action. The camp had a wide range of activities; from a cave bus to archery, crafts to crate climbing, inflatables to Frisbee golf and even an escape room. The evening activities also included a pub quiz, karaoke, 2 DJ’s and a local rock cover band. The 54 acre campsite was bustling with vibrancy and laughter, whilst the sun sta...

National Scout & Guide Symphony Orchestra

Events, Explorers, National Events, News, Scout Network

Do you love music? Applications are now open for the National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra! If you are between 13-25 and play an orchestral instrument you could be joining the orchestra for a fantastic, fun week of music-making between the 26th July and the 2nd August. As part of the course, you’ll be working with sectional tutors, a professional conductor and have the chance to perform in three special concerts open to groups and the public. If you’re interested, you’ll have to be quick as applications close on the 7th February! There are more details at nsgso.com. Kayleigh Poacher spoke to Jill Bowman, the manager of the NSGSO course to chat about the skills you’ll need to impress them and what you can expect from this exciting opportunity: [soundcloud url="https://api.sound...