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33-606: Along with the Fleur-de-Lis , the arrow has been a long used symbol within Scouting. The British Boy Scouts used the arrow symbol as an important part of their badges. In the Gloucestershire Chronicle dated 19th November 1910, Capt.L.C.Hobbs, The BBS Gloucester Commissioner, gave the following response when asked why every BBS badge has an arrow running through it: " An arrow, forms an important part in

66-644: A Sea Pathfinder Scout I promise to do my best -- Motto : "Sea Pathfinder Scouts" - Our Best Today For a Better Tomorrow Three special proficiency badges One additional proficiency badge, based on the holding of certain special proficiency badges There is no Aviation branch within The Pathfinder & Rover Explorer Scouts’ Association. In the July 1932 edition of the Scouter , Lord Robert Baden-Powell wrote: Rover Scouts, Rovers, Rover Scouting or Rovering

99-766: A copy of a letter from the Scout Association's North and Central Lambeth Council refusing to re-register the Group and therefore forcing its closure. Overall numbers continued to reduce until the Scout Association's annual census of 31 March 1969 (18 months after the implementation of the Report) showed modest increases across two sections of the Association. The total of 531,011 included 249,561 Cub Scouts, 188,379 Scouts and 21,698 Venture Scouts in 11,704 Scout Groups. The association's total number of young people within

132-586: A decade after implementation, the overall Scout Association total had risen to 636,148, including 308,152 Cub Scouts, 207,276 Scouts and 27,905 Venture Scouts (of whom, 2,218 were girls). The number of Scout Groups had fallen to 11,464, reflecting the policy of amalgamating smaller units which had been proposed by the Advance Party. Many of the Advance Party Report changes, such as dropping the word "Boy" from "Boy Scout" were aimed at changing

165-465: A five-pointed star was added to each of the outer lobes of the fleur-de-lis. Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts adopted the fleur-de-lis as their symbol. The fleur-de-lis represents the north point on a map or compass and is intended to point Scouts on the path to service. The three lobes on the fleur-de-lis represent the three parts of the Scout Promise: duty to God, service to others and obedience to

198-714: A good turn to somebody every day. The Law of the Wolf Cub Pack is: The Cub gives in to the Old Wolf; The Cub does not give in to himself. Motto : "Wolf Cubs" - Do my Best The general scheme of Cub proficiency badges is as follows:- Two general proficiency badges; 12 special proficiency badges for different subjects divided into four groups as follows:- (1) Character (colour of badge - blue); (2) Handcraft (colour of badge - yellow); (3) Service (colour of badge - red) (4) Physical Health (colour of badge - green) One additional proficiency badge, based on

231-462: A maximum age-limit for Scouters and Commissioners be introduced. 15 That there be an increase in the number of paid Scouters. 16 That shorts will only be worn as part of the uniform by members of the Cub Scout section. The Boy Scouts Association published Design for Scouting , outlining which of The Chief Scout's Advance Party Report 1966 recommendations had been accepted by its Committee of

264-538: Is a service program associated with Scouting for men and women, with no upper age limit. A group of Rovers is called a 'Rover Crew'. Fleur-de-lis in Scouting The world scout emblem , used worldwide by Scouts and many Scout organizations within the Scout Movement is the fleur-de-lis , commonly with a five-point star in each outer lobe. This emblem was adopted by Scouts from the inception of

297-574: Is for these very reasons, that we use the crossed arrows within our association. Beavers are the youngest and newest section in Scouting, although some Groups do not operate Beaver colonies as they were not part of Baden-Powell's original concept. Beavers was one of the initial names Baden-Powell considered for the Wolf Cub section. The programme serves six to eight year olds, and is based on the Canadian Beaver Scout handbook Friends of

330-597: The British Boy Scouts and European Scout Federation (British Association) and some Scout groups and Rover crews becoming independent or forming new Scout associations. The Scout Action Group formed in response to the Advance Party Report and, in 1970, published A Boy Scout Black Paper , providing alternative proposals for the future of the Scout Association and asking for Scout Groups that wished to continue to follow Baden-Powell's original schemes to be allowed to do so. These proposals were not accepted by

363-560: The Traditional Scouting Baden-Powell Scouts' Association and helped to re-establish understanding of Scouts as a movement rather than a single organisation. The Boy Scouts Association Chief Scout 's Advance Party was formed in January 1964, when 24 Scout Leaders under the age of 45 were invited to "study all aspects of the future of Scouting and to make recommendations, after consultation with

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396-728: The Advance Party Report. However, the Association has avoided such a widespread and fundamental review and making as many changes as with the Advance Party Report . A new training scheme and progress awards for the Scout section were launched in April 1985, Against the recommendations of Advance Party Report , the Beaver Scout section for 6 and 7 year olds was launched in April 1986 after a trial scheme and in February 1990, it

429-714: The British Boy Scout badges, because an arrow is used for indicating direction; and, as this the duty of a Scout, the arrow is an appropriate symbol. An arrow is also straight and true: sharp and quick-qualities all Scouts should possess. " At the 1929 World Jamboree in Arrowe Park, Baden-Powell presented four Golden Arrows to representatives from the four corners of the Globe, saying " Carry it fast and carry it far ". In modern heraldry, crossed arrows have come to represent friendship, peace, unity, and cooperation. It

462-463: The Council was 200,000 words long on 522 foolscap pages. This was reduced to 50,000 words in a 175-page handbook size "Advance Party Report, Popular Edition" through summarising and omitting many of the arguments relating to the 409 recommendations. 1 That The Boy Scouts Association be renamed as The Scout Association . 2 Wolf Cubs be renamed Cub Scouts . 3 That the Scout and Cub Scout Promise be

495-521: The Council. Only a few of the proposals were amended. Notably, it was decided against the deletion of "On my honour" from the Scout Promise; this obviated the need for the first of the proposed eight Scout Laws, leaving only seven. The suggestion that the Wood Badge insignia (for adult leader training) be replaced by a cloth emblem was also not adopted. The first changes to be implemented were

528-566: The Forest . The Beaver Oath is: I promise to do my best, to obey my Leaders and my parents to love God and to be a good Otter. The Beaver Law is: A Beaver is always busy and bright is a friend to all and helps other people by doing a good turn every day. Motto : "Beavers" - Always Busy and Bright The general scheme of Beaver proficiency badges is as follows:- Four special proficiency badges; Two additional proficiency badges; In 1916, Lord Baden-Powell set up Wolf Cubs for

561-619: The Movement, to the Chief Scout as to the development of the Movement, both in the immediate future and for the 1970s." The Advance Party met as a body for six weekends, with various sub-committees holding an additional 166 meetings and the chairmen of these committees meeting on three occasions. Chairman: The Chief Scout , Sir Charles Maclean Secretary: E.W. Hayden; Training Secretary, Headquarters The Chief Scout's Advance Party Report 1966 to The Boy Scouts Association's Committee of

594-544: The Scout Association's juvenile image but the changes did not increase recruitment in older ages and, more significantly, failed to slow turnover rates to increase retention periods and turnover rates of leaders increased. By 1998 the majority (68%) of members of The Scout Association were under 11 years old. Since the Advance Party Report , the Scout Association has carried-out further reviews of its training schemes with increasing rapidity, some continuing but others contrary and some even effectively reversing recommendations to

627-508: The Scout Association, resulting in a schism in the organisation and the formation of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association , a Traditional Scouting organisation. The front cover of A Boy Scout Black Paper features a photograph of a Southeast London Scout Group which, it was claimed, was forced to close under the Advance Party Report as the leader was aged 65 and no replacement leader was available. The Paper concludes with

660-590: The Scout Law. Motto :"Pathfinder Scouts" - Be Prepared. The uniform worn by members of the P-RESA reflects that worn by Scouts prior to the publication of the Chief Scouts' Advance Party Report by The Scout Association in 1967. The general scheme for Pathfinder proficiency badges is as follows:- Two general proficiency badges 44 special proficiency badges for different subjects as follows The badges,

693-617: The Scout Law. A "bond", tying the three lobes of the fleur-de-lis together, symbolizes the family of Scouting. The two five-point stars stand for truth and knowledge, with the ten points representing the ten points of the Scout Law . The Chief Scouts%27 Advance Party Report The Boy Scouts Association's The Chief Scout's Advance Party Report 1966 attempted to address the association's falling enrollment numbers and modernise its programs. It resulted in changes to traditional iconic uniforms, changes to awards, training schemes,

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726-581: The Scout Movement and is used, in various forms, by many Scout organizations. In 1897, Robert Baden-Powell trained soldiers in India in scouting. The British Army awarded trained army scouts a brass fleur-de-lis-shaped badge. In 1907, Baden-Powell issued copper fleur-de-lis badges to participants of his experimental camp on Brownsea Island in 1907 and he included a simple fleur-de-lis design Scout badge in his book, Scouting for Boys . Soon after,

759-733: The Woodcraft Indians, William Alexander Smith of the Boys' Brigade, and his publisher Pearson. In the summer of 1907 Baden-Powell held a camp on Brownsea Island in England to test ideas for his book. This camp and the publication of Scouting for Boys are generally regarded as the start of the Scout movement. The movement employs the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking, and sports. The Pathfinder Scout Law and Oath are derived from

792-810: The adoption of the new Laws and Promises in October 1966 followed, in May 1967, by the formal name change from The Boy Scouts Association to The Scout Association . In October of that year, the new uniform was introduced along with the new training schemes, including the launch of the Venture Scout section. The most apparent and impacting changes were: Less apparent but of impact were: Such radical changes were not welcomed by all Scout Association supporters and many relinquished positions, with loss and even disaffection, particularly of longer-term leaders and supporters, some joining alternate Scout organisations such as

825-491: The association's name and other nomenclature, reduced distinctions between Cubs and Scouts and discontinuation of Rovers . However, the changes failed to halt decline in older enrolments, resulting in a shift to younger ages and also resulted in disaffection, a schism in the organisation, growth of the alternate British Boy Scouts and European Scout Federation (British Association) , formation of independent Scout groups and further alternate Scout organisations, particularly

858-536: The holding of certain special proficiency badges In 1906 and 1907 Robert Baden-Powell, a lieutenant general in the British Army, wrote a book for boys about reconnaissance and scouting. Baden-Powell wrote Scouting for Boys (London, 1908), based on his earlier books about military scouting, with influence and support of Frederick Russell Burnham (Chief of Scouts in British Africa), Ernest Thompson Seton of

891-446: The maximum age for membership of a Training Section of the Movement be 20 years. 10 That there be three Training Sections in the Movement; 11 That Scout Troops of approximately 36 members be formed by amalgamation or pooling of resources of smaller troops. 12 That the registration of Lone Scouts be discontinued. 13 That a set of minimum standards be introduced, with Groups failing to meet these standards being closed; 14 That

924-501: The original Scout Law and Scout Oath : It is perhaps rather difficult to remember the different heads of the law. The following is easily learned and is a good way of memorising the headings: Trusty, loyal and helpful, Brotherly, courteous, kind, Obedient, smiling and thrifty, Pure as the rustling wind. On my honour I promise that I will do my best To do my duty to God and the King, To help other people at all times, To obey

957-441: The reduced Statutory Youth Service age range of 14 to 21 was over 81,000. The Advance Party Report failed to recover the losses of older boys, with 55,206 Senior Scouts and Rover Scouts recorded in 1966 having been replaced by just 21,698 Venture Scouts in the 1969 figures. The highest recorded membership of the Venture Scout section was 39,307 in 1989 (after the 1976 admission of girls into the Venture Scout section). By March 1978,

990-420: The same, with the removal of the phrases "On my honour" and "at all times". 4 That the original Scout Law be re-written, becoming- 5 That a new training and advancement scheme be introduced. 6 All Sections should use the same Scout salute. 7 That "Be Prepared" be the motto for the whole Scout Movement. 8 That the minimum age for entry into the Scout Movement be 8 years, with no pre-Cub training. 9 That

1023-491: The tests for which are marked with an asterisk must be repassed annually. Those marked with † denote public service badges:- Three additional proficiency badges, based on the holding of certain special proficiency badges In addition to the Pathfinder Scout Law, Oath and Motto, Sea Pathfinder Scouts have a motto, promise, special proficiency badges and additional proficiency badge of their own of their own: As

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1056-635: The younger brothers of the Scouts who were desperate to join in the fun. Wolf Cubs are based around Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book . Where a young boy brought up by a Wolf pack has to learn to develop to be a self sufficient man. Leaders take their names from the Jungle Book story. The Wolf Cub Oath is: I promise to do my best, To do my duty to God and the King, To keep the Law of the Wolf Pack, and do

1089-521: Was decided in principle that the Association would become fully co-educational. A new training scheme for Cub Scouts was launched in September 1990. In May 2000, The Programme Review was received by the Scout Association's Committee of the Council after extensive consultation within the Association and with focus groups. A uniform review was conducted shortly afterwards. New uniforms were launched during London Fashion Week in 2001 and implementation of

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