What do Scouts do?
Scouts are do-ers and give-it-a-go-ers. Yes, we go camping, hiking, swimming, abseiling, cycling and canoeing.
But we also get to hang out with our friends every week – having fun, playing games, working in a team and taking on new challenges.
Scouts prepare young people for Skills For Life
Every week we give almost half a million 4-25 year olds the skills they need for school, college, university, the job interview, the important speech, the tricky challenge and the big dreams: the skills they need for life.
Everyone’s welcome here. All genders, races and backgrounds. Regardless of your young person’s physical ability – there’s a Scout adventure out there waiting for them. And we’ll help them find it.
Discover your ‘thing’: from archery to coding to performance art and everything in between.
Volunteering
At Scouts we celebrate difference and welcome everyone.
Volunteering can be a brilliant way to boost your mental wellbeing. It’s a great feeling knowing you’re helping young people get skills for life, and you might even learn a lot about yourself along the way.
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Make friends and meet people
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Try new things and challenge yourself
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Get outdoors and get stuck in
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Positively impact your community
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Create vital opportunities for young people
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Make memories that'll last a lifetime
If you can only occasionally help, that’s OK. Whether you’d like to be an activity planner, tea-maker or craft creator, we appreciate any time you can spare.
Over 90% of Scout volunteers say that their skills and experiences have been useful in their work or personal life.