{"id":2191,"date":"2015-03-01T11:48:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T11:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilkestondistrictscouts.co.uk\/?page_id=2191"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T10:59:44","slug":"scouts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ilkestondistrictscouts.co.uk\/wordpress\/scouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Scouts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2191\" class=\"elementor elementor-2191\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48d0d451 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48d0d451\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1540e36c\" data-id=\"1540e36c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593a54a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"593a54a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/ilkestondistrictscouts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scouts_RGB_green-1024x188.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4908\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilkestondistrictscouts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scouts_RGB_green-1024x188.png 1024w, https:\/\/ilkestondistrictscouts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scouts_RGB_green-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/ilkestondistrictscouts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scouts_RGB_green-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/ilkestondistrictscouts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scouts_RGB_green.png 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d79851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d79851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The Scout Section is for young people, usually aged between 10\u00bd and 14 years. A young person can come into the Troop at 10 and may stay until they are 14\u00bd years old. The Scout Troop is the third section in the Scout Group, above Beavers and Cubs.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Being outdoors is important, and half the programme is given over to taking part in traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking, as well as a wider spectrum of adventurous activities, from abseiling to zorbing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20f5d192 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20f5d192\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e40bb19\" data-id=\"4e40bb19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a47a17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60a47a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Activities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcea112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcea112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their programme. Participation rather than meeting set standards is the key approach, and for the Scout who wants to be recognised for their achievements there are a number of challenge awards and activity badges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ea394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0ea394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Balanced Programme<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9a11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd9a11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit, and helps them develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8f07c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c8f07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">International Scouting<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d13dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d13dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>its international aspect gives Scouting a special appeal and many Scouts now travel abroad during their time in this section. In 2007, 40,000 Scouts from around the world attended the World Scout Jamboree in the UK and Scouts regularly participate in international camps and experiences both on home soil and abroad, each of them a unique experience in its own right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4117ac0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4117ac0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Structure<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b834ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b834ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Scout Troop is divided into small groups called Patrols, each headed by an older Scout called a Patrol Leader and often an Assistant Patrol Leader.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53d3d808 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53d3d808\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-232781df\" data-id=\"232781df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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