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The Scouts

The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the United Kingdom and is the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom. Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, the association was formed in 1910 and incorporated in 1912 by a royal charter under its previous name of The Boy Scouts Association.The association is the largest national Scout organisation in Europe, representing 35% of the membership of the European Scout Region.As of 2018, the association claims to provide activities to 464,700 young people (aged 6–25) in the UK with over 116,400 adult volunteers which is more than one adult for each 4 young people. Its programmes include Squirrel Scouts (aged 4–6), Beaver Scouts (aged 6–8), Cub Scouts (ag… more »