About
Every week Scouts 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.
About Basingstoke West District Scout Council
Basingstoke West District Scout Groups operate in Basingstoke (West), Brighton Hill, Hatch Warren, Kempshott, Oakley, Overton, Rooksdown, Sherborne St. John, Worting St Thomas, Tadley, Baughurst, Kingsclere, Pamber and Winklebury. The Beaver Section is for youngsters aged between 6 and 8 years.
The programme for this age group is based around Fun & Friends; playing games, making craft items, structured and ongoing learning progress. The Cub Section is the next stage in the process and is for young people between the ages of 8 & 10 years. They are given a bit more responsibility and freedom to undertake different challenges and adventures.
The Scout Section is the next movement up the chain. This is for members who are aged between 10 and 14. Young people are looking for more adventure and a more challenging Scouting experience.
This is gained by a programme of progressive training. Which is delivered via structured leadership teams. The remaining Sections of Scouting are Explorer Scouts which are aged between 14 & 18 and then Network Scouts who age between 18 and 25. Both of these sections are guided by a leadership team that are working towards the higher end awards i.e: DOE or Queens Scout awards.
This is achieved by another programme of well planned activities which encourage the young person to be the best they can be. And also have fun while learning.
Dates
Start Date: 01/08/2023
End Date: 01/08/2024