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1,300 Scouts joined in an International Agoonoree on Jeju Island in Korea as part of the celebrations of 100 years of Scouting from 24 - 27 May, 2007. It was a great opportunity for Scouts and Scouts with special needs to learn about Jeju Island and...
Carrie Gibson form Greenock, Scotland has accomplished the ultimate challenge – reaching the top of Mount Everest. Carrie reached the summit at approximately 1am BST on Wednesday 16 May and she is only the fifth Scottish woman ever to do so. This...
With the aim of commemorating a 100 years of world Scouting, a team of Scouts from Mauritius, St Jean, Quatre Bornes conducted an expedition of 100 hours – to symbolize the 100 years of the movement – from 16 to 19 april 2007, covering the distance...
2007 is already shaping up to be a special year for all Scouts, past and present, and it is a hope that they will take the opportunity to to celebrate the Movement and to look forward to the future with renewed enthusiasm for all that Scouting can...
Scouting is often associated with many stereotypes: Scouting=military; Scouting=religion; Scouting=followers. Using billboards around the streets of Geneva, and a camp this week in the countryside, these issues will be explored to show that contrary...
On March 17-18, about 500 Swiss Scouts gathered at an altitude of 2800m on the glacier of the “Plaine Morte” near the mountain resort of Crans-Montana, to build 216 igloos in order to mark the Centenary of the Scout Movement. It was a global village...
Over 200,000 Scouts joined the peace campaign relay, through the Rover Peace Baton, in 24 countries in the Asia-Pacific while highlighting the 100 years of Scouting. The journey started in August 2006 from the South Pacific, northeast Asia, and south...
Join-in-Centenary is a year long programme of fun activities and events, based on a resource pack, to help every Scout participate in the Centenary of Scouting to the full no matter where they live. Thousands of copies of the packs have already been...
Since 1 August 2007, Scouting's Sunrise, more than 1400 pictures of this special celebration have been shared on Pikeo. Scouts from New Zealand, Spain and Japan have been particularly active, they rock! So now, what are you waiting for to upload...
« Emmer bereet », eng Geschicht vun Guiden a Scouten', a feature-length documentary about Scouting in Luxembourg, has been produced by the country's National Audiovisual Centre and is now playing in cinemas in accross the nation. The film, who's...