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The BBC's daily interactive discussion programme 'World Have Your Say' arrives at the World Scout Jamboree on 3rd August. Broadcasting to the globe on the BBC World Service radio station, we'll let young people from all corners of the world set the...

One hundred years have passed since the first experimental Scout camp was organised by Robert Baden-Powell on the island of Brownsea in 1907. Luxembourg Scouting was born six years later, in 1913, thanks to the initiative of Joseph Tockert, a local...

The Scouts of Romania, have recently initiated a fund-raising and campaign in aid of 112 families who are victims of the severe flooding that has recently affected the country. The area around Tecuci has been the most affected by the disastrous...

Portuguese Sea Scout leader Genuíno Madruga from the Azores, is undertaking his second solo world trip, this time in honour of marking the Centenary of Scouting, in his boat, named 'Hemingway'. He has been supported by local Scouts (Açores Escutismo)...

30 young Scouts from the Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France left Bécours on 1st August 2007, and after twenty-four days travelling across Spain, Morocco and Mauritania, they arrived in Saint Louis du Sénégal and met up with fellow Scouts from...

The Amateur Radio base at Brownsea Island linked up with Scout activities around the world on 1 August via the Sunrise Radio Network. Messages of peace and friendship from Scouts at Brownsea were transmitted over the airwaves and many were received...

Do you want to find out how Scouts celebrated Scouting's Sunrise, 1 August 2007? Would you like to share your photos and memories of this day with others? Well... you can, and it's free! Go to www.pikeo.com and follow the simple steps for uploading...

Message from Pope Benedict XVI to Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor on the occasion of the Centenary of the Scout Movement. The Holy Father was pleased to be informed of the centenary celebration of the Scout Movement, and he sends warm greetings to...

Kandersteg – August 1, 2007 – It was a moving moment, as more than 2,200 Scouts from 40 different countries rose their right hand to renew their promise at the lake “Oeschinen” in front of the so called “Fründenhorn” (in English: mountain of friends)...

At 1:30, Wednesday 1st August, the alarm-clock rang! After a short night, the day started with breakfast in the Gouter shelter (3787m) and at 2:30, the 9 strong roped party, lit by the nearly full moon, started their climb to the summit. François...

Geneva, Switzerland - As the sun rises on 1 August 2007, in every time zone, 28 million Scouts worldwide, girls and boys, women and men, will celebrate the dawn of a new century of Scouting and reflect on the spirit of friendship and peace. Scouting...

As part of their World Centenary celebrations, Scouts Australia is running a competition called Fly the Flag where Scouts display the World Scout emblem as creatively and widely as possible. The winner will be chosen based on a combination of...

Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the Centenary of Scouting in his service on Sunday at the Vatican in Rome as the Scout and Guide Spirit Flame passed through the Italian capital. Addressing the crowd of thousands in St. Peter's square, the Pope...

Minyons Escoltes i Guies de Catalunya are celebrating the Centenary with a Gift for Peace they have called “Hands for Peace”. The cardboard hands, simulating the shape of a dove, were designed so that Scouts in the region could write down their hopes...

Throughout the last 100 years Scouting has been running in unusual places but last week it went right to the top, as Britain's most famous street was turned into a Scout adventure centre. One hundred Scouts were invited to Downing Street by the...