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Reflections

Most scouts troops fail not because there is a lack of youth but because there is a lack of willing adult volunteers. There are many strands to unpick in that simple statement. One of the things that scouts has done and continues to do badly is sell the benefits to adults of being a volunteer. …

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Reflections

1st Claremont is a mixed gender group. Girls were first admitted to scouts in the year 2000 and there are still quite a number of groups that are boys only (in Liesbeek District 2 out of 5 groups are boys only). The question of the boys only groups allowing girls in is a vexed one …

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