If I may.
Back in the mid 70’s. I was a Cub. Which is a junior scout,if you like.
My brother,who is older than me,was a young scout.
He came home crying one day,to our mother,to tell her that the local group was going to be disbanded,due to the meetings were held in a local village hall,which was to be closed down.
My mother immediately went around doing fund raising by organising camps in borrowed woodland,for other local groups,organising fund raising events,within all the local counties and raising enough money to buy a small piece of disused local land and having a scout hut,with eclectric,heating,a cafe area,etc built for our local cubs and scouts. Meetings were held around 4 times a week and the participants paid ‘subs’,to keep the place going. Adults helped out at various events,too,as they could see how happy it made the children.
The hut is still open,today,and events are still happening.
I believe that if the Scout movement was invented today,it would be because an adult could see the benifits of children not sitting on their phones all day. They would see the boredom in them and the hidden ability for them to grow.
Like Sir Baden Powell did.( but not with phones).
It would be down to the parents to make the movement great!
Regards
Ray.
Back in the mid 70’s. I was a Cub. Which is a junior scout,if you like.
My brother,who is older than me,was a young scout.
He came home crying one day,to our mother,to tell her that the local group was going to be disbanded,due to the meetings were held in a local village hall,which was to be closed down.
My mother immediately went around doing fund raising by organising camps in borrowed woodland,for other local groups,organising fund raising events,within all the local counties and raising enough money to buy a small piece of disused local land and having a scout hut,with eclectric,heating,a cafe area,etc built for our local cubs and scouts. Meetings were held around 4 times a week and the participants paid ‘subs’,to keep the place going. Adults helped out at various events,too,as they could see how happy it made the children.
The hut is still open,today,and events are still happening.
I believe that if the Scout movement was invented today,it would be because an adult could see the benifits of children not sitting on their phones all day. They would see the boredom in them and the hidden ability for them to grow.
Like Sir Baden Powell did.( but not with phones).
It would be down to the parents to make the movement great!
Regards
Ray.