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Scouting offers fun, challenge and everyday adventure to almost half a million girls and boys across the UK. Offering over 200 different activities from abseiling and archery to drama, street sports and water zorbing, Scouting helps 6-25 year olds grow in confidence, achieve their full potential and become active members of their communities.

What do Scouts do?

Scouts is where young people make new friends, have amazing adventures, and learn new skills.

Hundreds of young people across Barnet benefit every single week from our exciting programme. It’s not always the big things like trips, camps or adventurous activities; sometimes it’s the little things like giving them some independence, teaching them social skills or getting them to work in a team.

Scouting gives young people the skills to succeed in life.
How it works:

Squirrels

When 4 to 6 year olds join Squirrels, you’ll be introduced to loads of new activities, people and things.

Beavers

Beavers is for 6 to 8 year olds and is the next stage of your adventures with Scouts!

Cubs

Develop new skills and soar to great heights with Cubs, for 8 to 10½ year olds.

Scouts

Scouts is for 10½ to 14 year olds, with new challenges and new adventures.

Explorers

At Explorers, for 14 to 18 year olds, you’ll stand on your own two feet, and make memories.

Volunteer

Share your skills and gain new ones as a volunteer.

 

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HM King Charles III has been confirmed as our new Patron, a great honour for UK Scouts.

The King continues a long tradition of the monarch giving their Patronage, dating back to 1912. This was when Scouts was granted its Royal Charter and HM George V became our first Patron.

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King Charles III

Our Patron, HM King Charles III