Leicestershire Scout Council – Annual General Meeting
Let’s talk! Join us at our AGM. The County Chair and County Lead Volunteer invite you to the Annual General Meeting of the Leicestershire Scout Council 2026 Where: Leicestershire Scout Centre, 9 Oak Spinney Park, Ratby Lane, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3AW, When: 25th August 2026 @ 7.00pm Dress Code: Uniform RSVP […]
Safe Scouting Team
Guidance on Health and Safety Legislation, for Districts and Scout Groups. Providing practical interpretation and signposting to legislation Provide advisory guidance to Districts on the implementation and monitoring of The Scouts Association’s Safety Policy, is advisory support rather than oversight or enforcement, and assist Districts understand and embed National Policy Support the implementation of […]
Higher Awards Evening – images
Beavers & Cubs take over Space Centre
Members of the County Leadership team joined 500 Beavers & Cubs from across the UK who landed at the National Space Centre to complete the Space Badge. They were also joined by Henrietta Chubb DL JP who took great interest and joined in with some of the activities. The badge is aimed at inspiring the […]
Traditional Rafting Activity Permit Workshop
The County Water Activities team are running a training and assessment workshop for traditional rafting to enable leaders to run their own sessions on C and B1 classified waters. The workshop is aimed at leaders 18 and over on Saturday 18th April 2026 – 9.00am till 5.00pm At Ashby and Coalville Scouts Water Center, Moira […]
Forward 5 – Thank you…….
How did you spend you Valentines….. We had a great take up on the flash Forward 5 Valentines with with 37 applications. We were able to fund 31 grants worth £21,151.00 withgthe smallest being £101.00 and the largest £1,00.00 One application from East Goscote Scout Group wanted funding to to buy 5 chromebooks […]
Do you know Charnwood’s next Lead Volunteer?
Nick Fordyce has led Charnwood since Paul Smith finished as District Commissioner. On behalf of the County team and all of Charnwood Scouting, I’d like to thank Nick for leading the District through ‘Transformation’ and ensuring that great Scouting continues across the District. It’s now time for a change – we are looking for a […]
Wanted … Trustee Board Members
Scouts is where young people make new friends, have amazing adventures and learn new skills – all of which is supported by our amazing 2241 volunteers. Surprised at that number? Well, something else that might surprise you, is that 455 of these volunteers are charity trustees. Being a trustee is a great for professional development, […]
King’s Scout Award & Kings Coronation Medals
It is a proud moment for Leicestershire Scouts to present a number of King’s Scout Awards to its members at a special ceremony held at the headquarters of Leicestershire Police, hosted by David Sandall, Deputy Chief Constable on the 5th March, 2025. These are the first King’s Scout Awards presented in Leicestershire under HM King […]
Forward 5 – LOVE YOUR MEETING PLACE
We are keen to see Forward5 funding strengthen Scouting and at the heart of what we do are the venues in which we meet, whether a Scout HQ or other space. The better they are the more likely we are to attract and keep young people and adult volunteers, not to mention making sure we […]