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West Yorkshire Scouts Attend the City of Culture Programme Launch Last night was a remarkable evening for Bradford, as the City of Culture 2025 programme was officially launched at the historic St George’s Hall. Our very own West Yorkshire Scouts Youth Commissioner proudly attended the event, marking a significant moment in ...

Youth hustings have happened in Shipley, Bradford East, Keighley/Ilkley Constituency, the Scouts, Explores and Network members and their leaders have been taking part. A husting is a meeting where election candidates or parties debate policies and answer questions from the audience. Husting provides an opportunity to hear the views of candidates ...

Sea Scouts honour the service and sacrifice of the D-Day Heroes. On Thursday 6th June 3rd Bingley Sea Scouts will join with Spen Valley Marching Band, Bingley Remembrance Group, Bingley Town Council, All Saints Choir, Veterans and Bingley Detachment Cadets with the public. They will honour the service and sacrifice of the D Day ...

The County AGM is taking place on 19th September at the Jubilee Centre Bradley Wood. Documents for the event are as follows : 2024 WYS Constitution – Proposed Constitution (to align to new POR) – note the changes are in yellow highlight AGM Agenda AGM Minutes 2023 WYCSC final accounts & Trustee Report WYS Trading Ltd ...

Bradford District Museums and Galleries have worked with West Yorkshire Scout to open a new exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum. Scouts is the largest Youth Movement in the World.   The exhibition features the stories and photographs of some of the Scouts in the district and information about Scout’s famous ambassadors. Included ...

Scouts at 9th North take part in Youth Social Action! Latest data on national food insecurity levels from The Food Foundation’s Food Insecurity Tracker show 9.3 million adults (17.7% of households) experienced food insecurity in January 2023, with one in four households with children (four million children) experiencing food insecurity in ...

Scouts welcomes everyone, regardless of gender identity or sexuality. To help celebrate the inclusion and diversity we’re so proud of, we’re really pleased to be back out in the community. We will be at the following events: Ilkley Pride Bradford Pride Bradford Bulls Inclusion Day Keighley Pride   We can’t wait to see you there.

West Yorkshire Scouts are pleased to be taking part in The Great Get Together. You may remember a while ago we announced the launch of the ‘More in Common’ Great Get Together badge in support of the Jo Cox foundation. Jo Cox was Scout President for Heavy Woollen District Scouts and since ...

West Yorkshire Scouts is getting ready for The Big Help Out! It is a national day of volunteering happening on 8 May, the Bank Holiday Monday of the Coronation weekend. The day’s about inspiring people to try volunteering for the first time, and will help us recruit more volunteers into the ...

Green Withens have opened bookings for activities in 2023. Those within the the West Yorkshire county have early access booking until the 6th of February when bookings are open to all counties. We offer activities for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Network and adults in scouting. Some activities are for groups and others are open ...