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  • Scouting In Bradford: The Largest Youth Movement In The World 6th February 2024

    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 ...

  • 11th December 2023

    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 ...

  • Scoutopoly 11th August 2023Scoutopoly

    When: 19th October 2024 Where: Yorkshire Who: Scouts, Explorers and Network What: You will be playing a big game of Monopoly! The aim for your team, to visit as many locations as possible, including additional bonus locations and picking up Chance and Community items along the way. How: Each team will have up to ...

  • Scout Pride 5th July 2023Scout Pride

    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.

  • The Great Get Together 23rd April 2023The Great Get Together

    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 ...

  • The Big Help Out 27th March 2023The Big Help Out

    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 – Open to bookings for activities in 2023 12th January 2023

    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 ...

  • Scouts receive HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award 29th December 2022

    In 2022, The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) announced a special, new award to commemorate the late HM The Queen and her Platinum Jubilee. We’re incredibly proud to be one of 20 charities chosen for the award. HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award celebrates the fantastic work done by national ...

  • You Shape Award 20th January 2022You Shape Award

    At West Yorkshire Scouts, young people learn how to speak up and take the lead. But they told us that the programme didn’t recognise this enough. That’s what the NEW YouShape Award is all about. Toby Hammond- West Yorkshire Scouts County Youth Commissioner said “This award gives our young people the ...

  • National Honours 5th March 2021National Honours

    Absolutely fantastic to see our West Yorkshire Scout President Kim Leadbeater and our former County Commissioner / County Vice President Mark Stageman, in the New Years Honours list. A huge congratulations to Kim Leadbeater on being awarded MBE. Kim received her award for services to social cohesion, the community in Batley ...