Happy 100th Birthday Boy Scouts of America and….

image Today, Monday 8th February 2010, marks the 100th birthday of the world’s second largest national Scouting organisation, the BSA. So, a big Happy Birthday to the whole organisation and to its many members! I’m sure that there will be a lot to hear and read about from my friends in the USA whose blogs and podcasts are in my links. Please take a minute to check them out – they’re all rather good!

However, it’s not just the BSA who are celebrating the impressive achievement of being 100 years old this year. I know of at least 3 other parts of the Scouting family celebrating their Centenaries this year. Of course there are oodles more, but these are just the ones I know of!

First of all the Guides are 100 this year. They were created by BP and his sister to cater for the growing number of girls who wanted to be Scouts, but Edwardian sensibilities wouldn’t allow them to do so.

Then there are the Scouts in Falkenberg Sweden who are 100 this year. They have already started their celebrations and you can read about them here (this is the link to the Google translation from Swedish into English. I hope it does them justice).

And last but not least, is 11th Stoke-on-Trent & Newcastle, 1st Kidsgrove Scout Group. They are just up the road from my Group, so it’s nice to have a local Group celebrating its Centenary this year as well.

So congratulations on all the good work these four organisations have done over the last 100 years and I hope you all have many more to come!

Of course, just to show off, my Group will be 102 this year!!!!!

2 Replies to “Happy 100th Birthday Boy Scouts of America and….”

  1. Nick

    it is not often I get to do this so I am sorry, it is usually my spelling people correct but “Fist of All the Guides” that a yellow card offence I am sure.

    It is also the 100 years of Scouting in Australia to add to your list

    YIS
    K

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