Great news from the Scout Association today. The results of the 2010 census are in and the number of young people Scouting in the UK is up again! The membership now stands at 499,323, which is 3.45% up on last year! This is also the greatest growth in numbers since 1972. The other good news is that the number of adults are also up another 3.1%. However, as always, there is need for more adults as there are around 33,500 young people on waiting lists!
You can read the full story here.
It is interesting to note that the media are all being very positive about Scouting again and saying that Scouting is (obviously!) a good thing. Another interesting point is that again they are making a big thing about mentioning our Chief Scout Bear Grylls.
Of course it’s good to note that in my own little corner of Scouting, my Group’s numbers are also up again this year.
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