Introduction to Explorers
Explorers
'To anyone who hasn’t tried Scouting before, I’d say come on up and have a go! I think that most people don’t really know that Scouting is about activities, friendship and meeting people from other countries. I’ve been in the Movement since I was a Beaver and I still love it!'
Explorers are the fourth section of the Scouting movement. Right from the time of Baden-Powell, there have been arrangements for young people who wanted to continue after their time in the Scout Section, and in 1967, Venture Scouts were formed from the existing Senior Scout and Rover Scout Sections.
During the late 1990s we decided that, to meet the changing needs of young people, there should be two sections for the over-14s: Explorer Scouts for 14 to 18-year-olds, and the Scout Network for 18 to 25s.









i.EXTREME is our FIRST Cambridgeshire County Explorer Scout Activity Camp. It is going to take place over the weekend of 23rd – 25th November 2012 at Mepal Outdoor Centre, near Ely. The weekend will not only be an exciting full on activity weekend for ALL Explorer Scouts (inc Young Leaders) but will also be a celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Explorer Scouting in Cambridgeshire. The weekend will enable your young people to take part in lots of exciting, challenging and fun activities and will also enable you to network with and to get to know other adults involved in Explorer Scouting in Cambridgeshire.
Happy birthday!
This year, Explorer Scout mark it's 10th birthday. Explorer Units have been celebrating across the country and UK Chief Scout Bear Grylls has recorded a