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    Scouting for success

    Jul 28, 2020 5 minutes

    Robert Baden-Powell, a British Army officer and veteran of the Boer War, held a trial camp on Brownsea Island, Dorset, for 20 boys from diverse backgrounds in 1907. They learnt tracking, knots, first aid and chivalry, took part in sporting activities, and were captivated by his campfire yarns.

    Encouraged by the camp’s success, Baden-Powell published the manual Scouting for Boys the following year, in six fortnightly instalments. Each issue was full of pictures, games and tales, with illustrations of the qualities and behaviour needed to be a good citizen. Young people across the country were so inspired that they formed themselves into patrols of Scouts, and persuaded adults to be their Scoutmasters.

    Baden-Powell had originally envisaged his scout-training scheme as an add-on to existing clubs such as the Boys’ Brigade (created in 1883) and YMCA (founded in 1844 as the Young

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