Are you up for the Easter Egg Challenge Well 26 Explorers were More	New District Badge on the way	On Wednesday 12th Mar 45 Explorers took to the ice to have a taster session of Curling. More
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On Friday 29th Feb 08 Future Racing Champions took to the track More	WELCOME TO SCOUTING IN GLENROTHES AND LEVENMOUTH There are Eight groups in Glenrothes and Levenmouth for more information please contact the district explorer scout commissioner at andrew.crumpton1@btopenworld.com	Events for May 30th Cubs Camp 22nd Map work Explorers 15th Duke of Edinburgh hike Explorers
Fife conservation Group We will be working with FACCG on Saturday 8th March 2008 on a conservation project, which is still to be finalised. More	New Activity Badges The Scout Association has recently launched its largest ever revamp of the activity programme with the launch of 40 new and modernised badges, of which at least 21 affect the Explorer Scout section. In order to reflect the changing demands and interests of today’s young people, these new badges include areas such as Health and Fitness, Healthy Eating, Street Sports and Parascending. Following the launch, the story was taken up by all the major national newspapers, along with BBC Breakfast, BBC News24, ITV Local News and BBC Radio 4. Explorer Scouts Nancy Ibrahim and Kirsty Wright accompanied Chief Scout Peter Duncan on a whirlwind tour around BBC Television Centre, to talk about the updated programme and the new badges being launched. Five of the activity badges available for Explorer Scouts Peter said: ‘Young people today have a larger choice than ever before of activities to fill their spare time with. This includes challenging themselves with exciting activities and adventures, meeting new friends throughout the world, and creating a real difference in their communities` The introduction of Heathy Eating and Health and Fitness badges really caught the attention of the journalists. These badges have been introduced in consultation with young people, sports governing bodies and educationalists. They aim to reflect the interests and concerns of today’s young people and society in general. Peter added: ‘The health of young people has always been of utmost importance to us, and through many of these badges we can help to further encourage young people on the choices they can make to lead a healthy lifestyle.’ Explorer Scout Nancy Ibrahim said: ‘It’s great that the badges have been updated to include activities that are important to today`s scouts. The best thing about scouting is that we get the opportunity to try new adventures, when we might not have been able to do so otherwise. ‘We are always hearing that young people aren’t healthy enough and I think it’s really important for everyone to learn what healthy decisions they can make.’	50th Fife Scout group win radio comp More Event Details Activity Camp (Scouts) Location : Fordell Firs National Activity Centre (See Venue Details) Target Audience : ScoutsEvent Description Details to follow Starts : 27/06/2008 Ends : 29/06/2008 Contact Tel: 01383 412 704

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The Scout Association provides adventurous activities and personal development opportunities for 400,000 young people aged 6-25. Internationally, we have over 28 million young people enjoying the benefits of Scouting across 216 countries.

Personal development means promoting the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being of the individual, helping them achieve their full potential. In Scouting, we believe that young people develop most when they are 'learning by doing,' when they are given responsibility, work in teams, take acceptable risks and think for themselves.

In 2007 Scouting will celebrate its Centenary with a programme of events and activities in the UK and worldwide.The world will come to the UK for the 21st World Scout Jamboree, the highlight of the World Scouting calendar.

Scouting is currently active in 216 countries and territories with a global membership of over 28 million. Two thirds of the international membership are in developing countries.The International Office, based at Gilwell Park, promotes international opportunities including camps and projects, with the aim of strengthening links between The Scout Association in the UK and other members of The World Organisation of the Scout Movement.