Scouts
Where the Section fits in 
Today Scouts is the third Section of the Scout Movement, following on from Beaver Scout and Cubs Scouts. Young people can become members of the Scout Troop at 10½ and progress to Explorer Scouts after their 14th birthday. Explorer Scouting is organised at a District level.
Scouts are young people who want to make friends and develop widening interests in ways that are both educational and fun.
12th Didcot Scouts
We meet on Monday evenings between 7:30pm and 9:30pm. 
For details of meetings contact scouts@12thdidcotscouts.org.uk
Our activities are about action and involvement and this means more than just camping. It is through Scouting that many young people develop their interest in a whole range of activities from archery to potholing. Our Scouts enjoy outdoor pursuits in a safe but challenging environment.
The Scout Leaders are: Skip (Craig Harris), Barry Bailie and Andy Norton.
Scout History
In 1907 Baden-Powell ran a camp for 20 boys from different backgrounds at Brownsea Island in Poole Harbor, Dorest. He divided them into four groups - the first Scout Patrols. A senior boy, called a Patrol Leader, led each group. The Patrol Leader was given full responsiblity for activities and behaviour of his Patrol at all times - both at work and at play.
It was a huge success and Baden-Powell wrote about his revolutionary ideas in a book called Scouting for Boys. The Scout Movement took on a life of its own as boys organised themselves into Groups. They used the ideas in Baden-Powell's book as a basis for camps treks and other activities. They persuaded adults to become their Leaders and Scouting was born, initially for boys over 10 years of age.
