1st Ingatestone & Fryerning Scout Group

Lord Baden-Powell

Scouting began with 20 boys and an experimental camp held during the first nine days of August 1907, at Brownsea Island, Dorset. The camp was a great success with tent pitching, use of a map and compass, cooking over a wood fire and tracking.

It proved to its organiser, Lord Baden-Powell, that his training and methods appealed to young people and really worked. 

From those earliest days, Scouting flourished with Scouts being recognised for their role during both world wars and continually evolving to become the fantastic youth organisation of today.

Christy Hall