Scouting Centenary
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From this page you will be able to: find images to support any pieces you are writing; get hold of our branding material and check out our online version of Scouting magazine. You can also see what other journalists have written about Scouting. If you need to contact one of the press team you will also find contact details listed on this page.

What the media are saying

The latest on what the media are saying about Scouting.


'Safe scouts are cool again'
The Sun

Scout numbers see biggest rise in 20 years'
The Independent'

Join the Scouts - and get out of the house'
Telegraph

'BMX gets UK Scouts booming'
The Sun

'The Scouting revival: Thirst for adventure sees "cotton wool" generation flock to join local groups'
Daily Mail

'Scouts take on the challenge as membership soars'
The Herald

Scouting "growing more popular"'
BBC News Online

'"Rapid rise" in Scouts membership'
The Press Association

'Scouting "cool again" for kids and adults'
Yahoo! UK & Ireland News

Children must play more - Scouts
BBC News online

Children 'taking insufficient exercise'
The Independent

Let ‘cotton-wool kids’ hang out on the streets
The Times

Children 'taking insufficent exercise

hildren 'taking insufficent exercise'

Children must play more - Scouts
BBC News online

Scouts to get skater badges
The Sun

Scouts to be prepared for salad days
The Times

Modern scouts earn badges in public relations
The Daily Telegraph

New Scout badges: Be prepared ... to make a fruit salad
Daily Mail

PR badge for Scouts
The Mirror

Skateboarding and sandwich making - new skills for Scouts
The Guardian

Scouts to earn skateboard badge
BBC News online

New badges in Scouts revamp
CBBC

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Media Centre contacts  

Chris Foster

Andrew Thorp
Simon Carter

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The Scout Association Image Library

If you have any images that you feel we can use in the media or on the Scout website, you can upload them to our image library

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Key Factsheets

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Media library

The Scout Association has a wide range of images and video footage for use by the media.

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Branding

For information on how you can use the Scout branding and logos we have created the following guide.

Download our Design Guide in PDF format.

Download the Design Guide for our Centenary branding.

Notable former Scouts

A list of Notable Former Scouts

Media Development Managers

Online Support

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