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Prince of Wales and Bear Grylls recognise Scouting achievers

26/04/2010

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Bear greeted The Prince of Wales to honour 350 new Queen’s Scouts at Windsor Castle on Sunday 25 April.

This was the first time that both of them have attended this prestigious occasion.

The Queen’s Scout Award is the highest honour in Scouting and is awarded for outstanding personal achievement. It is achieved by young people aged between 16 and 25 who have completed a range of challenges, including service to their community, completing an expedition in wild country, undertaking a five-day residential project in an unfamiliar environment and learning a new skill or developing an existing talent.

Ashley, 17, from Portadown, Northern Ireland said: 'Gaining my Queen’s Scout Award has been awesome. The best thing I have ever done in Scouting was having a real adventure completing my expedition. Last summer I hiked 50 miles across The Pyrenees and it was brilliant. I have also been a Young Leader helping to support the younger Scouts and that has really helped me.'

'An adventure of a lifetime'

Chief Scout Bear Grylls said: 'All these young people have lived the adventure of a lifetime to achieve their Queen’s Scout Awards, and I admire that spirit so much. They are huge inspirations to the other 500,000 Scouts in the UK and I am so pleased that both Scouting and The Prince of Wales have honoured them today. They are amazing.'

The event also honoured several Gallantry Award recipients, who have been recognised for demonstrating outstanding bravery in saving the lives of others in difficult circumstances. These young people included a Scout who pulled his friend from an icy river, a young person who rescued her friends when a ceiling vent fell on top of her and fellow pupils in her school gym, and a ten year old who helped his mother when he found her unconscious. 

The Windsor Castle event has been held regularly since 1934 on the Sunday nearest to St George's Day (23 April). Over 100,000 Queen Scout Awards have been presented to young men and women for outstanding personal achievements and service to their local communities.

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The Scout Association is the largest mixed youth movement in the UK. It strives to ensure that its young people fulfill their full physical, intellectual social and spiritual potentials by working in teams, learning by doing and thinking for themselves. Adults working in Scouting contribute in excess of 364 million hours of voluntary work each year to their local communities. Join the adventure.

 

 

Comments

By Pete Clarke on 27/04/2010 08:39 HAving been on the parade myself as a Queens Scout it was a proud day for my wife and I to watch our son parade. Bear Grylls was great, greating the croud as he came in to the quad, and shaking every Queens Scout's hand during the review - pity his wrist on Monday! His hand-stand coming out of St George's Chapel gate at the end of the parade was a memorable finale to a great day!!

By Libby JACKSON on 27/04/2010 15:15 We were there as adult award recipiants and had a wonderful day (again) Doesnt Bear look young!!!!!

By Russell Tarplee on 28/04/2010 10:42 I was at Windsor as a Gallantry Award holder and had an amazing day, Prince Charles and Bear Grylls spoke with me, my brother got a high five with Bear. Cant wait to be there again, next time as a Queens Scout. My memories of this day will last forever

By Alison Haynes on 29/04/2010 17:14 What a fantastic event, a credit to the Scouting Movement for those that were invited to attend for their individual achievements and to those involved in the organization - Thank you