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<title><![CDATA[Scout nominated for prestigious youth award]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cambridgeshire Scout Network member Robert Norton, 24, has been nominated for a Young People Of The Year Award.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[National Grid extends sponsorship of Cub Scout Home Safety Badge]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On 31 July, in the shadow of Nottingham Castle, Chief Scout, Peter Duncan took time out from playing the Sheriff of Nottingham to announce that National Grid have extended their sponsorship of the Cub Scout Home Safety Badge for a further two years.
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<title><![CDATA[7/7 survivor completes 250 walk with Scouting support]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gill Hicks, 38, who lost both her legs in the 7/7 London bombings, has completed her 250 mile trek aimed at uniting different communities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scout shows Olympian effort]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Norfolk teenager has credited his time in Scouting for igniting his passion for archery that has propelled him to the Beijing Olympics. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scouts in coach accident in Canada]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The party arrived back in the UK on Monday morning and have been reunited with their families. Scouting will continue to offer on going support to all involved in the incident.
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<title><![CDATA[Scouts help inspire peace in Kenya]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya has revealed how Scouting helped inspire peace in Kenya after the violence that gripped the country in January this year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scout's honour for The Stig and Jamie Oliver ]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Top Gear’s The Stig joins Jamie Oliver, Alexa Chung, Ewan McGregor, Ray Mears and several other celebrities in being awarded a Scout badge as part of Scouting’s 101st birthday celebrations.
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<title><![CDATA[Full list of Scout Birthday Honours winners]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Here is the full list of Scouts Birthday Honours winners.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scouts have Jamboree fun across the UK]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This week sees thousands of Scouts from across the globe taking part in international camps in Essex, Lincolnshire and Kent.]]></description>
<link>http://scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=94</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Nottingham Scouts help inner city families get active ]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As part of the KidsOutdoors campaign, Saturday saw Nottinghamshire Scouts transform Nottingham’s Old Market Square into an outdoors activity centre.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scouts take over Nottingham City Centre for KidsOutdoors]]></title>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As part of the KidsOutdoors campaign, today sees Nottinghamshire Scouts transform Nottingham’s Old Market Square into an outdoors activity centre for a one day extravaganza.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CampDowne 2008 ]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thursday night saw nearly 2000 participants from over 20 countries welcomed by Deputy Chief Scout Peter Nicol to Downe Scout Activity Centre in Kent for CampDowne 2008, a UK International Scout and Guide Camp. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Councils failing to communicate with young people]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Local Authorities are ignoring the needs of young people. Only 15% provide online information about summer holiday activities specifically designed to appeal to young people, according to research released by The Scout Association.
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<link>http://scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=90</link>
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<title><![CDATA[David Bellamy visits Scout Group]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It’s not everyday you come face to face with a living legend, but Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from the 1st Burnham-On-Sea Scout Group did just that, when none other than David Bellamy dropped in.
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<link>http://scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=89</link>
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<title><![CDATA[UK Scout elected to World Scout Committee]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[John May has become the first UK Scout elected to the World Scout Committee for over ten years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scouts take on the challenge of Gilwell 24]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nine o’clock Saturday morning saw over 2500 Explorer Scouts at Gilwell Park Scout Activity Centre begin Gilwell 24; 24 hours of non-stop adventurous activity.]]></description>
<link>http://scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=87</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Scouting fun in the sun]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the start of the month the 11th Folkestone Scout Group took advantage of the hottest day of the year by holding their annual awards presentations and AGM on Sunny Sands.]]></description>
<link>http://scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=86</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Do you know Britain's kindest kid?]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Former Scout Natasha Kaplinsky has launched a search to find Britain’s Kindest Kids.]]></description>
<link>http://scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=85</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Scout Group first for hospice]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice in Sully, South Wales, has become the first hospice in Wales to open its own Scout Group.]]></description>
<link>http://scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=84</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Let's make 2011 the European Year of Volunteering]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Support Scouting in the campaign to make 2011 the European Year of Volunteering. ]]></description>
<link>http://scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=83</link>
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