New to Scouting?

Welcome to a new kind of Scouting

Thanks for visiting our site. Here you'll find everything you need to know about the work of Grantham & District Scouts. We believe in helping young people to reach their full potential and becoming positive, active citizens.

If you are an adult new to Scouting, you will find information on the opportunities available, ways you can help and how to join and make a difference locally.

If you are a current member of Scouting, this site offers possibilities for you to promote and publicise all of your Section or Group activities, and find out about what is happening elsewhere in the District.

Security

The safety of our Members is our first priority. All personal and sensitive information stored here can only be accessed by authorised adults who will use it for Scouting purposes only. If you need access to the restricted areas please request a username and password from the webteam (access levels will be set according to your role within Scouting.)

Aged 6-25?

There are five areas on the National Website dedicated to young people - one for each of the five age ranges or 'Sections' in Scouting.

Find out about your Section by holding the cursor over the logo at the top of the screen. Click and you'll find yourself inside your own mini-site featuring plenty of Scouting and non-Scouting fun!

Scouting in Grantham

Grantham District was officially registered as part of The Scout Association in 1911. Since then alot of changes have happened. More...

Scouting and Business

With Scout Groups being registered charities, as part of their fundraising many groups link up with businesses to offer facility and equipment usage in return for donations (either financial or 'in kind')

Groups maintain a level of camp and teamwork equipment, much of which is not used on a weekly basis. Local businesses, in partnership with Groups, often use this equipment for their own team building and staff training exercises

For those Groups who have their own premises, they are often keen to see the facilities used more than just the weekly meetings. Scout Dens are mainly available during the working day, offering a basic training space. In some cases it is possible for Groups to provide leaders to run Teambuilding sessions involving practical skills

For more information on how local scouting can help your business, please contact us.

Our Mission Statement

The aim of the Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

The Method of achieving the Aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law, and guided by adult leadership.

To achieve this the Scout Association provides adventurous activities and personal development opportunities for 400,000 young people aged 6-25. Internationally, we have over 28 million young people enjoying the benefits of Scouting across 216 countries.

Personal development means promoting the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being of the individual, helping them achieve their full potential. In Scouting, we believe that young people develop most when they are 'learning by doing,' when they are given responsibility, work in teams, take acceptable risks and think for themselves.

Safeguarding our youth members

The Scout Association takes seriously its responsibility to protect and safeguard the welfare of the children and young people in its care. Read details of our Child Protection Policy here.

10 Things you might not know

1.Scouting is for girls as well as boys.
Girls and young women make up almost 10 per cent of the Movement in the UK constituting one of our biggest development areas. We are pleased to tell people that we are the country's largest mixed organisation for young people. More...

Scouting & the Community

Scouting's great strength lies in its grassroots. It is locally that Scouting is best able to identify and work directly with those young people most in need. Scouting offers bridges to a world of social involvement and inclusion through education and activity. Robert Baden-Powell started Scouting to give poor inner city children a second chance. By taking them out of the city slums and into the country, he gave them a new set of experiences, a new sense of themselves and consequently a new view of the world. This commitment remains central to Scouting today.