Over the years, Scouting has been growing in popularity ever since 1909, and no wonder. There is so much on offer to all the boys and girls who have joined ever since then. Even Leaders are struck by the scouting bug, either when they were younger or in their adult life.
Over the years, Scouting has inspired many, many great people, millions even, but I bet you never knew that these many famous people were involved in scouting at some point too
Sir David Attenborough, naturalist
David Beckham, footballer
Tony Blair, former prime minister
Russell Brand, comedian
Sir Richard Branson, entrepreneur
Jarvis Cocker, musician
Billy Connolly, comedian
Richard Hammond, tv presenter
Lucie Jones, singer and actress
James Martin, chef
Andrew Murray, tennis player
Sir Paul McCartney, musician
Barack Obama, US president
Joe Pasquale, comedian
Jeremy Paxman, journalist
Keith Richards, musician
Steven Spielberg, film director
David Walliams, comedian
'So much of who we are as an adult is formed when we are kids. What Scouting says to people is: it's okay to go for it in life".
"Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities. The prizes don't always go to the biggest, the best and the strongest - they go to those who persevere. These are simple life lessons that Scouting teaches people."
"I was in the Cubs and then the Scouts for about seven years and I loved every single minute of it, I became absolutely obsessed with making rope bridges, camping out and eating flapjacks over open fires. The whole experience taught me to be resourceful, self-reliant, and inventive."
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