3rd Hazel Grove Scout Group

The Scout Association

The Scout association is made up of a hierarchy that gives structure and support to leaders parents and children of all ages, in order to ensure that every child gets the most out of scouting. Developing their physical, intellectual, spiritual and social needs. The structure is shown below with a number of facts specific to 3rd Hazel Grove

Scout HQ

Based at Gilwell Park near London, this is the top level of the association, where all the rules are made.

County

The second level of the hierachy. There are 114 Counties in UK. Ours is called Greater Manchester East. The Greater Manchester East County Badge is shown .

Districts

There are around 1000 districts in the UK. Our district is called Ladybrook Valley and is 1 of 11 districts within our county. The Ladybrook Badge is shown.

Groups

Our group is 3rd Hazel Grove. There are 10,000 in the UK and 10 in our district. Our boot is shown here. This is our group logo.

Sections

Groups are divided into 3 sections, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. These are detailed below. Explorers is hosted at district level, but it is shown here to illustrate the full age ranges available.