Scouting in Cornwall

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Scouting in Cornwall is a part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom, covering the County of Cornwall. It claims a membership of just under 5000. The current County Commissioner is Bob Ellis.

The county is divided into nine scout Districts:-

• Bodmin
• Bude/Launceston
• Falmouth
• Mid Cornwall
• Mount Edgcumbe
• Penwith & Isles of Scilly
• Stenek Ha'n Mor
• Truro
• West Caradon

The County Scout Training Centre, Activity Centre and Camp Site is at Nine Ashes, Pencarrow. The Mid Cornwall District has a Camp Site at Drummerts Lodge, Scredda, St Austell

The County raises money through the Trust for Scouting in Cornwall.

The 1st Newquay Scout Group has been continuously active in Newquay since 1911. It has a Beaver Scouts Colony, a Cub Scout Pack and a Scout Troop, and supports the Explorer Scout and Scout Network Units.

[edit] External links

• Cornwall County Scout Council
• Trust for Scouting in Cornwall
• 1st St Neot Scout Group
• 1st Newquay Scouts Website

[edit] See also

• Scout Association in Cornwall 1907-2003 by George Heyworth, Pub. Scout Association (2004), ISBN 0-9545583-2-4.
• Bleimor (Breton Scouting organization)

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