Chief Scout Bear Grylls recognises 300 young people as Scouting’s top achievers
Three hundred Queen’s Scouts were honoured by international adventurer Chief Scout, Bear Grylls at Windsor Castle for gaining their Queen’s Scouts Awards yesterday. Bear was joined by Princess Beatrice of York.
The Queen’s Scout Award is the highest honour in Scouting and is awarded for outstanding personal achievement. This honour is achieved by young people aged between 16 and 25 who have completed a range of challenges, which includes service to their community, completing an expedition in wild country, undertaking a five-day residential project in an unfamiliar environment and learning a new skill or developing an existing talent.
Chief Scout Bear Grylls said:
“During their time Scouting all these young people have worked incredibly hard to learn new skills and achieve their Queen’s Scout Awards. and I am so full of admiration for their spirit, grit and determination. They have served their community, lead others and undertaken expeditions in the UK and around the world. As Queen’s Scouts they are leading lights and an inspiration to over half a million Scouts in the UK and I am so pleased that Scouting has honoured them today. I am just so proud of all they have achieved.”
Daniel Bonser, Oliver Hopkins, Alexander Knapp, Ben Purkis and Jack Wills from Wiltshire were part of over 300 new Queen’s Scouts receiving their awards yesterday.
Wiltshire’s County Team would like to add their congratulations to the five who are shining examples for Wiltshire Scouting. We are fully aware of the hard work and dedication they have put in to gain the award and help to promote Scouting in the best possible light – Well done Guys, we are SO Proud of you!!
The annual Windsor Castle event has been held regularly since 1934 on the Sunday nearest to St. George’s Day (23rd April). St. George is the Patron Saint of Scouting. Since the Queen’s Scout Award was instigated, over 100,000 of these awards have been presented to young men and women for outstanding personal achievements and service to their local communities. They have learnt new skills and taken part in many of the 200 different activities on offer by Scouting across the UK.
