 The Twyning Scouts hail from the Tewkesbury and Cheltenham area of the English county of Gloucestershire. The scout troops offer activities and training for young people between the ages of 6 and 25. The pages at twyningscouts.org.uk provide details of the five different age stages of the scout patrols.
The phases in a scout’s life begin with beavers and pass through cubs and scouts to explorer scouts. Joining a scout troop at a young age enables children to become independent and able to survive even under perilous circumstances. Scouts learn campfire traditions, camaraderie, and the ability to survive in open countryside or in adverse situations.
Scouts learn basic skills in camping, cooking, codes, signs, reading compasses and maps, knots and pioneering. Twyningscouts.org.uk offers all kinds of hints and tips that will allow Twyning Scouts to realise their full potential. The site also has links to scout uniform, badge and survival equipment suppliers.
An integral part of scouting are camping trips and the opportunity of joining sing-a-longs around the campfire. The website has a varied collection of favourites and downloadable songbooks that contain song lyrics. There are also ideas for what scouts call skits, but are in reality stunts or mini-plays that will enable scouts to impress their peers.
The Twyning Scouts are not only limited to outdoor activities. Joining the scouts gives a child a cosmopolitan outlook. The Twyning Scouts are a part of the worldwide scouting movement started by Robert Baden-Powell more than a century ago. Included in a scout tuition programmes are lessons about other countries and cultures.
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