Scouting and Guiding in Gibraltar
Scouting and Guiding in Gibraltar exist as branches of the parent organisations in the United Kingdom.
Gibraltar Scouts
Gibraltar Scouts | |||
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Owner | The Scout Association | ||
Headquarters | Lathbury | ||
Country | Gibraltar | ||
Founded | 27 March 1908 | ||
Founder | Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell | ||
Membership | approximately 282[1] | ||
Chief Scout | HE The Governor of Gibraltar | ||
Chief Commissioner | Mark Rodriguez | ||
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Website http://www.gibscouts.com | |||
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Gibraltar Scouts operates as a branch of the
History
The first overseas troop of The Scout Association, the 1st Gibraltar Scout Troop, was established on 27 March 1908. It has since amalgamated with the 4th Gibraltar Scout Troop, becoming the 1st/4th Gibraltar (
The Gibraltar Sea Scouts arose from an amalgamation of the 5th Gibraltar Sea Scouts, formed in 1914, with the 3rd Gibraltar Sea Scouts Group. The Group is Royal Navy recognised.[3] The group is well known for its band, the Gibraltar Sea Scouts Pipe Band.[4]
In 2008, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the formation of Scouting in Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Parliament passed a motion conferring Freedom of the City of Gibraltar on The Scout Association (Gibraltar Branch).[5]
Program
The Gibraltar Scout Promise and Law, as well as other Scouting requirements, closely follow that of the UK. Although the program activities are taken from the British system, Gibraltar Scouting is geared to the local way of life. Training for Wood Badge and leader training are conducted with the help of British and nearby affiliated Scout associations. Gibraltar Scouts participate in numerous camps and events in Gibraltar as well as throughout the UK and southern Spain.
Girlguiding Gibraltar
Girlguiding Gibraltar | |||
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Country | Gibraltar | ||
Founded | 1914/1925 | ||
Founder | Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell | ||
Chief Guide | Liz Burnley | ||
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Girlguiding Gibraltar (formerly Gibraltar Girl Guide Association) is a
History
The first Girl Guides troop in Gibraltar was formed in summer 1914, its creation was reported to the
In April 2009 the Gibraltar Parliament conferred the Honorary Freedom of the City of Gibraltar upon the local Girl Guide movement in recognition of decades of positive contribution to the community.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Overseas Branches of The Scout Association FS 260014" (PDF). The Scout Association. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ a b History of Gibraltar Scouts
- ^ Gibraltar Sea Scouts
- ^ Gibraltar Sea Scouts Pipe Band
- ^ Gibraltar News from Panorama
- ISBN 0-415-34796-3.
- ^ Keith A. Larson. "Scouts and Guides on Triangles". Scouts on Stamps Society International. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ Gibraltar Chronicle - Freedom of the City Conferred on Gib Girlguides Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine