All About Explorers

Hopefully you have enjoyed many fun activities and camps in your time in the Beavers, Cubs & Scouts  or perhaps Rainbows, Brownies & Guides … or may be you’re completely new to all this?  Well the fun shouldn’t end when you reach 14; Explorer Scouts would provide you with the opportunity to do even more exciting stuff together with those friends that you have made through Scouts.

Explorer Scouts are young people, usually aged between 14 and 18 years old. They make up the fourth Section of the Scouting family. There are four Explorer Scout Units in Kingswood District and they work closely together to provide a balanced programme of activities, camps & events. This will give you the chance to work with other Explorers in your District, not just your Unit and do many more activities.

Explorer Scouting, although part of the Scout Association, can be quite different to scouts:-

• It tends to be slightly less formal
• Explorer Uniform is much like Scouts but with a stone/beige coloured shirt and the Kingswood Explorer neckerchief (red & black halves). However Explorers in Kingswood don’t wear Explorer uniform every week but a unit T shirt or sweatshirt instead.
• Our team of experienced leaders are responsible for the running of each Unit but you will have the opportunity to help plan the annual programme of activities and share in the decision making.
• There are many more opportunities for adventurous activities and travel both within the Explorer Unit and at District/County & National level.