The 23rd April is St George's Day. St George is the patron saint of England and his flag, the red cross on a white background, has also been adopted as the national flag for England. This Sunday, the closest Sunday to the 23rd, many Scouts from all sections will be parading and flying their own colours. At Windsor, the Queens Scouts will be presented with their awards in a special ceremony going back 80 years. BBC coverage here from the day: The Duchess at Windsor
This year, Adam McBride from Bury St Edmunds will be attending at Windsor to collect this honour. To achieve the Queen's Scout Award, there's quite a lot to do!
Queen’s Scout Awards are achieved by completing the following requirements:
· Provide service to the community for 12 months. Briefing and training should be given in order to gain the necessary skills.
· Learn a new skill for 12 months, and show progress and lasting interest. The skill can be the development of an existing interest or something entirely new.
· Complete a four-day and three-night expedition in open or adventurous country by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, boat or dinghy. The expedition should involve careful preparation, training, responsibility and review demonstrating leadership and teamwork skills
· Complete a five-day and four-night residential project in an unfamiliar environment with people who are not known. This project should be environmental work, activity based, service to others or personal training
· Complete 18 nights away, of which 12 must be camping.
· Make a presentation, to a suitable audience, of your achievements so far in working towards the Queen's Scout Award.
Congratulations go to Adam - have a great day on Sunday ; maybe you'll drop us a line about how the day unfolded in due course....