Scouting in Guernsey
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Scouting in Guernsey is organisationally part of the Scout Association
of the United Kingdom
, covering the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands
, which are not part of the United Kingdom. The Island Commissioner is Richard Leale. There are no separate Districts. There are 11 Scout Groups, three Explorer Units, one of which is an Air Scout Unit, and a Network Group. Les Maingys Campsite is a camp site, the headquarters of the Scout Association on Guernsey and a Scout Shop.
During the German occupation in World War II
, Scouting was banned, but continued undercover.
The Scout Association
The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom. Scouting began in 1907 through the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell. The Scout Association was formed under its previous name, The Boy Scout Association, in 1910 by the grant...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, covering the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
, which are not part of the United Kingdom. The Island Commissioner is Richard Leale. There are no separate Districts. There are 11 Scout Groups, three Explorer Units, one of which is an Air Scout Unit, and a Network Group. Les Maingys Campsite is a camp site, the headquarters of the Scout Association on Guernsey and a Scout Shop.
During the German occupation in World War II
Occupation of the Channel Islands
The Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany for much of World War II, from 30 June 1940 until the liberation on 9 May 1945. The Channel Islands are two British Crown dependencies and include the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey as well as the smaller islands of Alderney and Sark...
, Scouting was banned, but continued undercover.
See also
- Girlguiding South West EnglandGirlguiding South West EnglandGirlguiding South West England is one of the nine Countries and Regions of Girlguiding UK. It is further subdivided into 16 Girlguiding Counties and Islands...