Skills for Life

The Scouts are the UK’s biggest mixed youth organisation. Essex is one of the largest Scout Counties in the UK, with a total membership of over 15,000+ and growing.

Welcome to Essex Scouts

We change lives by offering 4 to 25-year-olds fun and challenging activities, unique experiences, everyday adventure and the chance to help others so that we make a positive impact in communities. Scouts helps children and young adults reach their full potential, whilst allowing them space to explore their whole self and the world around them.

Scouts develop skills including teamwork, time management, leadership, initiative, planning, communication, self-motivation, cultural awareness and commitment.

We help young people to get jobs, save lives and even change the world.

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Adult Volunteers

The Scouts award-winning training scheme for volunteers means that adults get as much from Scouts as young people.

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Upcoming events

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Event
Skreens Work Weekend
When

06th Dec 2024 - 08th Dec 2024

Time

All Day

Location

Skreens Park Activity Centre, Skreens Park Road, Chelmsford, UK

Event
County Leadership Team Meeting
When

11th Dec 2024

Time

All Day

Location

Event
Team Essex Meeting
When

08th Jan 2025

Time

All Day

Location

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Want to join the Adventure? Scouting is skateboarding, climbing, kayaking, camping, sailing and much much more.

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HM King Charles III has been confirmed as our new Patron, a great honour for UK Scouts.

The King continues a long tradition of the monarch giving their Patronage, dating back to 1912. This was when Scouts was granted its Royal Charter and HM George V became our first Patron.

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King Charles III

Our Patron, HM King Charles III