Bermuda Scout Association | |||
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Location | P.O. Box DV 193, Devonshire DVBX | ||
Country | Bermuda | ||
Founded | 1912 | ||
Founder | The Scout Association of the United Kingdom | ||
Membership | 98 | ||
Chief Scout |
H E John Rankin Governor of Bermuda |
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Chief Commissioner | Geoffrey Rothwell | ||
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Website www.scouts.bm |
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H E John Rankin
The Scout Association of Bermuda (formally The Scout Association Bermuda Branch) is a branch of The Scout Association of the United Kingdom as Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory.
The Bermudian Scout Oath and Law, as well as other Scouting requirements, closely follow that of the United Kingdom. Program activities are taken from the British system but adapted to the local conditions. Leader training including for the Wood Badge is conducted with the help of British and other nearby Scout organizations. Bermuda Scouts participate in camps and events and a contingent has been fielded to World Scout Jamborees. The Bermuda Scout emblem incorporates elements of the coat of arms of Bermuda.
The Scout Association of Bermuda is governed by a Chief Scout and a Chief Commissioner appointed by The Scout Association and an executive committee. In March 2017, John Rankin, Governor of Bermuda was appointed Chief Scout. In March 2012, Dr. Geoffrey Rothwell was named Chief Commissioner.
Cub Scout, Scout and Explorer Scout programmes are offered. Bermuda Scouts in recent years have attended Scout summer camps in the United Kingdom as well as Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the United States. Visiting troops from the Boy Scouts of America and Scouts Canada have also been hosted at the association's Admiral House facility and other campsites around Bermuda.
A association-wide annual event is a weekend camporee on Darrell's Island. Another event is the "Budding Chef" activity, when Scouts compete in cooking skills.