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The UK Scout Association has today launched its own Web Site to provide
a 24hours a day on line resource for Leaders and Scouts.  

Chief Scout George Purdy said "Since becoming Chief Scout earlier this
year, I have had the opportunity to meet a great many people in various
parts of the United Kingdom.  I am of course looking forward to meeting
a great many more in the years to come.

But as I go round the country I sometimes wonder if, despite the fact 
that we are a truly 'worldwide' Movement, do we actually make enough 
effort to encourage our young people to establish links with other
Scouts not only overseas but  within our own counties or even countries?

This is one reason why I welcome the arrival of ScoutBase UK.  It is a 
very significant tool to encourage communications and develop national 
and international links.

Currently we have no easy way to communicate directly with those Leaders 
who week in and week out, provide the programme that helps young people 
make the most of life.  Through ScoutBase UK I expect there to be much 
greater access to the latest news and information created by our 
Movement. Hopefully too there will be much greater contact between the 
volunteers on our national teams and committees who make the decisions, 
the Leaders who implement them and the staff at Lancing, Gilwell Park
and Baden-Powell House, there to serve both.  

The team behind ScoutBase UK are also volunteers.  Busy people who run 
Scout Troops, Cub Packs, Beaver Colonies or Venture Scout Units or whose 
Group, County or District appointments enable them to help the people
who work directly with our young members.  It is their initiative,
enthusiasm  and skill which has created 'our' Web Site.  I offer my
thanks to them for everything they have already done and all that they
are going to do in the future to promote and develop ScoutBase UK.

Please enjoy ScoutBase UK. Even better make a real contribution in the 
form of news, views and information which can be shared with others."

Best wishes,
George Purdy
Chief Scout    


The Scout Association's Web Site can be found at
http://www.scoutbase.org.uk and there are mirrors in the USA and
Australia
-- 
Scoutbase UK - http://www.scoutbase.org.uk
E-mail chris@scout.demon.co.uk