The European Scout Federation (British Association) is a
Traditional Scouting
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youth organisation
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. It is a part of the other
Scouting in the United Kingdom
Scouting and Guiding in the United Kingdom is served by several different organisations:
*The Scout Association, member of World Organization of the Scout Movement
*Girlguiding UK, member of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
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. Original test work set out by
Robert Baden-Powell
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is still used. The original uniform is still evident today, broad brimmed hats, khaki shirts and shorts, making the wearer instantly recognisable as a Scout.
History
The European Scout Federation (British Association) is one of the organisations that founded the CES after leaving the Fédération du Scoutisme Européen (FSE), later renamed to the
Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
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The Badge of the Association consists of a gold fleur-de-Lys on a red Cross Pattée, with a blue background, the old badge of the FSE.
Sections
Membership
Total Membership in 2015: 516
*Otters: 67
*Cubs: 190
*Scouts: 126
*Rovers: 82
*Adult Members: 4
*Leaders: 47 - does not include Rovers who are also Leaders
Groups
*Central Province
**1st / 2nd Derbyshire
**3rd / 4th Derbyshire
**5th / 6th Derbyshire
**1st / 2nd Gloucestershire
*East Pennine Province
**1st / 2nd Yorkshire
*Iceni Province
**1st / 2nd Cambridgeshire (Girton)
**7th / 8th Cambridgeshire (St. Ives)
**1st / 2nd Essex (Great Chesterford)
*West Pennine Province
**1st Lancashire based at Prestwich, Greater Manchester
**2nd Lancashire based at Higher Blackley, Manchester
**3rd/4th Lancashire based at Newton Heath, Manchester
**5th Lancashire based at Higher Blackley, Manchester
**6th/15th Lancashire based at Middleton, Greater Manchester
**1st Cumberland based at Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria
Links
https://www.fse-scouts.eu
References
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Non-aligned Scouting organizations
Scouting and Guiding in the United Kingdom
Youth organizations established in 1959
1959 establishments in the United Kingdom