{"id":94,"date":"2012-07-12T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bunbury.scouts.the-rowlands.co.uk\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2012-07-12T12:45:23","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T12:45:23","slug":"scouting-in-the-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/?page_id=94","title":{"rendered":"Scouting in the community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/page-ypoutdoors1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-95\" title=\"Woodland Trust Launch 2006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/page-ypoutdoors1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/page-ypoutdoors1.jpg 540w, http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/page-ypoutdoors1-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scouting has a positive impact on communities across the UK. Strong values and making a positive contribution to society have always underpinned our movement.<\/p>\n<p>You are now likely to find us planting trees, leading recycling schemes and helping older people use the internet. As a movement, Scouting is not afraid to change and while our values remain constant, what we do must evolve to meet the needs of today\u2019s society.<\/p>\n<p>But exactly how much does Scouting contribute?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some 88% of our young people said scouting has helped them develop key skills<\/li>\n<li>97% reckoned Scouting helped them make friends and build relationships with other people.<\/li>\n<li>More than 90% of Scouting\u2019s volunteers say it has helped them develop personal and practical skills.<\/li>\n<li>36% of former members volunteer regularly (as least two hours per week) set against only 26% of the general population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Helping in the community makes me feel I have achieved something,\u2019 says Amy, a 14-year-old explorer Scout. \u2018We did a sleep out to raise money on World Homeless Day. I met homeless people and saw for myself the problems they face.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>So the next time you see a Scout in the street, look beyond the woggle and neckerchief \u2013 you\u2019re looking at a citizen of the future and one of tomorrow\u2019s leaders today. Better still, offer to give a little time yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scouting has a positive impact on communities across the UK. Strong values and making a positive contribution to society have always underpinned our movement.<br \/>\nYou are now likely to find us planting trees, leading recycling schemes and helping older people use the internet. As a movement, Scouting is not afraid to change and while our values remain constant, what we do &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":84,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bunburyscoutgroup.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}