As we mark World Cancer Day, we recognise the supportive environment scout groups can provide to members dealing with the effects of the disease.

Prince Charles met scouts in Lewisham to discuss action on the issues affecting young people in some of the UK's hardest-hit areas.

27 1st Britwell Scouts, 1 Young Leader and 6 Adults visit London for the day. Seeing the change of the guard at Buckingham Palace, having a photo oppertunity on the steps of no.10 Downing Street and visiting London Dungeons.

Scout Bryony Balen is the youngest Briton to ski to the South Pole, tackling hostile conditions to reach her goal in the centenary year of Scott's expedition.

Queen's scout Bryony Balen is the youngest Briton to ski to the South Pole, tackling hostile conditions to reach her goal in the centenary year of Scott's expedition.

Queen Scout, Bryony Balen, is the youngest Briton to ski to the South Pole, tackling hostile conditions to reach her goal in the centenary year of Scott's expedition.

Nearly 3,000 Scouts and 850 adult volunteers made the most of the unusually mild weekend as they climbed, off-roaded and even ice skated at Gilwell Park's Wintercamp.

3,000 scouts from across the UK are preparing for a muddy and gusty Wintercamp at Gilwell Park Scout Activity Centre.

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has become Scouting's newest volunteer and will help at local cub packs and beaver colonies, Clarence House has announced.

After raising over £43,000, the first group of Project Africa chickens are settling in well to the school in Uganda. More updated are available on the Project Africa webpage.

Christmas in Africa has become a reality to 50 Scouts and their leaders from south-east London.

Thats what 23 Cubs & Scouts from 79th Reading thought when they where given their challenge! Thanks to Jeremy King (www.jeremykingengineeringinschools.co.uk) & his Stixx Machines the Cubs & Scouts where set a Challenge to design and build a Go-Kart using Newspaper as a Raw Material. Through using the Stixx machines to compress the rolls of Newspaper; some 6hrs later each team had a Go-Kart to race! The Challenge brought the Cubs & Scouts together and everyone played their part in the team. What a Fantastic end to the Christmas sleepover. Well Done 79th!

Keen to grow, Central Windsor scout group have recently launched a second Beaver colony. Here you can see some new recruits, young and older! There was a fabulously warm feeling of enthusiasm from existing volunteers which has definitely rubbed off on the new teams, with fantastic support from Harriet Riley, Local Development Officer.

Well their flag was anyway ? if not the children. The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from 3rd Sandhurst (Memorial Park) Scout Group were the guard of honour at the recent game at Madejski Stadium, when Reading played Cardiff. The fact that their team lost 2-1 didnt seem to upset the children who had an enjoyable experience waving the flags before the game. A very visible example of Scouting being out there infront of the public.

First aid skills learned in Scouting come to the rescue

On Sunday 11th December, Pinkneys Green Scouts held a Special Christingle Service at their Parish Church St James the Less at Stubbing. Over 100 members of the Group took part in this special event, followed by a cup of tea and mince pie in the church hall.

Cub Leader draws on his Scouting experience on a trek through Borneo

Throughout the summer, volunteers from Pinkneys Green have been busy supporting new volunteers who have been keen to start a new Beaver colony at nearby Littlewick Green. The team of completely new volunteers are full of enthusiasm and raring to go with their new Colony under the close support of new friends at Pinkneys Green. Young people trying out new experiences are loving every minute of their time as Beavers and some are already looking forward to becoming Cubs! The number of young people involved is gradually going up as word spreads around the villages of these fantastic new opportunities.

Scouts across the UK are continuing to lead the way in Race Online 2012

One Scout leader is walking and swimming from Hertfordshire to Morocco