History
The 1st Colwyn Y.M.C.A. Baden Powell Boy Scouts appears to be the oldest Scout Troop in Wales, founded in late April or early May 1908.
In 1911, Edward, Prince of Wales accepted the appointment as Chief Scout of the Principality of Wales and held this position until he became official patron of the Scout Movement across the British Empire on becoming King Edward VIII in 1936.
In the Centenary year of 2007, The Scouting Association in Wales received five awards totalling more than £16,000 in lottery grants, awarded under the Awards for All Wales programme. In March 2008, it launched a pilot scheme in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan similar to the Health Challenge Wales Guiding Scheme introduced earlier by Welsh Guides throughout the country.
In 2007 Welsh Scouts were involved with the Scouts for Trees Project.
In 2008, Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice opened its own Scout group. This was the first hospice in Wales to do so.
Read more about this topic: Scouting In Wales
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