North Yorkshire Scout County covers the county of North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Scouts clebrated the Centenary of scouting in 2007 by joining the Bilton Conservation Group to plant 2000 trees donated by the Woodland Trust.
The County is currently divided into 15 Scout Districts:
- Easingwold
- Harrogate and Nidderdale
- Ingleborough
- Leven
- Northallerton
- Richmondshire
- Ripon and District
- Ryedale
- Scarborough and District
- Selby
- South Craven
- Vale of Mowbray
- Whitby and District
- York Ebor
- York Minster
There are Scout Network units in Easingwold, Harrogate and Nidderdale (LYNX), Leven, Northallerton, Richmondshire, Ripon, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby, South Craven, Vale of Mowbray, Whitby and York.
Read more about this topic: Scouting In Yorkshire And The Humber, The Scout Association Counties
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