Centenary Bronze
Posted in Scouting News by John E. Pannell on May 3rd, 2008 at 2:42 pm 
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was at the Baden-Powell House yesterday (2 May, 2008) in order to unveil a bronze commissioned by the UK’s Scout Association as part of Scouting’s Centenary celebrations.
Scouting was founded in the UK in 1907, so presumably this is one of the last celebratory events.
The Scout Association writes on their website:
“The Queen, Patron of The Scout Association, has today unveiled a bronze of herself, specially commissioned as part of Scoutingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Centenary celebrations.”
The Scout Association then goes on to brag about their membership growth:
“The Queen met with young people undertaking their Street Sports activity badges, this sort of adventure is just one of the reasons for the continuing popularity of the Movement, with 15,000 additional members joining in the last year.
The Scout Association census figures reveal a 3.7 per cent increase in youth membership and a 1.7 per cent increase in adult membership. These figures are the largest increase the Movement has seen for 22 years, and represent the 13,500 young people and 1,500 adults who have joined The Scout Association in the last 12 months.”
The full text of the article may be read at the Scout Association link given near the top of this post.
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It has been all over the news, however The Baden- Powell House in Kensington is not the Scouts headquarters!