What’s this I hear about waiting lists?

Scouting is popular with young people and this means that sometimes we can’t take everyone at the time they want to join us – they have to go on a waiting list. We try to fit people in as soon as we can and will be happy to talk over the options with you. The key for us to be able to provide more Scouting for more young people is the number of adult volunteers we can recruit. Daughters and sons of our adult volunteers can be found places in our Groups.

The 2023 Census highlighted that with 261 young people waiting to join Perth and Kinross, it’s clear more adult volunteers are needed to inspiring younger Scouts and helping teach them skills for life.

Volunteering with the Scouts can bring real benefits to those who choose to join the Scouts. Volunteers for the Scouts report having improved life satisfaction (70%) and self-esteem (66%) since beginning volunteer work, as well as having reduced feelings of loneliness (42%) and stress (33%)