Articles Archive for January 2012
A nine year-old Cub Scout used the first aid skills he learned in Scouting to save his grandfather’s life.
Lewis’s grandfather, Graham, who suffers from varicose veins and a mild form of haemophilia, knocked his leg while his grandson was round, and began to bleed severely from one of his veins. He called out for help, and quick-thinking Lewis ran to the bathroom, fetched a bundle of toilet roll, and used it to apply pressure to the injury and slow the bleeding.
Reassuring Graham, he said ‘Don’t panic, I have learned about …
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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.
The Duchess, who joins 66,000 girls and 40,000 female leaders in Scouting, will help out at groups close to where she lives. Her Royal Highness also hopes to help with activities in other parts of the United Kingdom as opportunity arises.
Flexible volunteering
The announcement comes as a great endorsement of Scouting’s commitment to allow adults to volunteer their time on a flexible basis. The Duchess will help run …
