On the 8th March 2025, 4 young people from Humberside joined other Scouts from across the UK at the world-famous Etihad Stadium in Manchester, to help shape the future of the Movement. The landmark youth forum was one of the first events of its kind taking place in early Spring 2025, helping Scouts to create its next decade of sustainable growth.
One of the Scouts representing Humberside was Dexter, 13, from Brough, who said“It feels great because my generation’s having a positive impact towards the future of Scouts. I hope the ideas we put forwards about change can be positive, or maybe even reform from what we already had.”
From every Scout County or Area, two Scouts aged 10 to 14 and two Explorer Scouts aged 14-18, supported by two adult volunteers, have been invited to youth forums in Belfast, Edinburgh, Manchester and Oxford to give as many young people as possible the chance to input into the Movement’s future plans.
Dwayne Fields, the recently appointed Chief Scout, said: “It’s important that the future plans of the Scouts are informed by young people, so that’s why it’s essential that young people from Humberside Scouts are able to contribute to the future of the Scout Movement in the next ten years by having their say on our future plans.”
The day forum event consisted of workshops and plenary sessions where those attending were able to examine draft plans for the future of the Movement and update and modify those plans in the light of their experiences.
Lottie, Humberside County Youth Lead, supported the young people at the event and said: “This has been such an amazing opportunity for these young people to really have a chance to change the future of scouting and make a real difference, it’s great to see so many young scouts and explorers here today so passionate about the future of scouting”.
