The 1st of August is internationally recognised as Scouting's Birthday as the very first camp, on Brownsea Island, started on the 1st of August 1907. 

This week has been a worrying one, and with new measures introduced to control the spread of Covid-19, Scouting and Guiding face-to-face activities have been called off.

Each year, February 22^nd is like a giant festival (just in case you missed our launch of the theme for Poacher 2022)!

My first Poacher experience was in 2004 when our group from Alberta, Canada was hosted by a British Girl Scout unit. I didn’t have any idea what to expect and was so pleasantly surprised by the event that I took a different group of girls in 2008. I told those girls that it was a week long International event that they would never forget.

Scouts and Guides from across the globe enjoy the adventure of a lifetime at Poacher. Find out more about the support we offer for international attendees.