{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Coronation of HM The King was an incredibly special moment for people across the UK and Commonwealth, and a time of great celebration and unity.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was also an opportunity for us to reflect on \u0027service\u0027 and giving to others, which is important to The King and central to our Scouts values.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EScouts have a \u003Ca href=\u0022/national-events/coronation/a-history-of-scouts-and-coronations/\u0022 title=\u0022A History of Scouts and Coronations\u0022\u003Eproud history supporting the coronations\u003C/a\u003E of our Kings and Queens. Find out more about \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2023/may/scouts-support-the-coronation-of-hm-the-king/\u0022\u003Ehow we supported HM The King this year.\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWatch the video of our best bits from the Coronation and Big Help Out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"value":"https://player.vimeo.com/video/825084509?h=2adcaff751\u0026amp;app_id=122963","gridType":"embed","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass"},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EA weekend of celebrations\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Coronation was on Saturday 6 May, but the party continued throughout the weekend, with an extra bank holiday on Monday 8 May for \u003Ca href=\u0022/national-events/coronation/the-big-help-out/\u0022 title=\u0022The Big Help Out\u0022\u003EThe Big Help Out\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Saturday 6 May, The King was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, alongside HM The Queen Consort. It took place in a service conducted by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EScout volunteers from across the UK and the Commonwealth were nominated to \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2023/may/scouts-support-the-coronation-of-hm-the-king/\u0022\u003Ehelp during the Coronation Day in London.\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EThey stepped up to help people get around and make the best of their day. Around 50 young people represented Scouts at a special screening of the Coronation Service at St Margaret\u2019s Church in Westminster. \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003EFrom The Big Help Out to supporting the King\u2019s Coronation, find out what Scouts across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England and the Commonwealth were be up to on this momentous weekend \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2023/may/scouts-contributing-to-the-coronation-and-the-big-help-out-across-the-nations/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ein our blog.\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"Learn more about The Big Help Out","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWe were proud to help lead The Big Help Out, the national day of volunteering on Monday 8 May.\u003C/p\u003E","link":{"name":"The Big Help Out","id":null,"url":"/national-events/coronation/the-big-help-out/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":"#490499","title":"The Big Help Out","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EThree things for The King\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Scouts, we planned to do three things for the Coronation:\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003ECelebrate this historic moment within our communities as well as in our groups, with bunting, cake and plenty more.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe also prepped \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities?name=king%20charles\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Coronation activities\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022?name=king%20charles\u0022\u003Eprogramme activities\u003C/a\u003E and a \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://shop.scouts.org.uk/new-in/coronation-of-hm-king-charles-iii-uniform-badge-#selection.size=719\u0026amp;selection.color=34\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Coronation badge on Scout Store\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#selection.size=719\u0026amp;selection.color=34\u0022\u003ECoronation Badge.\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"1. 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