{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"","standfirst":"We\u2019re steadily growing in all areas of Scouts across the UK. This is fantastic news - with more adult volunteers and Young Leaders, we can give more young people skills for life.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EAs we welcome new people to our movement, we\u2019re focusing on being inclusive. We\u2019re making sure we reach and involve all the amazing communities in the UK.\u0026nbsp;\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\u003EEach year, we carry out a census (a nationwide survey) to understand the young people and adults in our membership. 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and this is slowly getting back to pre-pandemic levels.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:200,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:276}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:200,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:276}\u0022\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:200,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:276}\u0022\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3 aria-level=\u00222\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003EWhere we\u2019re heading\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;134245418\u0026quot;:true,\u0026quot;134245529\u0026quot;:true,\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559738\u0026quot;:40,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EWe\u2019re thrilled by how much we\u2019ve grown over the past year, but we\u2019re still hoping for more young people and volunteers to join us.\u00A0\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\u003EOur real focus is to grow inclusively, so we can represent the UK population even more.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan 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