{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"We\u2019re thrilled to announce singer and songwriter Lucy Spraggan as our newest Scouts Ambassador. ","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAs well as being a successful recording artist, Lucy is a keen adventurer, spending much of her time in the outdoors, winning Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins. She\u0027s also a Sunday Times Bestselling Author and was a Scout herself as a young person.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ELucy rose to fame as a contestant on ITV\u2019s X-Factor, and has since released seven solo albums. Her singles include: \u2018Flowers,\u2019 \u2018Sober\u2019 (a duet with Robbie Williams) and \u2018Stick the Kettle On\u2019 \u2013 a song about mental wellbeing, featuring Scouting For Girls.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ELucy joins \u003Ca href=\u0022/about-us/our-people/scout-ambassadors/\u0022 title=\u0022Scout Ambassadors\u0022\u003Ea team that includes Tim Peake, Helen Glover, Louis Cole, Warwick Davis and other brilliant volunteer ambassadors\u003C/a\u003E committed to raising awareness of Scouts and growing our movement.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/vium5mqv/lucyspraggan.jpg","width":2570,"height":3213,"altText":"Woman in Scouts neckerchief, hoodie and hat","caption":"Musician and author, Lucy Spraggan joins our Scouts Ambassador team","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBringing people together\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u2018Scouts is all about bringing young people together,\u2019 says Lucy. \u2018It\u2019s something that makes a huge difference. Being part of a team and feeling a sense of belonging is really important. If you grow up without that, it can make you feel like an outsider. Scouts brings people together in an amazing way.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ELucy has plenty of strings to her bow. As well as her career in music, she\u2019s a best-selling author, trained in martial arts and a metal detectorist, another fantastic way of getting into the outdoors.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u2019Learning new skills is something people should do all of their lives,\u2019 she says. \u2018You should never stop challenging yourself.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESupporting Scouts \u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ELast month, she met up with Explorers from St Alban\u2019s as they rehearsed for their upcoming show. As well as sharing advice from her own career in performing arts, she led them in a vocal warm up and even joined in as they learned a new dance routine. She shared this advice for those thinking of following in her footsteps (or dance steps):\u003Cspan style=\u0022mso-spacerun: yes;\u0022\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u2018Being your authentic self is probably the most important part of it. If you have self-belief, other people will believe in you too. Try not to listen to what other people say too much but take on advice that\u2019s meaningful to you.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/hfvftr3t/lucyspraggan9.jpg","width":4284,"height":5712,"altText":"Group of Explorer Scouts standing in a circle ","caption":"Lucy meeting Explorer Scouts in St Alban\u0027s","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpending time in nature \u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ELucy is a great champion of spending time in nature as a way of boosting mental wellbeing: \u2018I love being outdoors. Nature is so unique and important. As human beings we have a responsibility to nature because nature looks after us. It\u2019s good for your brain, it\u2019s good for your body. It\u2019s the best place to be.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EA huge thank you to Lucy for joining our team and watch this space for more on Lucy\u2019s adventures in Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"10 February 2026","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[{"caption":"","title":"Meet our team of ambassadors","url":"/about-us/our-people/scout-ambassadors/","newWindow":false}],"id":88715,"nodeName":"Announcing Lucy Spraggan","title":"Announcing Lucy Spraggan as a new Scouts Ambassador ","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/jtwomze1/lucy-spraggan.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1dc99e5ba28d170","caption":"Lucy Spraggan","type":"jpg","size":178742,"width":1280,"height":720,"altText":"Lucy Spraggan, wearing a beanie and necker, smiles at the camera."},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Announcing Lucy Spraggan as a new Scouts Ambassador ","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"We\u2019re thrilled to announce singer and songwriter Lucy Spraggan as our newest Scouts Ambassador. 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