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This includes media training and national events you can use to generate local coverage.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn-person training\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/events/2025/march-2025/a-day-for-all-regional-county-and-district-communicators/\u0022 title=\u0022A day for all Regional, County, and District Communicators\u0022\u003EA day for all Regional, County, and District Communicators\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnline training\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/events/2025/writing-a-great-press-release/\u0022 title=\u0022Writing a great press release\u0022\u003EWriting a great press release\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/events/2025/how-to-package-and-sell-in-a-story-to-a-media-outlet/\u0022 title=\u0022How to package and sell in a story to a media outlet\u0022\u003EPitching your Scout story to the media\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/events/2025/how-to-spot-stories-and-devise-a-media-plan/\u0022 title=\u0022How to spot stories and devise a media plan\u0022\u003EHow to spot stories and devise a media plan\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/events/2025/how-to-devise-and-deliver-an-internal-comms-plan/\u0022 title=\u0022How to devise and deliver an internal comms plan\u0022\u003EHow to devise and deliver an internal comms plan\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/events/2025/how-to-devise-and-deliver-a-social-media-campaign/\u0022 title=\u0022How to devise and deliver a social media campaign\u0022\u003EHow to devise and deliver a social media campaign\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYouth-focused in-person training\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/events/2026/october-2026/scouts-speak-up/\u0022 title=\u0022Scouts Speak Up\u0022\u003EScouts Speak Up\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"Upcoming training","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003ENational events\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have a number of national events you can use to generate local coverage.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E26 April: Windsor day of celebration and achievement\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the Monday morning after the event, we\u0027ll make available an image of the King\u0027s Scouts taking part in the event together with an associated template press release. 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