The total membership of the Jersey Scout Association currently stands at 871 – an increase of 12 per cent on last year, compared with the UK’s annual increase of 3.2 per cent.
Explorer Scouts for those aged 14 to 18 has proved particularly popular, with an increase in membership of 27 per cent last year.
The success, which is highlighted by the publication of the Scout Association’s annual figures, is being put down to the wide range of activities offered by the organisation and the creation in Jersey of a number of new groups to cope with increased demand.
