All organisations need to look to the future but it seems odd that Scouting headquarters is planning to evict the museum from Youlbury Scout Camp.


With a history dating back 100 years, there are surely lessons from the past that can be passed on to today’s Scouts.


The museum at the Boars Hill camp attracts more than 1,000 visitors a year and is well placed to give a detailed explanation of the Scouting movement’s history.


Perhaps, the curators should seek the support of Chief Scout Bear Grylls, to see if he is in favour of the museum being forced to find new premises.
There is no harm in modernising the basic accommodation at Youlbury Camp, but surely that much-needed work could be carried out in a way that would also accommodate the collection of Scouting memorabilia that has been amassed over the years.


Scout leaders should think again before they evict the museum from its natural home.
Instead, they should discuss ways to accommodate the facility, and invest in modernising it, so that it could be better used as an educational resource.