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Scouting in Wales is largely represented by the Welsh Scouting ''Sgowtiaid Cymru'' branch of the Scout Association of the United Kingdom, although some groups of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association also operate there. The Scout Association in Wales is administered through 12 Scout Areas. It has 12,000 young people, and over 3000 adult volunteers.〔(Sgowtiaid Cymru; Scouts Wales )〕 The Welsh Scout Council is the governing body.〔(Welsh Scout Council structure )〕 There is a Chief Commissioner for Wales and Commissioners for the various sections – Commissioner for Beaver Scouts (Wales), Commissioner for Cub Scouts (Wales), Commissioner for Explorer Scouts (Wales) and Commissioner for the Scout Network (Wales). The Field Service in Wales comprises two paid Field Commissioners, along with four Local Development Officers funded by various short-term grants. A small team of staff manages the administrative office in Llantwit Major. Aberystwyth Student Scout and Guide Organisation, Bangor University Guides and Scouts, Cardiff University Scouts and Guide Society, Glamorgan University Guides and Scouts, and Students of Swansea in Guides and Scouts, all affiliated to the Student Scout and Guide Organisation (SSAGO), are situated in Wales.〔(SSAGO list of clubs in Wales )〕〔 (Aberystwyth University Scouts and Guide Society )〕〔(Bangor University Scout and Guide Club )〕〔(Cardiff University Scouts and Guide Society )〕 ==History== The 1st Colwyn Y.M.C.A. Baden Powell Boy Scouts appears to be the oldest Scout Troop in Wales, founded in late April or early May 1908.〔(Conwy County District )〕 In 1911, Edward, Prince of Wales accepted the appointment as Chief Scout of the Principality of Wales and held this position until he became official patron of the Scout Movement across the British Empire on becoming King Edward VIII in 1936.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Prince of Wales and the 1937 Coronation )〕 In the Centenary year of 2007, The Scouting Association in Wales received five awards totalling more than £16,000 in lottery grants, awarded under the Awards for All Wales programme.〔(Awards for All Wales programme press release )〕 In March 2008, it launched a pilot scheme in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan similar to the Health Challenge Wales Guiding Scheme introduced earlier by Welsh Guides throughout the country.〔(Health Challenge Wales )〕 In 2007 Welsh Scouts were involved with the Scouts for Trees Project.〔(Welsh Scouts for Trees Project )〕〔(Scouts for Trees Project )〕 In 2008, Ty Hafan Children's Hospice opened its own Scout group. This was the first hospice in Wales to do so.〔(First Welsh Scout Group in hospice )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scouting in Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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