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In 1969 a pressure group was formed within [[The Scout Association]], known as '''The Scout Action Group'''. They did not agree with elements of the changes proposed by the '''Advance Party Report''', and asked that Groups wishing to maintain a more traditional approach to Scouting should be allowed to do so. | In 1969 a pressure group was formed within [[The Scout Association]], known as '''The Scout Action Group'''. They did not agree with elements of the changes proposed by the '''Advance Party Report''', and asked that Groups wishing to maintain a more traditional approach to Scouting should be allowed to do so. | ||
In mid-1970 The Scout Action Group published '''The Black Report''', which outlined their views. As a result of the discussions, the whole organisation factioned into two groups on 20th September 1970 - the Scout Association and the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association - neither being able to claim the other was more or less scouting than the other. <ref> [http://www.traditionalscouting.co.uk Traditional Scouting Site United Kingdom] </ref> | In mid-1970 The Scout Action Group published '''The Black Report''', which outlined their views. As a result of the discussions, the whole organisation factioned into two groups on 20th September 1970 - the Scout Association and the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association - neither being able to claim the other was more or less scouting than the other. <ref name="autogenerated1"> [http://www.traditionalscouting.co.uk Traditional Scouting Site United Kingdom] </ref> | ||
Due to internal arguments the Association split into two separate organisations in 1979, with both Associations claiming the name and charity number of the Association. The two factions reconciled their differences in June 1990, and in 1994 there were nearly 70 Groups in the Association. | Due to internal arguments the Association split into two separate organisations in 1979, with both Associations claiming the name and charity number of the Association. The two factions reconciled their differences in June 1990, and in 1994 there were nearly 70 Groups in the Association. | ||
In the 1990s there was a dip in the number of active Groups in the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, in common with a fall in numbers experienced by The Scout Association at that time, and the number of Groups had dropped to around 40 in 2001.<ref | In the 1990s there was a dip in the number of active Groups in the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, in common with a fall in numbers experienced by The Scout Association at that time, and the number of Groups had dropped to around 40 in 2001.<ref name="autogenerated1" />. As with The Scout Association, the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association has shown subsequent growth in numbers with the opening of new groups <ref>http://www.fakenhamlancasterscouts.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=43 New BPSA Group</ref>. | ||
The BPSA celebrated 100 years of Scouting in 2007, issuing centenary badges and holding their own Centenary Camp. In 2008 the Association marked the centenary of the first official Scout Camp held by Baden-Powell with a Jamboree Camp and ceremonies at Hexham Priory and the original Carr Edge camp site.<ref> [http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/news_at_a_glance/1.226053 News report on Jamboree 2008] </ref> | The BPSA celebrated 100 years of Scouting in 2007, issuing centenary badges and holding their own Centenary Camp. In 2008 the Association marked the centenary of the first official Scout Camp held by Baden-Powell with a Jamboree Camp and ceremonies at Hexham Priory and the original Carr Edge camp site.<ref> [http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/news_at_a_glance/1.226053 News report on Jamboree 2008] </ref> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== Official Sites == | == Official Sites == | ||
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[[Category:Scouting and Guiding in USA]] | [[Category:Scouting and Guiding in USA]] | ||
[[Category:Scouting and Guiding in Argentina]] | [[Category:Scouting and Guiding in Argentina]] | ||
[[Category:WFIS member organizations]] | |||
[[fr:Baden-Powell scouts association]] | [[fr:Baden-Powell scouts association]] | ||