About us

About Us

We prepare young people with skills for life

As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life.
We encourage young people to do more, learn more and be more. Each week, we help over 460,000 young people aged 4-25 enjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed, now and in the future.

We’re talking about teamwork, leadership and resilience – skills that have helped Scouts become everything from teachers and social workers to astronauts and Olympians. We help young people develop and improve key life skills.

We believe in bringing people together. We celebrate diversity and stand against intolerance, always. We’re part of a worldwide movement, creating stronger communities and inspiring positive futures.

What Scouts do

Young people in the Scouts take part in an exciting programme of activities from kayaking to coding. They develop character skills like resilience, initiative and tenacity; employability skills such as leadership, teamwork and problem solving; and practical skills like cooking and first aid. And research proves it really works. A 2018 report says Scouts are 17% more likely to show leadership skills and work well in teams.

They’re a third more likely to support their communities too.

Volunteer today

Whether you can spare an hour a month or a day a year, we have hundreds of opportunities both behind the scenes and directly supporting young people. With full support and award winning training, you can volunteer on a flexible basis.

Not only is it incredibly rewarding and great fun, you’ll learn some brilliant skills transferable to the workplace too. We welcome volunteers from every community and background. You don’t need to have been a Scout.

You just need to believe in a more positive future and the difference we can make together.

Get involved

Search for your local Group to find out how to develop your skills, learn new ones and be part of the Scouting story.

About Cleveland

Cleveland Scouts operates in the old Cleveland local authority area. It is now currently made up of the areas of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton and Hartlepool. These areas span either side of the River Tees.

Cleveland Scouts is made up of 5 Districts. Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and Redcar & Eston all operate south of the Tees with Tees Valley North and Stockton, Thornaby & District meeting north of the river.

We also support the Districts with varying activities including a water sports team who use the River Tees near Yarm for their activities. For more information about this team follow the link: Cleveland Scouts Watersport.

Cleveland Scouts has its own campsite. Raven Gill Scout campsite is situated in Commondale in the North York Moors National Park. For more information and ways to book, see the Raven Gill page on the website.

Dwayne Fields proudly holds the title of the UK's 11th Chief Scout

An explorer, adventurer and TV presenter, Dwayne's been seen in BAFTA nominated Channel 5 series Race to the Pole, on BBC Springwatch, Countryfile, National Geographic and Disney+.

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