23 Scout Proficiency Guide

Guide Show (wherever reasonable in a practical way) that you know the locality surrounding your home and Headquarters, up to 2 kilometres radius in boroughs and urban districts and up to 3 kilometres radius in rural districts. Either: Know the location of the following: 1.

Doctors, veterinary surgeons, dentists, hospitals and ambulance station.

2.

Fire station, police station, garages and public telephones.

3.

Bus stops, railway station(s) and routes of the buses and trains to surrounding areas.

4.

Scout Headquarters, public parks, theatres, cinemas, churches, museums, barracks, public conveniences, and any building or place of local interest.

5.

Homes of your District Commissioner, Scout Leader, Group Scout Leader and the Scouts in your Patrol.

Or:

Show that you understand how to use a map of the district and use it to point out at least six examples in requirement 2. You should guide the examiner by the quickest route to any place covered by the above. Give directions for a person travelling by public transport, cycle or car to a camp site approximately eight kilometres away.

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