Scouts in Gloucestershire are celebrating a bumper year with more local people participating in the movement.

Their annual meeting, attended by High Sheriff of Gloucestershire Mark Hurrell and Deputy Lord Lieutenant Tim Hestie-Smith, heard how membership has increased again this year, with almost 100 more adults signing up to get involved.

County Lead Volunteer Carole O’Donnell said: “I am immensely proud of this County and cannot thank our volunteers enough for the many hours they put in to ensure young people can make memories and skills for life.”

Members heard from Scouts who’d taken their adventures abroad to the Roverway camp, held this summer in Denmark and Norway. Groups have visited more than six countries this year to participate in jamborees and events.

Closer to home, Gloucestershire now hosts the UK’s largest annual locally organised Scout camp, Strategy and Evolution. It is celebrating its 10th birthday this year, with more than 18,500 children and 5,000 adults taking part since it started.