Calling all adults and young people! Booking is now open for Hampshire Scouts Speak Up 2025 and our annual adult media workshop.
Build your confidence, learn top tips to spread your stories and get more young people and adult volunteers joining you.
February 2025 sees the return of Hampshire Scouts' training events for adults and young people. Refreshed for this year, we cover how you can get stories of the amazing work Scouts do in every corner of the county in the media and on social media.
Location: Ferny Crofts Scout Activity Centre, New Forest
Hampshire Scouts Speak Up: Friday 7th to Saturday 8th February, free, food and accommodation indoors included plus an adventurous activity. Scouts, Explorers and Scout Network aged 13-25.
Adult Media Workshop: Sunday 9th February, free, food included. Open to any adult volunteer in any role.
Aim: build your confidence, and learn the top tips to share your good news stories online and in the media
These courses are free-of-charge and funded by Hampshire Scouts, so sign up while spaces are available. Timings will be confirmed once registration closes. Places are open to those outside of Hampshire Scouts for a nominal fee of £5.
Bookings close mid-January 2025. Event is subject to cancellation if interest is insufficient so book early to avoid disappointment.
As part of the event we cover:
These give you skills not only to help grow your own skillset but also helps spread the word about what we do so more people can get involved locally. Knowing how to answer difficult questions helps in your career just as much as on camera too.
For our young people taking part in Scouts Speak Up, you'll be in small groups supported by a mentor who has done this before and can offer some tips if it feels a little daunting. For our adults attending the Adult Media Workshop there are plenty of volunteers able to answer your questions too.
We always aim to provide an adventurous activity for our young people on Scouts Speak Up and we decide this based on the requirements of our young people attending. We'll provide dormitory accommodation at Ferny Crofts overnight and keep you well fed through the weekend too.
Young people can also earn or work towards the Media and PR activity badges by attending.
All this is free of charge to Hampshire Scouts.
