Template:Did you know nominations/Squirrel Scouts (The Scout Association)
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:44, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
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Squirrel Scouts (The Scout Association)
- ... that the early years Squirrel Scouts section of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom was inspired, in part, by the thriving population of red squirrels on Brownsea Island, where Scouting began? Source: https://www.designweek.co.uk/supple-studio-squirrels-scouts/ - "The starting point in question was Brownsea Island in Poole, where Scout-founder Robert Baden-Powell first established the organisation. 'It felt appropriate to use the island’s flora and fauna as inspiration for the visual language and colour, especially as Brownsea is home to a brood of rare red squirrels,'"
- ALT1:... that the name of the Squirrel Scouts section of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom was inspired, in part, by the thriving population of red squirrels on Brownsea Island, where Scouting began? Source: same source
- ALT2:... that the red branding of the Squirrel Scouts section of the Scout Association in the UK was inspired by the thriving population of red squirrels on Brownsea Island, where Scouting began? Source: same source
- ALT3:... that The Scout Association's launch of Squirrel Scouts in 2021, follows from the example of early years Scouting in Northern Ireland by the Northern Ireland Squirrel Association? Source: https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/strategy/our-programmes-of-work/early-years/bringing-squirrels-ni-and-scouts-together/ - "In Summer 2020, The Scout Association’s national Trustee Board approved Scouts for four and five year olds – a historic moment that couldn’t have happened without the pioneering work of Squirrels in Northern Ireland over the last twenty-plus years. Existing Squirrel Dreys will be welcomed into The Scout Association by September 2021. "
- ALT4:... that the red branding of the UK's young Squirrel Scouts was inspired by the red squirrels who still thrive at the birthplace of Scouting? Source: same source
Created by Bogger (talk). Self-nominated at 14:55, 9 September 2021 (UTC).
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New and long enough. ALT1, aside from being interesting and properly sourced, is the clearest out of all of them, so I'd go with that. QPQ and copyvio checks out. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 22:24, 9 September 2021 (UTC)