We're proud to help young people develop skills for life

We're Scouts and everyone is welcome here. Every week, we help young people aged 14-18 develop skills for life.
As Explorers, you’ll stand on your own two feet, and make memories to last a lifetime. Are you ready to join the adventure?
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About Us

We’re the Welsh Dragonz Explorer Scout Unit and we run Explorer Scouts for young people from across Blaenau Gwent.

Explorers are a go-getting group of young people aged 14 to 18. Together, they make up the fifth section of the Scouts. Explorers meet in groups called Units that are organised at a District level.

Being an Explorer

When you join Explorers, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things.

Being an Explorer is all about discovering the world on your own terms and making the most of what you have, wherever and whoever you are.

Alongside your new friends, you’ll master the skills that will make you feel stronger and happier in the long run, and try things you’d never get the chance to do at home or at school.

Explorers seek out the answers to the big questions, and to the smaller questions that don’t seem to matter but really should.

Reaching the Top!

In Explorers there are even more ways to reach the top with a whole array of badges and awards for you to work towards. 

Activity and Staged Activity Badges

Whether you want to master something you love, or try something new. If it stirs your interest, there’s probably a badge for it.

Explorer Scout Awards

As an Explorer, there are more chances to reach for the top, as you’ll be introduced to a whole new range of Top Awards.

Young Leaders' Scheme

As well as developing valuable life skills, the scheme is an opportunity to make a positive impact in the community and to fulfil the service elements of many of the top awards in Scouts, or the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is an awards programme which gives young people the chance to make friends, have fun and build confidence in an empowering, exciting and non-competitive learning environment.

Our programme

Have a look at the activities we have planned

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Information for parents

We know that as parents you will have lots of questions so we’ve put together a guide to answer as many as we can. 

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