Gilwell

Gilwell

Gilwell Park in the UK has become renowned as a Scouting training centre. As such, the name has been taken over worldwide by other Scouting venues, such as campsites, groups and training centres.

*Gilwell Park, the original
*Gilwell Campsite, in Hong Kong
*Gilwell Park in Victoria, Australia

Many training centres around the world name the field used for Wood Badge training, the Gilwell Field.

The founder, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell on being elevated to the British peerage, took Gilwell as part of his title.


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  • Baden-Powell (de Gilwell), Robert Stephenson Smyth, 1er barón — (22 feb. 1857, Londres, Inglaterra–8 ene. 1941, Nyeri, Kenya). Oficial del ejército británico y fundador de los Boy Scouts y Girl Guides (luego Girl Scouts; ver escultismo). Fue célebre por su uso de globos de observación en la guerra en África… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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