Last month, the Scout Association announced its own consultation on an alternative Scout promise for atheists who are unwilling to pledge a "duty to God".

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The Scout Association is to launch Scout Community Week from 14-20 May next year, encouraging its members to do work to help their local community.

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The VIP guest list was headed by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon, High Commissioners of eight Commonwealth countries, Chief Scout George Purdy, Scout Association vice-president Major General Michael Walsh and Welsh Scout Council president William Legge-Bourke.

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