WelcomeThe Scout Movement in the FaroesThe scout movement came to the Faroes in 1926. Boys had previously attempted to create their own scout patrols but they failed every time. But then four boys in Torshavn decided to start a scout group. Eskild Christiansen was the pioneer and the idea was to stop the fights that then took place between the different quarters in Torshavn. The scouts met in the basement of Eskild’s grandfather’s house and they got a Dane, Henning Aage Holm (Bomme), to be troop leader. This was the beginning of Skótafylki Sigmunds Brestisonar (Sigmunds Brestisson Scout Association) and the Faroese scout movement.
There are now four different associations and 30 scout groups around the country, with a total of 1200 scouts.
|
