The 22nd South Shields (Brownsea) Scout Group has won The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the voluntary equivalent of an MBE. The group will now receive a certificate from the Queen and a crystal trophy from the Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear, Nigel Sherlock. For the full article visit
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