Preparing young people with skills for life
We’re Pro-Badge, a Hampshire County Scout Activity Training Scheme, working with Hampshire Scouts, Cubs, Explorers and Leaders for over 30 years from our base at Lyons Copse Scout Activity Centre
Our activity badge courses
About Pro-Badge
Pro-Badge is a Hampshire County Scout Training scheme that brings new skills to Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Leaders.
Information for parents & carers
What to expect for your Cub/Scout, what to pack and useful information on how we run the training weekends.
Information for leaders
We are available for all Hampshire groups that wish to participate in training for specific proficiency badges.
Booking and costs
Review our available activity badges and when you are ready please following the instructions to book onto one of our weekends.
Our History
Established in 1989 with over 35 years bringing new skills to cubs, scouts, explorers and leaders we started with an idea about proficiency badges and evolved to a county training scheme for thousands of young people.
Find us
Our activity weekends mostly take place at Lyons Copse, a Hampshire County activity centre located in the south of the county.
What’s happening
All the latest news for you and your Scouts
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2025/2026 Season leaflets
New season Cub & Scout leaflets Please feel free to download and print off our new Cub and Scout leaflets for our 36th Pro-Badge Season to hand out or pin […]
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Subscribe for news & more
Consider signing up to our newsletter for reports from our training weekends, announcements and news here You can signup for reports from each weekend and you’ll hear the latest news […]
Events
Young people first: safeguarding and safety in Scouting
Wherever we go and whatever we do, we put young people’s safety and wellbeing first.
