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In 1967 Venture Scouts replaced the Rover Scouts and Senior Scout sections. It was opened up as the first part of the British scout movement to accept female members in 1976. The age was from 15.5 to 20. The Venture Scout section was replaced by the Explorer Scout section and the Scout Network following a review in 2003.
Venture Scouts had an active programme, which promoted outdoor activities and community service. There were two awards available to members of the section – the Venture Scout Award, and the Queen's Scout Award. The latter award has been the highest award available to the youth sections of Scouting, and continues to be available to the two sections which replaced the Venture Scouts. Venture Scouts wore the same uniform as leaders but could choose from a brown tie or group/unit/district scarf. Venture scouting was at its strongest in the 1980s when it became quite fashionable to be 'in a unit'. It rapidly declined in the 1990s as the target age-group were staying on longer at school and the educational demands on 16 to 18 year olds placed a limit on their free time.
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