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Dare is an English rock band from Oldham, England, fronted by former Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton. They formed in 1985 and have released ten albums to date, nine studio and one live. An eleventh album is planned to be released in 2019.

Bear Grylls: 'Scouts need to learn from Robert Baden-Powell, the weaknesses of the'

Feb 16,2020 2:53 am

A statue of Robert Baden-Powell in Poole has been with boards

The Scout movement nailed need to learn from the "weaknesses" of their founder, Robert Baden-Powell, chief scout Bear Grylls says.

The Adventurer was, to speak following a row about whether to take a statue of Baden-Powell in Poole, Dorset.

in the Midst of claims of Baden-Powell, a supporter of Hitler, the municipal Council initially said it would remove The Statue , it attacked to stop.

Grylls said the scouts " founder: "We certainly have to celebrate Baden-Powell for his weaknesses. "

In a on the Scouts website, the TV presenter continued: "We see and we recognize them.

"And if he was Here Today we would not disagree with Him about many things, No Doubt about that. And I suspect he would also.

"But we also recognize that Baden-Powell is a part of our history, and the history is nothing, if we learn from it. "

Bear Grylls said he hoped Poole statue of Baden-Powell would stay in place

He added: "Baden-to have Powell taken The First step in the creation of Scouting, but The Journey continues today, without Him .

"We know where we come from, but we're not going back. "

He Said that he hoped, Scouting statues, as in Poole, would remain in force ", to remind us all of one Thing - of the great positive influence to bring Scouting to as many Young People around the world".

There was a public outcry about the decision to remove the Baden-Powell statue, temporarily, after his appearance in the case of a target-list,

Baden-Powell had been criticized by activists - although this characterization of Him .

, The Baden-Powell statue was ultimately not far from Poole Quay

fears about The Monument for the Black Live Matter protesters had Last Weekend .

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole population development Vikki Slade said that she and her 15-year-old daughter were to remove curses, according to interviews over The Monument .

A petition, to hold it in place gained more than 40,000 signatures, and protesters gathered on the quayside to support for The Statue , which was vandalized on Thursday, with some camping overnight to ensure that it was.

The Council , Deputy Director Mark Howell said the decision to Board was made, temporarily, because "Some People in The Council were suspicious could return it".

Fans of The Statue remains in place, include Tobias Ellwood , MP for Bournemouth East, who congratulated the protesters, who "stepped forward to defend modern values, to defend [against] all the vandalism, and even - Dare I say it - a rush to get rid of this statue without any debate".



poole, scouts, robert baden-powell, black lives matter

Source of news: bbc.com

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