The new group, which runs at Aldworth Science College, in Western Way, has 17 members made up of Beavers and Cubs, who made their promise at a special ceremony.
The Scouting movement launched a campaign several years ago to recruit more Muslim volunteers to cut long waiting lists.
But the recruitment drive came under fire by the National Secular Society, which campaigns to reduce the role of religion in public life, for reinforcing any perception that Muslims are outside the mainstream. [This is Hampshire] Read more
