In recent weeks, scouts have done everything they can to convince politicians that they should be granted an exception to the Utrecht ban on burning wood in the open air. Because, say the scouting clubs, making fire is inextricably linked to scouting. Moreover, scouting also claims to do this in a responsible manner. “We teach children here to burn with as little smoke as possible,” says Van Duijn.
Scouting happy with exemption from wood burning ban, ‘fire is part of scouting’
