Alan Millward, brigade secretary, said that membership has halved since 1996 because of the difficulty in recruiting adult leaders and the need to retire leaders at 65 for insurance purposes.
"The organisation is much smaller than it used to be, but we feel it is still relevant," commented Millward.
"The development workers will meet with parishes in their region to let them know of the advantages of setting up a brigade unit, especially in areas of low provision." The brigade hopes to install six paid workers within three years, starting with Greater London. It will be fundraising to finance the initiative, and is selling its Rotherham headquarters to move to a smaller building, raising £600,000 in the process. The rest of the site will be redeveloped into flats. There will also be separate provision for the local Scout troop and a nature trail.
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