Robert Baden-Powell statue: ‘Livid’ Poole residents vow to fight plan to take down monument of Scouts founder – By Sky News Staff (Sky News) / June 11 2020
Baden-Powell, a British Army officer who started Scouting in 1907, has been accused of racism and of being a Nazi sympathiser.
Poole residents say they are “livid” and will fight council plans to take down a statue of Robert Baden-Powell – the founder of the Scout movement.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council said it is planning to remove the monument temporarily for its protection on police advice.
It said it recognised that some aspects of Baden-Powell’s life “are considered less worthy of commemoration”.
Image:Protesters against the removal of the statue of Robert Baden-Powell on Poole Quay, Dorset
Baden-Powell, a British Army officer who started Scouting in 1907, has been accused of racism and of being a Nazi sympathiser.
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