The magazine originated in July 1909 as the Headquarters Gazette, merged with other periodical publications and had several changes of title, content, format and distribution method.
[1] In August 1933, falling sales prompted a change of title to Every Boy's Weekly with a reduction of content relating directly to Scouting, in an effort to broaden its appeal.
In 1939, Newnes and Pearson decided that it was not profitable to continue publication, so it was taken over by The Boy Scouts Association and reverted to its original title.
[3] Eventually, falling sales led The Boy Scouts Association's Committee of the Council to order the closure of the magazine and it ceased publication with the last issue on 3 September 1966.
[6] In July 1909 Baden-Powell established a monthly publication for adult Scouters titled Headquarters Gazette.
[7] The Gazette gave Baden-Powell a direct link to the adults in Scouting that was not controlled by Pearson and he wrote a column called Outlook in almost every issue.
[16] Although plans were being developed to replace Scouting with other means of support online, this change was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the last issue was published digitally and distributed by email in autumn 2020.