Explorer Scout at 7th Europarc International Junior Ranger Camp Explorer Scout, Stuart Hamilton of 13th Fife Explorer Scout Unit was part of the Scottish Contingent at the 7th Europarc International Junior Ranger Camp held at Glen Tanner between 26th July and 3rd August 2008.....more
WINGS 2009 Newsletter It is now only one year until WINGS 2009 and already there are 7,000 Scouts and Guides registered from 19 different countries from Mexico to Turkey and New Zealand to Denmark.....more
Scream if you want to be invested! Four Explorer Scouts; Amy Lane, Andrew Cretch, Ewan Dyer and Rhys Turner were all invested at Disneyland Paris and each on board a different roller coaster or attraction.....more
Bag Packing Success We were invited to Bag Pack at Morrisons of Glenrothes on Saturday 5th July 2008 and raised a magnificent £937 on the day.....more
Should 16-year-olds be able to vote? At the age of 16 you`re considered responsible enough to get married, have sex and even go to war, but you can’t vote in an election. The Scout Association wants to know what young people think about lowering the voting age from 18 to 16.....more
District Sports Day Trophy Comes Home! After losing the District Sports Day Trophy last year for the first time in its existence, we were determined to win it back and we did just that!....more
Party Night Success The Scouts and Explorer Scouts held a joint fundraising party night on Friday 23rd May 2008 to raise funds for our forthcoming trip to Disneyland Paris in July 2008.....more
DLP Parents Meeting A parents night was held on Wednesday 30th April 2008 to provide information on our plans for our trip to Disneyland Paris and to have a Q&A session.
A handout was provided and is available to download.......more
Forthcoming Events
Lake District Residential We will be heading South to spend a week with FACCG and The National Trust at their volunteer centre at High Wray in the Lake District between Saturday 11th and Sunday 19th October 2008.....more
Recent Events
Dunbar Residential We had a weekend residential at the Innerwick Outdoor Education Centre near Dunbar between Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August 2008.....more
Mountain Biking Nine Explorer Scouts, Scouts and leaders visited Glentress Forest on Saturday 16th August 2008 to do some mountain biking on some of the infamous 7 Staines mountain bike trails.....more
Kayaking We spent a couple of hours kayaking at Longcraig Scout Centre near South Queensferry on Saturday 2nd August 2008.....more
WINGS 2009 WINGS2009 is an international camp open to any member of the Scouts, Girl Scouts or GirlGuiding whose national organisation is a member of either the World Organisation of Scout Movements (WOSM) or of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).....more
Apex Extreme Challenge 2008 The next Apex Extreme Challenge will be on Friday 10th to Sunday 12th October 2008. Are you up for the challenge?....more
Blair Atholl 2008 The Blair Atholl Scottish International Patrol Jamborette will be held between 19th July and 1st July 2008 (with home hospitality lasting for a few more days afterwards until 6th August 2008).....more
