Scouts (10.5 - 14 years)
The Scout section is for young people, usually aged between 10½ and 14 years. A young person can come in to the troop at 10 and may stay until they are 14 years old. The Scout Troop is the third and final section in the Scout Group.
Click Here for Both Scout Troops Outline programme
Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their programme. "Participation" rather than meeting set standards is the key approach and for the Scout who wants to be recognised for his or her achievements there are a number of Challenges Awards and Activity Badges. Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes
Being outdoors is important and half the programme is given over to taking part in both the traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities, anything from abseiling to yachting.
More information about the Scout Section
Meetings are held on a Monday or a Wednesday during school term time
Uniform
The minimum uniform is a Scout shirt and Group necker with a leather woggle. Replacement neckers are availabile from the group for the fee of £2. Other items are available such as
activity shorts & trousers, hoodies, even hats and socks, but these items are at your discretion.
The badge placement diagrams can be found HERE.
Subs
Group membership subscription fees (subs) are £75 per year, payable monthly in installments of £7 by standing order. (If you’re a UK
taxpayer, please make your subs go further by signing a Gift Aid declaration).
Programme
Please find attached a list of our proposals for 2012 – this will obviously be subject to changes! But importantly there are some biggies coming up for the centenary celebrations and we would like as many scouts as possible to be able to join in with the outdoor activities – we hope to do lots of fundraising so costs can be kept to a minimum, each scout will have his hours of fundraising allocated against his name to ensure fairness to all in sharing the funds out.
On fundraising – please try to sell the Christmas Scottish Places Quiz for the centenary funds!£1 a go – it’s fun at Christmas when the telly gets boring!
In January we will start the Wednesday Night Troop, I am still looking for volunteers to sign up to change nights to be Pl and APL in the new group. Our programmes will be the same both nights and camps etc will be for both troops.
Start back dates Mon 9th + Wed 11th January
Sat 14th January - BAG PACK – ASDA Jewel – 12noon – 1600hr meet 11.30 at front entrance in FULL uniform (inc. Black shoes)
Fri 20th – Sun 22nd Jan - PL and APL training weekend Galashiels
Sat 25th February – Extreme Survival @ Fala see Explorers for Details – pre book only
- Day Hike location to be arranged
Fri 23rd – Sun 25th March – Troop Patrol Challenge Camp - local site to be agreed
Fri 20th – Sun 22nd April – Troop Camp – Hawkhirst (Kielder Forest) Northumberland
Fri 18th – Mon 21st May – Conservation and Heritage Camp – Auchindrain, Argyll and Bute
Weekend of 2nd June – camp activity in Vogrie Park – details to be finalised
Sat 30th June – 4th July – Troop Summer Camp – Alton Towers!!
Fri 20th – Mon 23rd July– Satellite Camp – Blair Atholl International Jamborette – Perthshire
Pip and Vikki get Married Mid August.... so no camp till....
Fri 31st August – possible camp night Borthwick
Sat 1st September –District Challenge Hike
Fri 7th – Sun 9th September Group Centenary Camp – Lapwing Lodge, Paisley
Fri 6th – Sun 8th October (provisional) District Challenge Camp
If you want your son/daughter to attend camps but have other commitments such as Rugby or football on a Sunday am please come and speak to myself or Vikki or James as we can arrange early pick up for some camps. In addition if you are struggling to afford activities especially if you have more than one child in the group, please make an appointment to speak to us as there will always be funds available for activities and there will be fundraising opportunities throughout the year to make these camps affordable your son/daughter can have their funds from Bag packs etc to offset camp fees.
Many of these camps are fantastic opportunities for the scouts to gain valuable life skills and scout badges as well as being fun! Please make the most of them and if you would like to attend as a helper please let us know so we can arrange the “protection of Vulnerable Groups” forms for you in advance.