Quad Rocks
Check the gallery
for another couple of photos from our trips to the quad rocks in June.
We hope to pass a few boys in the climbers badge by the end fo the
summer.
Laser Station
Scouts
and Explorers are ending the session with a zap at Laser Station in
Xscape Braehead on 25th June. Boys should return their permission form on Wednesday 18th. The places are limited so they'll be allocated o na first-come first served basis.
Climbing Quad Rocks
We
are running 2 evenings of climbing and abseiling at the Quad Rocks in
Largs on 18th and 19th June. This is aimed at those who have started
their Climbers badge earlier this year by taking part in the climbing
evenings at Ibrox. Check the Forms library for details.
Campfire Songbook
Ready
to start preparing for Summer Camp? Keep missing the words for some of
the campfire songs? A full list of old favourites and some new songs is
now available in the Forms section. Feel free to start learning them now, but do not bring one of these song books to a campfire.
Orienteering
We're
delighted to announce that we will be taking part in a competition day
at the Clydeside Orienteering Club's Orienteering event on Saturday 1st
March. The club will accept us as competitive runners or as complete
beginners for training, which allows us to bring scouts fo all ages. We
aim to atend 3 of these events in the next coule of months to allow us
to gain the Orienteer badge.
Cost is £2. If you haven't already got one, you can download a permission form at the forms page.
Happy New Year 2008
Hope
you all had a good New Year and Santa brought you lots of presents.
We're going to be busy over the next few weeks so get ready to return
your permission slips as early as possible.
Coming
up between now and the end of February we need to appoint 3 new PL's
and APL's, we have Bag Packing at Morrisons, a visit to the Ibrox
Climbing Centre (pictured), our Annual Free Burns Supper for the older
folk in the village, a visit to our summer camp site (Great Tower) for
the PL's and a chance to upgrade your Swimmer Badge and earn the
Fitness Challenge at the same time at the Waterfront. Visit the Calendar for more dates.
We will also welcome up to 7 new Scouts, so let's make sure we make them feel at home.
Glenkin 2007
Congratulations
to the 18 Scouts and 7 Explorers who took part in our Glenkin weekend
30th Nov - 2nd Dec. The weekend was a great success with activities
including navigation exercises, abseiling, orienteering, crafts and
even some backwoods cooking in the rain. Everyone finished off - or at
least worked towards several badges over the weekend including
Adventure Challenge, Creative Challenge, Outdoor Challenge, Navigator
Badge and Camper Badge. Visit the Glenkin Gallery for pictures.
Swimmers Badge Assessment
We
have booked 2 lanes of Greenock Waterfront's Training Pool on Monday
12th November to assess everyone for their Swimmers badges. We expect
most to be aiming for their Stage 1 or Stage 2 levels (click here for details of the requirements). We will also use this session for part of the Fitness Challenge badge. See the permission form for full details.
Emergency Aid Stage 4 Badge
We
are running an 8 hour First Aid Badge course on Saturday 10th November
at the Church Hall. The course is equivalent to an Adult First Response
course.
The course will take you straight to First Aid Stage 4
level. We can only take 12 boys so will take applications on a first
come first served basis. See the permission form for full details.
Outdoor Authorisations Renewed
Look
out for more outdoor activities as Alan has renewed his certification
for Climbing and Abseiling. Alan and Andy have renewed their
authorisations to run Jacob's ladder at Everton and Jordan and Mark
have gained authorisations to assist activities in Jacob's Ladder.
Fire Safety Course
As
Greenock prepares for another Guy Fawkes night, 17 scouts from Inverkip
were welcomed onto a 4 week badge course of Fire Safety in Port Glasgow
Firestation. During the sessions the boys had a great time learning
from the firefighters all about how to avoid fires and the different
tactics the Fire Brigade use when tackling a blaze. Thanks
to Firefighter Paul Donnelly and all his willing volunteers who made
the course special by laying on so many practical activities.
See a couple more photos in the gallery
Dougie Vipond and Carrie Feature on Radio Scotland
Scouts all round the world met this morning to renew their promise on the 100th anniversary of the first scout meeting on Brownsea island. While Greenock District was arriving at the Battery Park in Gourock for the occasion, Carrie was featuring on Radio Scotland's prime time show as they ran a tribute to the scout movement throughout the day.
Click the icon below to listen to the full interview (4:23mins, 1.3Mb)
Fri - 20th June - Carrie Awarded the Silver Acorn
Carrie has been awarded the Silver Acorn following her Everest Climb. See the News section for more details.