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Auchengillan
Well done to the 25 Scouts and Explorers who braved the weather in our weekend Orienteering camp at Auchengillan. The camp doubled as a Patrol Training Camp and boys have learned some new camping skills in preparation for Summer Camp in Great Tower as well as completing the 2nd of 3 Orienteering events towards the Orienteers badge. Look out for more camps and orienteering events in the comng weeks. There are a few pictures in the Scout Gallery.
Glenkin Christmas Getaway
We are going on our Christmas Getaway to Glenkin Lodge near Dunoon over the weekend of 30th Nov – 2nd Dec.
Glenkin is an ex-farmhouse converted into a bunkhouse for Youth groups. It has a converted barn for activities and is surrounded by countryside.
During the course of the weekend we aim to complete the Navigator badge as well as doing a spot of climbing/abseiling.
The cost of the weekend is £30. Check the permission form for details. Visit here for details of the Navigator badge.
Double Bronze
Co
ngratulations to the Scouts who won 3rd place in the Hardie Webster camping competition. The winners were the 32nd A, with the 73rd in 2nd place. Ten scouts from Inverkip took part in the competition - Patrol A with 6 boys, and 4 boys in Patrol B. Comments from District Leaders over the weekend have been full of praise highlighting the Inverkip Patrols' sense of fun mixed with determination to do well (4.30 start in the morning guys?). The training Patrol B took a great many compliments for such a young team with short numbers - "an example to the District" was one comment. Patrol A were seen as a front runner from as early as Friday night. The 2 Scout patrols are pictured here - for some snaps of Patrol A's campsite visit the gallery.
Dougie Vipond and Carrie Feature on Radio Scotland
Wed 1st Aug
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)
Carrie Awarded the Silver Acorn 
Friday 22nd JuneScottish Commissioner Eleanor Lyall paid a surprise visit to Greenock District on Friday to award Carrie Gibson with the Silver Acorn - one of the Scout Movements highest awards - for 'specially distinguished service' following her successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. During her speech, Eleanor mentioned that she had met Carrie earlier that day at the King and Queen Scout Garden party at Holyrood, and nearly accidentally let slip that she would be coming through to Greenock that evening. The Silver Acorn is normally reserved for those who have served the Scouts for more than 20 years (Carrie has 17 years service with Inverkip), and this is 'not the normal award season', but due to the extreme feat that Carrie has achieved and given that she is the first Scottish Scout ever to reach the summit of Everest, UK headquarters were very pleased to grant the award for exceptional achievement.
McLean Museum Exhibition Open
Friday 22nd June
Greenock District Scouts' exhibition in the McLean Museum is now open. The exhibition will run throughout the summer, closing early September. Inverkip have several features at the exhibition including our Trek Cart, an Everest display on Carrie, our Group history, and even a super-size poster of the Explorers with Jack and Victor of TV's Still Game. The exhibition is well worth a visit - and it's free as well. Look out for our Ship's bell which the troop used to open every troop night during the 30's and 40's.