Rookie Life Guard

Young Leaders Missions

We now have in the Disrtict a lot of Explorer Scouts helping the younger sections as Young Leaders.

One they have completed the two Weekend training sessions they have the oppertunity to go an work on 4 Missions.

They have to work with the leaders of the sections they help out with.

More details on requirements of the Missions(Click the Link Below)

Young Leaders Missions

Malawi

Next set of Programmes and report from Malawi are now available.

Click on links below

Programmes

Malawi report

Woolmer Trophy

On Monday 22nd February it was the scouts woolmer trophy.
This year it was hosted by the 46th Cowdenbeath.
This is a compertion based on scouting skills.

This year we had 6 troops take part and they all worked round bases.

The results were as follows.

3rd - 48th Donibristle(Dalgety Bay)
2nd - 41st Rosyth
1st - 48th St Davids(Dalgety Bay)

But well done to all that took part and thanks to the leaders and staff from Fordell Firs for coming along to judge and run bases.

Young Leaders weekend

Over the weekend 19th -21st Feb.

15 Explorers from the District attended the young leaders weekend.
This was held at the Jock Neish centre just outside Dundee.
The main point of the weekend is to teach Explorers skills to work with the younger sections.
They had sessions on the following sections
Game on(learn how to run games for the sections)
Programme planning and programme planning plus!! (making up programme for the sections)
Taking The Lead(team building)
First aid session.
14 Explorers have now competed all the modules and now can start to work towards the missions.


During the weekend we also had one of the Explorers received his Duke of Edinburgh award bronze.

And a new Explorer got Invested in front of everyone.

Beaver Challenge Day

On the 7th February.
Beavers from 6 Colonies turned up at Inverkeithing High School(Wing).
To take part in the Challenge Cup Day.





They had 7 bases to work round each testing their Skill and Physical Attributes.

The bases were as follows
Bottle top/Pegs(Build a tower from Clothes Pegs)
jigsaws(Build 3 large Jigsaw puzzles)
Buzzer Game(Test your skill round a buzzer maze)
Beat the goalie(Score as many Goals in the time Scale)
Basketball(Score as many hoops in the time)
Skipping(How fast can you Skip)
Kims Game(Memory Game)

Once they had completed the bases and the scores were totalled we had the results.
They were as follows.

Joint 4th - 41st and the 48th Donibristle(21 points)
Joint 3rd - 13th and 48th St Bridgets(24points)
2nd 46th - 25 points
1st - 68th 39 points

Congratulations to the 68th Inverkeithing but well done to everyone who took part and had fun!!

ShelterBox & Scouts in the UK

Our relationship with The Scout Association has been growing and in May 2009 we launched our official new partnership. This offers lots of great opportunities for you to explore our international disaster relief work.

We want to help you experience the world of natural and manmade disasters through our eyes, so we’ve been working really hard to put together interesting activities for use in Beaver, Cub, Scout, and Explorer meetings. By taking part you’ll find out all about the world of humanitarian aid and how ShelterBox helps people around world when disaster strikes.

Click the link below for more info and Programmes

ShelterBox

Blair Satellite Camp

The main purpose of the Satellite Camp at Blair Atholl is to enable Scottish 'Scouts' to get a taste of International Scouting at the Blair Atholl Jamborette.

The Satellite Camp Programme is aimed primarily at members of the Scout Section and Patrols or Troops are welcome. Explorer Scout Units, parties of Leaders, Scout Network, Scout Fellowship or Guides are also welcome. It is regretted that Beavers or Cub Scouts cannot be accepted, unless part of family groups although it should be noted that the weekend programme is not designed to cater for them.

Dates: From noon on Friday 23 July to noon on Monday 26 July 2010. This includes the middle weekend of the Jamborette and Visitors' Day

More info and booking form click the link below!!


Blair Satellite Camp