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Annual Report 2015/16

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Explorers enjoying Tea and Biscuits

BORDERS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR
YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2016
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The District Executive Committee of Borders District Scout Council has pleasure in presenting its report and
accounts for the year ended 31st March 2016. These were adopted by the Committee at its meeting on 4th May
2016.
Objects:
The Scout Association is a UK-wide charitable body, incorporated by Royal Charter. Scouting exists
to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive
contribution to society. This is achieved through providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scouting values of integrity, respect, care, belief and co-operation, in partnership with adults.
Structure: Borders District Scout Council (Scottish Registered Charity no. SC008565) is an umbrella body to
support Scout Groups in the Scottish Borders. Its affairs are managed by the District Executive Committee, which
operates in accordance with the Councils Constitution and the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association (with Scottish variations). The Executive Committee is accountable to the members of the District Scout
Council at their annual general meeting. The members named below served throughout the year, except where otherwise shown:
President:

Sir Michael Strang Steel

Ex officio members: Hugh Bain

(Chairman)

Rachel Neville

(DC)

Graham Coulson

(Acting DC)

Eric Nicol

(District Explorer Scout Commissioner)

George Young

(Treasurer)

Isobel McElrath

(Co-Secretary)

Margaret Aitken

(Co-Secretary)

Elected Members: Derek Brown

(Selkirk)

Lynda Stoddart

(Galashiels)

Hazel Garden

(Hawick)

Andrew Beaument

(Lauderdale)

Lesley Mathieson

( Melrose)

Nominated Members:

Maggie Allan

(Appointments Secretary)

Youth Representatives: Abbie Beaument and Emily Lawrie both Lauderdale

Address:

The District can be contacted via the Chairman -

Hugh Bain,11 Langhaugh Crescent, Galashiels TD1 2AX. 01896 756651 or by email info@borderscouts.org.uk.
Accounts: A full set of the Finance Statements will be presented to the AGM in May. Copies of these will be
available from the District Treasurer
Volunteers: Scouting in Borders District depends entirely on the efforts of volunteer leaders and supporters. The
District Executive Committee would like to pay tribute to the nearly 400 adults who have given freely of their time
to support the provision of positive Scouting for young people in the Scottish Borders.

CHAIRMANS REPORT - 2015/2016

As I have indicated to the Executive Committee it is my wish to retire as Chairman with effect from the
AGM and so after seven years this will be my final annual report.
This has been another busy year in the Borders District with young people taking part in various activities
all over the world. We have had representatives at the World Jamboree on which we hope to have a report
following the meeting, Cubs Sleeping Over in a Secret Bunker so we were protected for a weekend from
nuclear attack, and many other exciting events and camps. These could not be achieved without the willing and much appreciated efforts of the Leaders.
There were a number of significant awards made in the St Georges Day list recently issued. The Award of
the Silver Acorn was made to Margaret Aitken, Peggy Wills and posthumously to Evelyn Rose. It was
with great sadness that we learned of Evelyn's death just before Christmas and she will be sadly missed in
the District for willingness to carry on helping after giving up her Section work. We could also like to
acknowledge the work of the other two recipients for they have both given many years dedicated service
to their local Cub Packs and continue to do so on the Appointments Advisory Committee and as Joint District Secretary.
I would also like to thank all those who have served on the Executive Committee for their time and efforts
to keep this large District moving forward. As shown in the annual census we are still ahead on numbers
but could do better if only we could get more help. There must people out there who have happy memories of Scouting and we should be tapping into that resource.
A special mention must be made once again of the efforts made by the Allans on behalf of the Appointments Committee in handling all the problems caused by the failure and final delivery of Compass. You
will note in the agenda that Maggie is retiring and her place as secretary is being taken over by Norrie (at
least he knows what he's doing with computers).
Thanks to everyone for making the last few years most enjoyable I'll still try to help on the Appointments
Committee if they'll have me.
Hugh Bain (Chairman)

Annual Report

Here we are again at the end of another very successful year for Scouting across Borders District with
many varied, fun and challenging activities taking place. With two big birthdays this year, there really have
been a lot of extra hours put in by all.
It is with great sadness that I have to report that our District chairman, Hugh Bain is stepping down. Hugh
has been a stalwart of the District having attained the achievement of Bar to the Silver Acorn and shall be
sorely missed. Having given us many years of his time and considerable experience, I wish Hugh well and
a long and happy retirement. Not to mention our gratitude as a District.
The cluster groupings across the District continue to work well with many successful events for each
section taking place across the three clusters and indeed some joint activity across the Beaver, Cub and
Scout sections. With Melrose and Kelso settling nicely into their Clusters.
I would take this opportunity, on your behalf to thank Ruth Smith, Cheryl Turpie, John McCusker, Colin
Fraser, Tim Seabrook and Douglas Allan for their support and dedication to this settled structure.
Whilst there was not a District Brass Monkey Camp, several Groups enjoyed the camp run at Fordell Firs,
and I hope to see a local camp back early next year.
Explorer scouting continues to thrive and grow despite the distance involved across the District, to Eric
Nicol a big thank you for your work with these sections.
There are to be some changes to the Network provision which will come into play within the next few
months.
It is as always important to recognise the work of our lay members, without the Group Exec's and the
District Exec life as a Leader or Adult helper would be much more difficult and I would therefore take this
opportunity to formally thank those teams on your behalf.
In the St Georges Day Awards 2016, the Chief Scout recognised and awarded Margaret Aitken, Peggy
Wills and Evelyn Rose with the Silver Acorn for especially distinguished service to Scouting.
Sadly, Evelyn has passed away and her award will be presented to her husband. Congratulations to all the
recipients and their families for their continued commitment to Scouting within Borders District.
I hope you continue to enjoy your Scouting in whatever form that maybe and look forward to catching up
with you during the coming 12 months.
Best Regards
Yours in Scouting
Rachel Neville
District Commissioner
Borders District

ADC(AT) report for Annual Report 2016

The District has been running Getting Started training at regular intervals over the year which have been well
attended. We ran 2 Safeguarding courses in the Autumn with the help of the Regional team and expect to do this
again next year. We were also able to send several Leaders to Bikeability training through Scottish Borders
Council and hope to do this again in future.

Ive been unable to record Leader Training on the new Compass system until very recently, but Im now updating over 12 months training on Leaders records.

Id like to thank all the Training Advisers for their hard work and dedication over the past year. Id like to particularly thank Liz Cooper for her work as Training Adviser with Lauderdale and Melrose up to last summer.

We have added 2 more Training Advisers to our Team. Anyone who has a Wood Badge and is interested in becoming a Training Adviser should contact me for details.

The following leaders have been recommended for Wood Badges, for the roles as shown, over the last year:

Sonya Beaumont ASL Lauderdale

Lesley Mathison CSL Melrose
Allison Roebuck CSL Jedburgh
Jacqui Morris ACSL Peebles
Shane Hawkins ACSL Lauderdale
Adam Bolam Peel ACSL Jedburgh
Jimmy Gibb ASL Selkirk
Angela Cumming GSL Hawick

Tamsin Growden ADC (Adult Training)

The Explorer Units partnered with Peebles, Cardrona, West Linton, Selkirk, Gala and Earlston Scout Groups
continue to flourish. Good news in that Melrose is starting a new Unit and Eyemouth is starting up once more. The Leadership
Team running the Explorer Units has increased at Gala, Selkirk and Tweed Glen (representing West Linton, Cardrona & Peebles). The District Explorer membership continues to grow. Young Leaders (Explorers) continue to play a major role in supporting Sections throughout the District. Partnership Agreements have been set up with all the Units in the District and these continue to work well with the associated Scout Groups.

Midsummer Madness, Ford Castle

Explorers attended three District Explorer Camps; MIDSUMMER MADNESS at Ford Castle in June, POW WOW at Bonaly in
September and FROSTBITE Brass Monkey Camp at Bonaly in March. Last summer Explorers took part in the World International Jamboree in Japan and had the experience of a lifetime. Explorers also attended Young Leader Training courses organised
by the District and Region through the year. They continue to have fun packed programmes within their own Units.

FROSTBITE Explorer Brass Monkey Camp, & POW WOW, Bonaly

Awards are a key part of Explorer Scouting and the Chief Scout Awards (Platinum and Diamond) continue to be achieved and
are an excellent asset to the Young Peoples Personnel Development Plans.

Scouting is a Movement and it continues along the path of change, with Explorer Scouting still being relatively young. I am very
proud of the hard work the Explorer and Section Leaders in the District are putting into providing a balanced programme, to
keep the Explorers and those in the role of Young Leader enthusiastic ..WELL DONE to all!

Eric Nicol

Dixie Scott

District Explorer Scout Commissioner

District Explorer Scout Administrator

Eyemouth Scout Group District Report 2016

Another busy year for Eyemouth Scout Group. All sections Beavers to Scouts have been active both inside and with outside
activities. Beavers have had trips to Tescos for the farm to fork badge and down to Newcastle by train to the life science museum. Cubs had a weekend activity camp in October at Lochgoilhead Activity Centre. Scouts have been very active with five
camps including organising an East Cluster outing to Lochgoilhead in November along with Kelso and Duns.
Top awards of Chief Scouts Bronze, Silver and Gold have been achieved in all sections.

All sections have young leaders active, which is a real boon, and we do all we can to support and encourage them within the
group as they are the potential adult leaders of tomorrow.
We have said goodbye to some leaders and welcomed new leaders into all sections. It is fantastic that able enthusiastic adults
are still willing to give up their time freely for the provision of good quality scouting in East Berwickshire as Eyemouth Scout
Group accommodates children from not only Eyemouth but Burnmouth, Foulden, Ayton, Reston, Grantshouse, Cockburnspath
and Coldingham.
Eyemouth is also very fortunate in having a very active and supportive Group Executive in place for which all sections leaders
thank them.
Douglas Allan
Group Scout Leader

Beavers
Although there was not a cluster event for the Beavers last year many local fun activities have been taking place. Following a
cluster meeting in February there will be a Beaver sleepover at Gala Scout Hall on the 1st April, with a drive thru theme. Beavers
will be given their own cardboard box to make a car before watching a movie. Plans are now in place for a Beaver Olympics in
September, with various locations being discussed. It is hoped to roll this out as a District event for the Commonwealth Games
in 2018.
Cubs
In June, 40 Cubs attended a fun afternoon at the Scout Centre at Longcraig as part of the Cub Year of Adventure. It was great to
have Cubs from all of the clusters participating in this event. Cubs had the opportunity to use sail boats and canoes and after a
very short period of time it was great to see their confidence growing in new activities. Some Cubs using their initiative even
managed to turn their canoe into a submarine! Thanks to all the staff at Longcraig for their help in making this event a success.
In September, approximately 80 Cubs and leaders had an overnight stay at the Secret Bunker in Fife. Arriving at what appears to
be a farm house Cubs and leaders proceeded to walk down flights
of stairs and long corridors until they were over 100 feet underground. Cubs had the opportunity to learn what the bunker (which
was only de-commissioned in the late 1980s) was used for. Cubs
cracked and made their own secret codes for other Cubs to solve,
before joining in a sing song (Boom Chick a Boom in a nuclear
bunker!). Following supper, a movie was enjoyed before some
sleep was had - the neighbours did not complain about any noise.
Next day on a wet morning, the Cubs played a wide game and had some photos taken next to the various military vehicles that
are on site. Thanks to Lesley Mathieson for organising this.
Scouts
The Scout groups have been working closely together and
leaders continue to give up their time to pass on new skills to
other groups during normal troop nights. During a week long
summer camp organised by David Growden, Scouts completed the expedition badge. Divided into three age groups, each
group had to arrange their own hike and document the result
in a report with photos on completion. Other activities were
undertaken including canoeing, stone skimming/ splashing,
backwoods cooking, camp fire, hikes, swimming, flora and
fauna ID as well as lots of fun and games.
While there was
no Brass Monkey Camp in the District this year some Troops attended the Brass
Monkey Camp at Fordell Firs. We hope to resume the Borders District Camp in
2017.
Thanks to all the leaders, helpers and others who continue to give freely of their
time to provide a challenging programme of fun and adventure for all our young
people; and to the young people themselves who commit to Scouting.
Photos courtesy of Anna Lee and Alison Roebuck
Colin Fraser & Ruth Smith

Central Cluster.

Beavers Aug 2015- March 2016

The Melrose beaver colony has consistently grown over the last year as beavers have moved onto cubs they have been soon
replaced by new beavers joining the colony. At present the group is about 22 beavers with several due to move on in the
next few months.
We have had a varied and fun packed programme starting off last August with fire building and cooking marshmallows on
the shores of the River Tweed. The beavers all had the opportunity to cook and eat a marshmallow as well as learning the
safety aspects of fire lighting.
The group meetings then included many activities including team games, community litter collecting and map reading
skills in the local park until the lack of light meant our meetings had to be indoors.
We had a very successful visit from the local Mountain Rescue team who talked about safety and what to do in the case of
an emergency.
As autumn progressed and the rugby world cup began we had a fantastic evening at the Greenyards with several dads putting the beavers through their paces with rugby skills and team games. This was then followed by continuing the international badge with food tasting, songs, flag identification and lots more.
We had a very good visit to Pets at Home in Galashiels when the beavers were given the opportunity to hold and find out
about more exotic animals.
A good number enjoyed attending the pantomime in Galashiels just before Christmas
Since the beginning of 2016 the beavers have enjoyed learning about first and were able to put someone in the recovery
position by the end of the evening. They have also enjoyed creating models with lego and experiencing various science
experiments.
All of these activities would not be possible without the support of Susan and Rachel now warranted leaders and Alex and
Ewan two young leaders who have given up their time and shown great commitment to the group over the months and
years they have been involved. We have also been very fortunate to have supportive parents who have been prepared to
help out on a weekly basis when required and also group events. Also, a big thank you to Lesley for her recent help and
support for the group.
Cubs Report 2015/16
Melrose Cubs have been as busy as ever this last year. We
camped at Canty Bay in August with Gala Cub pack, attended the
Central Cluster sleepover at Fifes Secret Bunker in September
which was very exciting.
We spent our first night in our own scout hall making Xmas decorations for our Coffee Morning. We have been working on the
new badges since September some are more challenging than
others!!! This year we attended and won the Football Tournament. We have 9 older cubs attending the Birthday Bash at Fordell, a camp planned at Makerstoun, tried our hand at Curling
and Indoor Bowling along with the weekly meetings of knots,
tracking etc.

Melrose Scout Report 2016

The Scout group has a regular number of 12 very eager young scouts. We have practised how to use knives and axes up at
Wooplaw Woods. Lewis and Grant organised a night hike with Jedburgh scouts and sleepover in the scout hall, we had rain,
snow and wind but that didnt stop us. We joined up with Selkirk scouts on camp at Ford Castle in September, thanks to
Jimmy Gibb.
Due to lack of Borders Brass Monkey Camp we joined up with Jedburgh and went to Fordell Firs for Brass Monkey, it was
the first taste of a big camp for most Scouts. The weather was typical for Brass Monkey!!

In April, 8 Scouts and 2 leaders are off to Highland Adventure, Nr Dundee, we will be hoping for better weather. Then in July
some are visiting Satellite Camp during Blair Jamboree!!

Melrose Explorer Scout Unit.

Although it is early days, the new Explorer Scout Unit has got off to a good start. The Explorers have already been involved
in making smoothies, building newspaper towers and planned a trip themselves to the cinema. The enthusiasm from the young
people is contagious and they are already looking forward to the summer term where they are planning a trip to Edinburgh,
lets hope their leaders can keep up with them. First though, they have to survive Frostbite Camp at Smailholm

Tim Seabrook East Cluster

My highlight this year has been joining young people and leaders from Earlston & Lauderdale groups on their trip to
PEAK 2015 during the summer. Peak is an international camp of 7500 young people from around the world, which is
held every 5 years in the grounds of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. A week of mixed weather, including morning
frosts, didnt spoil the opportunity for the young people in the group. Many new friends were made, and new activities
experienced who could forget the abseiling camels or a visit from Queen Victoria. Camps such as Peak are fabulous
experiences for our young people and a number of parents have commented to me since our return about how much the
young people have grown and developed whilst on Peak.
The biggest disappointment was the absence of a Brass Monkey Camp this year. It would be good to see this resurrected
in 2017, which would be the 40th anniversary of the first one in the book.

Peebles Scout Group

We decided in June last year to cease using our old hall for safety reasons. We had been planning for some years to rebuild
and had been fund raising for rather a long time with this in mind. Plans had been drawn so that we had a rough idea of a
possible cost and it was hoped that,with a loan,we could go ahead.
The last 6 months have been spent tweaking our plans in order to get a Building Permit,revising our costs to reflect 2016 and
selecting a Contractor. We are making progress but much more slowly than we had hoped . It would seem that it will probably
be this time next year before we are in our new hall but we are sure it will be worth the wait!
Meantime all the sections are having to use temporary accommodation and are spread over Peebles High School,Priorsford
School and Peebles Drill Hall. Generally conditions are good and Scout,Cub and Beaver training is proceeding well as is the
amount of fun and friendship normally associated with Scouting.
Leaders do have to make that little more effort to ensure all goes well and we are grateful to parents for their understanding.
With the lighter nights and hopefully better weather ahead it will be easier to get out and about on meeting nights and temporary accommodation will not matter so much.
However roll on this time next year.
James Adams
GSL

West Linton Scout Troop

West Linton Scout Troop re-started after a brief hiatus in the early part of 2015, but has grown steadily in strength and membership since. There are currently 4 Scout leaders sharing the duties equally and a bi-weekly attendance of 30 or so Scouts
including 4 girls.
There is a strong emphasis on outdoor activities with a number of night hikes and navigation exercises in the early part of the
year supplemented by indoor map-reading and camping theory. This all came together last June with a demanding challenge
hike across open moorland followed by a family BBQ.
Further theory work was carried out up to Christmas culminating in our very own version of the Brass Monkey camp at Craigs
campsite in January, in which a number of brave souls (and 1 Leader) camped out under their own home-made shelters in the
most atrocious conditions. All survived pretty-much unscathed!
Other badgework for the Troop has included some highly creative outdoor and night time photography work, a sailing weekend at Longcraigs, astronomy and currently mountain biking.
For the future we are looking expand our activities into more adventurous climbing and hill-walking expeditions.

KELSO SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2016

Beavers we have 18 boys and one girl. The GSL is acting BL. Five Beavers completed their Bronze Chief Scout Award before moving on to the Cub section.
Cub Scouts we have 16 boys and one leader who is also helped by the GSL
Scouts we have 17 boys, one SL and one ASL.
We have one YL who helps in all three sections who is an invaluable member of the team.

The Beavers and the Cubs expanded on their greenhouse project by continuing to supply Border Links with vegetables for
their food baskets and also by applying to The Big Lottery Awards for All for their Seed to Camp project which they were
awarded 1805. This money was for them to buy two camp ovens with double hobs to allow them to make meals for their
camp and also to produce and print a recipe book to sell to raise funds to help cover the cost of the food at camp.
The Beavers and Cubs held a One Planet Picnic at the Farmers Market in Kelso Square where they cooked pitta bread pizzas
and oatie bakes and sold their recipe books. They also had a display board showing pictures of the beavers and cubs working
at the greenhouse and raised beds and a map highlighting that all the stalls at the market were local and their produce had a
green foot print.

In September the Beavers and Cubs carried out their annual tidy up of the garden for dementia day patients at Kelso Hospital
and they will go back in June to plant the baskets and tubs for the patients to enjoy in the summer months.
The Beavers and Cubs held a Joint camp at Makerstoun Girl Guide Centre to complete their Seed to Camp project by helping
to prepare and cook some of the vegetables they had grown in their greenhouse and raised beds. The Beavers did some pioneering by making ballistas out of bamboo canes and rubber bands. anything they could find. The Cubs went on a night hike
and laid a nature trail for the beavers to follow the next day.

The Beavers and Cubs had a successful Halloween night at Makerstoun Girl Guide centre where they carried out apple bobbing by glow stick lit balloons and made edible bonfires with chocolate sponge cakes, matchmakers and smarties.
The Beavers and Cubs made Christmas crackers to give to the Dementia day patients when they visited to sing carols and tell
the nativity story. They also started their Million Hands Project by asking the patients to fill in a questionnaire about their lives
and from the information gathered we will make up memory boxes and deliver them in the Easter holidays.
The Beavers have completed their Experiment and Global Issues badge where they made a vehicle out of Lego to carry a banana down a ramp. They are about to start on their Space badge which also ties into their next project which is to take part in
the national Rocket Science Experiment where they will sow rocket seeds that have spent time on the International Space Station and rocket seeds that have stayed on Earth and compare the two.
The Cubs and Scouts had a very successful day bag packing at Sainsburys where they raised 804 which is to buy camping
equipment for winter camping.
The Scouts have been learning how to handle an axe and they also had a visit from the police to talk about the regulations for
carrying knives.
Some of the Scouts went to Lochgoilhead along with Scouts from Eyemouth.
The Scouts successfully applied for the Co-op Local Fund and were awarded 900 for their project which is to have Ski taster
sessions at Jedburgh and then Hillend and eventually to go and camp and ski.

Jedburgh Scout Group

Has managed to recruit 4 new leaders and at present are full with little or no waiting list in both Beavers and Cubs.
Scouts uptake is creeping up as well with the girls taking over the boys in numbers. We have enjoyed a variety of
group gatherings from various birthday parties to a family walk up Fatlips Castle. We have also attended a variety of
cross cluster events which included Scouts attending Brass Monkey and more recently a very successful Beaver
birthday sleepover where we had a drive thru movie! The Cubs had a great time at Foxholes and are looking forward
to a Makerstoun camp with Melrose. It is hoped some of the Scouts will attend Blair satellite camp - a first for Jedburgh. Other days out planned include group day to Hawkhirst, and hopefully a family camp towards the end of the
summer.

Innerleithen Scout Group

Cubs
The Innerleithen Cub Pack remains in a healthy state with around 20 Cubs regularly attending. Around 10 of the Cubs have
progressed into the Pack from the Beaver Colony that is now well established. Unfortunately, there is no Scout Section, however, a number of Cubs have gone on to join the Scout Group in Cardrona.
Cub Leaders work commitments mean that meetings can only take place weekly from October April. Nevertheless, during
the Summer months we now have a monthly Outdoor Day on a Saturday in nearby Traquair. Thanks must go to Lady Maxwell
Stewart from Traquair House who kindly offered the use of an area of woodland on the Estate for use by the Cubs.
Stephen McLaughlin CSL
Beavers
The Beaver Colony has continued to progress this year and we were delighted to be able to see some of our Beavers not only
swim up to Cubs but also achieve their Chief Scouts Bronze Award which marked 2 years of fun and dedication. We continue
to provide a varied program and enjoyed a trip to the National Museum of Flight, Tesco for a Farm to Fork evening and we
have made good use of the extensive grounds available to us at St Ronans Primary School. We were delighted to able to recruit an ABSL and Colony Assistant which has secured the longer term viability of the Colony.
Chris Kennedy BSL

Lauderdale Scout Group Report 2015/16

January 2015 saw the group open a new Beaver colony with a new team of leaders, initially Stuart, Nina and Toby joined
with 9 eager new Beavers. Monday Beavers and Cub sections investigated science and space through new badges.
While the Scouts and Young leaders visited Torness power station, the Scouts then started to work towards their entrepreneur badge with assistance from local business people and entrepreneurs.

The summer term saw the Cubs visit Jedburgh jailhouse, Monday Beavers worked on their faith and camp craft activity
badges and they had a joint athletics night with the Cub section. The new Tuesday beaver section worked on their outdoor
challenge and the Scout Section literally spent the whole summer term outside - completing their outdoor challenge and
fitting in trips to Longcraigs for sailing and kayaking. June saw us embark on our biggest group camp yet with over a 100
young people and adults enjoying a weekend of activities at Bonaly. The weather wasnt too kind with the winds destroying of our new tents, but the kids didnt mind and all had great fun. The summer term saw Sonya and Shane start up a
new Cub section on Friday evenings, which gave a few more young people the chance to enjoy scouting in Lauderdale.
The July saw 7 scouts and 2 leaders join with Earlston Scouts to visit Peak 2015 camp at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, Peak is a long running Scout and Guide camp held every 5 years attracting some 7000 young people from all over
the UK and further a field. The 7-day long adventure was greatly enjoyed by all that attended including Bear Grylls who
flew in to say hello.
The autumn term saw the adventures continue with another trip to Longrcraigs for the Cubs and Scouts, The whole group
also started working on the new million hands project - learning about disability, the young people decided to concentrate
on guide dogs for the blind. The Scouts and Cubs also returned to Hawkhirst for a fun packed weekend
Back in 2014 the Group exec decided we would have long term plan to be active in the community last year the group
contributed by supporting the Tour De Lauder charity cycle event, Church Garden Party, Lauder In Bloom bulb planting,
marshalling the Lauder Cross Country, Remembrance Service and leading the parade and singing carols at the Lauder
Christmas lights switch on.
The programmes for the 5 sections were very busy for 2015, with a total of 6 camps and lots of trips and outdoor activities,
inter section activities were also very popular and we plan to do more of these of the next 12 months.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Group Executive, the 18 leaders and 5 young leaders who are making my
job easy at Lauderdale, and with a record 110 young people registered on this years census I think we must be doing something right.
Andy Beaumont
GSL Lauderdale

District Badge Report

Badge sales are on par with last year except Explorers are double on last year
Beavers
Challenge Badges sold = 243 (160)new and (83)old including My Outdoor 45 and My Adventure 30
Activity Badges sold = 631 (93) new including Creative 78 and Disability Awareness 61
Cubs
Challenge Badges sold = 271 (264) new and (7) old including Our Skills 62 and Our Adventure 55
Activity Badges sold = 419 (399)new including Collector 89 International 63 and Disability Awareness
Scouts
Challenge Badges sold = 221 (128) new and (93) old including Personal Challenge 30 and Teamwork 30
Activity Badges sold = 107 including Geoching 19 and Chef 10
Explorers Badges sold = 148 including Pioneer 19 - Global Issues 18 and International 18
Beavers awarded 26 Chief Scout Bronze award
Cubs awarded 7 Chief Scout Silver award
Scouts awarded 7 Chief Scout Gold award
Beavers sold 60 Moving on award
Cubs and Scouts awarded NO Moving on awards
Participation Badges

Nautical Skills
1

Navigator
27

74

59

34

21

20

18

11

Digital Maker

Community Impact

Air Activities

111

Digital Citizen

Sailing

Air Activities
1

30

12

Paddle Sports
1

21

30

12

13

67

10

13

53

15

21

27

20

31

50

41

100

Mucician

Nights Away

Swimmer

Nights Away

Emergency Aid

Hikes Away

20

113

46

17

18

11

19

10

Time on Water

South East Scotland

392 Sixer/PL

70

Borders

472 Seconder/APL

65

33

Scotland

313 SPL

18

World

230

50