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District Parade 2013
District Parade this year takes place on Sunday 2nd June. We're aiming to have a bigger turnout than even this year. Make sure your uniforms are as clean as they can be and replace any of those missing woggles or lanyards. The Scottish Commissioner will be attending this year so we need to be especially smart!! May 2013
Fordell Firs 2013
Well done to the 22 Scouts who braved the winter cold to camp at Fordell First in February to work towards their Scottish Challenge. As well as camping in a different Scottish region,the group managed to try their hand at Shinty as well as having a mini Burns Supper. They had one of the colder campfires they'll have - and according to a local veteran of the Jamborette, also one of the best around!! There's pictures of all the activities including Sling Shots, Pedal Karts, King Swing, Caving and Climbing here and you can check the King Swing below. February 2013
Jubilee Camp
The start of May saw the biggest camp our District has seen for years, and some say the best ever!!! Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers from around the District came to Ardgowan Estate for a weekend of activities and adventure. They tried out new things like Rib Rides and Microlighting, and the classic survival techniques as well in the Bushcraft zone. There's way too much to describe here, so check out the Bumper Edition of Scout Notes here for all the details.
Videos and photos are available in the Group Gallery. The Group would like to say a huge thanks to all our volunteer parents who helped out on the weekend. Everyone pulled together to make this a camp to be remembered for years to come. May 2012 
Fun Burns Night
We are holding a Fun Burns night in March for Inverkip and Wemyss Bay villages. It's part of our Caledonian Challenge effort as is thanks in a big way to Jimmy Law who many may know from Burns Suppers they have been to in the past. Everyone is very welcome to come along for what will be a fantastic night of top-notch music and entertainment.
Inverkip Church Hall 7pm for 7.30pm Saturday 31st March. Tickets are only £5 which includes your supper. Contact Andy Yarr on 07977 023 335 or andy.yarr@virgin.net for tickets. March 2012 Patrol Camps
The Scouts have been busy over the last 2 months with every Patrol Leader now having run a weekend camp at Everton for their Patrol. Well done to everyone who has taken part, especially the PL's and the brave scouts who dared to bivvy at this time of year. March 2012
Christmas Post
Christmas is coming and preparations are under way for this year's Scout Christmas Post. This year will be our biggest ever post with deliveries going to Wemyss Bay as well as Inverkip for the first time.
The service is free to all residents of Inverkip and Wemyss Bay, donations can be made by posting in an envelope addressed to the Scouts. Post boxes are now in place in Inverkip Church Hall, Sainsburys in Inverkip and Spar in Wemyss Bay. Just go down to the place that sits you and post your Christmas cards in the box. The boxes will be available until Wed 14th Dec in the shops, and Fri 16th Dec in the Church Hall. Deliveries will be made on Saturday / Sunday 17th and 18th Dec, and possible during the week after depending on volume. December 2011 Community Service at Ardgowan
A huge well done to the Scouts from the both Troops who pushed on with their Community Challenges by helping staff at Ardgowan to clear an area of the estate at the end of November. The group spent most of the rainy Saturday clearing and burning fallen wood in a huge bonfire.
Both Iain the factor and Lady Lucinda have mailed us to thank everyone involved for all their hard work. They have made a big difference to an area of the estate in spite of the poor conditions. November 2011 Registration of all Explorers, Scouts, Cubs and Beavers
This year we are changing the way we register for the year ahead and collect Capitation fees. All parents are asked to come along at the start of the normal beaver, cub, scout or explorer meeting to register their child and to pay capitation fees for the coming year. There will be a registration desk open at each section's meeting between 2nd and 4th November. You must register by the end of that week. If you are unable to make your normal meeting, please drop in on any of the others meetings instead. These are listed below. Capitation Fees are held at last year's price again - £50 for 1st child, and £30 for each additional child.
Wed 2nd Nov: Inverkip Primary School 7pm (Explorers) Inverkip Church Hall 7pm (Inverkip Scouts) Thu 3rd Nov: Inverkip Primary School 6pm (Inverkip Cubs) Fri 4th Nov: Wemyss Bay Primary School 7.15pm (Wemyss Bay Cubs) Wemyss Bay Primary School 6.15pm (Wemyss Bay Beavers) Inverkip Church Hall 5.45pm (Inverkip Beavers) Wemyss Bay Primary School 7pm (Wemyss Bay Scouts) October 2011 Summer Camp Hawkhirst
The Scouts visited Hawkhirst just South of the border at the end of July and spent a week practicing their camping skills for real, doing all their own cooking on open fires (yes, some can now help parents whip up a cheese sauce, or tatties and mince) and living as hygienically as they know how, although a bit of work is needed there for some.
Hawkhirst is a National Scout Activity Centre and sits on Kielder Water in the Northumbrian National Park. The Scouts were able to make the most of the water for kayaking, and the surrounding Mountain Bike trails as well. Later in the week all Scouts managed a mini-expedition walking or kayaking along the lakeside for a lightweight camp, before swapping round for the journey back. During the camp we managed to get our first 2 Scouts progressing onto spraydecks for their kayaks, and one even managed a bow-rescue. Hopefully the first of many. After a week of qualification leagues and then knock-out stages, we are delighted to congratulations to Liam who won the 85th Croquet Championship for 2011. And a special mention to Robbie, the beaten finalist who missed out by only 2 hoops. The pictures are posted in our Gallery now as usual. Hope you enjoy. Aug 2011 
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Galloway Biking and Blo-Karting
A Group of Scouts spent a weekend in April enjoying some adventure in Galloway as part of their Scottish Challenge badge. The group who camped on the Solway Coast spent a day mountain biking around one of the area’s 7 Stanes mountain biking centres, before getting lucky with a windy day on Sunday when they tried their hand at land yachting. Thanks go to the Galloway Activity Centre for laying on the land yachting. Some of the Scouts are now very close to earning the Scottish Challenge badges. One has even now completed it meaning that Elliott holds the first Scottish Challenge badge the Troop has ever awarded. Photos are available in the Scout Section Gallery April 2013
Winter Hillwalking in Glen Orchy
Scottish winters can give some of the best surprises when it comes to hillwalking, and our two parties who went up Beinn An Dothaidh in Bridge of Orchy in February had a wee treat waiting for them. From ground level the hills looked fairly disappointing with most of the recent snow already rained off the mountains. But that was only certain hillsides. When the parties reached the saddle between Beinn Dorain and their own hill, they could see the snow ready and waiting for them. With the weather behaving itself very well, one party made it all the way to the top, with the second not far off. They left themselves time to play in the snow on the way down as well as practise their Ice Axe braking. As they came down the sun and the clouds put on a bit of a show over Beinn Dorain opposite them that instant cameras can't really do justice. But we've posted the photos anyway in the usual gallery. We hope you enjoy them. February 2013
Emergency Aid
Some of the the Inverkip and Wemyss Bay Scout sections have attended First Aid courses in the last weeks with a total of 18 Scouts spending a day learning potentially life saving techniques. The Scouts learned about CPR as well as how to treat various types of injuries and ailments. At the end of the course they have earned the Emergency Aid Stage 4 badge. Well done to all Scouts involved!
February 2013 Gang Show 2012
It's been well over a year in the planning, and has taken our cast and crew 3 months of weekly rehearsals and preparation to get it right, but this year's Gang Show in the Arts Guild was one of the best ever. The cast performed their sellout show to seven audiences during the week and brought praise from distinguished guests ranging from Gang Show producers from around the country to MP's and the Queen's representative. Our very own Euan was singled out by the Scottish Commissioner for Scouts for his solo performances as Simba and in the finale. Apologies to those who we missed in the Group photo here, hopefully we caught you in the other photos in the Gallery here. November 2012
RemembranceParade 2012
This year's Remembrance Parade falls on the 11th November. All Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers should mark their calendars to keep the day free. You will receive details from your leader, but we will meet at Inverkip Church Hall at 10am or shortly after depending on your section. We will parade to the Cenotaph at 12pm and finish in Daff Avenue around 1pm. Remember your poppy and collection money. All members should wear full smartest uniform. Get those lanyards in the washing machine! October 2012
Minibus Expedition Wales
A huge well done to all the Scouts who took part in this year's summer camp - a minibus expedition in Wales. The Scouts had a great travelling around from South Wales to North Wales. They began the week with a 2 day expedition into the Brecon Beacons best known as a training ground of the SAS. They camped near the summit of Pen-y-Fan the highest peak in the Beacons. Use the image to the right to see around the campsite. On their 'day off' in the South, they visited a local swimming pool before going down a coal mine for a tour underground. Driving further North they spent a day mountain biking in mid Wales before settling into a campsite in Snowdonia which they used as a centre for climbing Snowdon, visiting Caernarfon castle, visiting Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (which has the longest place name int he world) and finally a visit to Alton Towers before they came home. The scouts have all managed to complete some parts of several badges including Outdoor Challenge, Outdoor Plus Challenge, Adventure Challenge, Expedition Challenge, Nights Away, Hikes Away and Hillwalking badges. Photos and some video are available in the Group Gallery. July 2012
Raising Money for Charity
The scouts have done their bit to help the effort to raise money for Scottish Community Charities and CHAS Children's Hospices by packing bags at Morrisons in March. They managed to raise as much as £1331.06 during a hard day's work. We're proud to pass on the many compliments your sons and daughters received - one staff member telling us that we are the one of the best groups they work with. Well done to everyone for such a great effort!!!
Anyone who can help us with a donation can donate at our online fundraising site March 2012
Group Sweatshirts
You've seen some leaders wearing them, now it's your chance to own the new Group Sweatshirt celebrating 85 years of the 85th.
We were formed on 27th May 1927 by Arthur Muir of Inverkip House and 85 years later we're bigger than ever before!! The history buffs among you can find out more of our history in the About Us section. But if you just want a sweatshirt, read on. These sweatshirts are great value at just £10 each. We're only placing one order for them, so to make sure you don't miss your chance. Return your order form no later than 28th February. February 2012 Badgework records
Want to keep your own record of your badge progress? Check out the record cards we've added to the 'Forms' page in your own section's area of this site, or by clicking the link below.
Beavers Cubs Scouts Did you know you can also download the My Badges App for your iPod from this link, or by visiting the App store. November 2010 Remembrance Parade
What a fantastic turn out at Remembrance Parade this year!! All very smartly dressed thanks Parents. We had a total of 154 on parade. Thanks also to our dedicated leaders for their ongoing voluntary commitment week in week out, Scouting is indeed thriving in the villages of Inverkip and Wemyss Bay. A special thanks must also be extended on behalf of the 85th to Duncan Luke who piped us to and from the Cenotaph in memory of our fallen hero's. Pictures in our Group Gallery. Nov 2011
Group Social and Fundraiser - Race Night
We're kicking off the new year with a social event for all parents which we also hope will help raise funds for the Group for the new term. The event will be a Race Night on Saturday 1st September at 7pm in Inverkip Church Hall. It's a BYOB night, so it's guaranteed to be good fun. Most people probably haven't been to a race night before, so our host will take us through what's needed. Just be ready to place £1 bets on the horses during the night. For those who can't make it on the night, you can still take part by buying (and naming) a horse or a jockey. Horses and jockeys cost £1 each. Please contact your leader in advance to buy one. August 2011
Group Camp - British Army put us through our Paces
They're the guys you want to have on your side if you ever come across them, and Captain Alex Greenroad and his team gave our Scouts a great time when they put them through their paces at Group Camp this year. The Scouts learned all sorts of new things from the soldiers including experiencing how to move forward in a hostile situation as well as learning survival techniques. They also found out about the need to be able to stand to attention ignoring the midgies all around you, as well as an unexpected use for a paper hankie (ask the scout in your family - we won't print it here). June 2011
This group camp was a mammoth task which saw us use every single piece of canvas we could lay hands on including 34 different Patrol tents and hike tents plus cook shelters. The youngsters clocked up well over 200 camp nights to count towards their nights away badges, and they also completed parts of their Outdoor Challenge and Adventure Challenge badges among others. Well done to everyone involved for diving in to every activity on offer. You can check out the photos in our Group Gallery here, and start looking forward top next year's Group Camp. As always, prints of the photo's can be ordered from the gallery at photobox. The photos are normally good enough quality to enlarge up to at least A3 size - the photobox site will advise you if you try to order a print at a size where the picture resolution isn't high enough to give a good print. The Scout Group does not receive any funds from any orders you may place. June 2011
Microlighting
A group of our Scouts had a great time in June when they went Microlighting at Strathaven Airfield near Glasgow. The staff at the airfield not only welcomed them to camp on their land, but they took the Scouts for a tour of the field and their hangar and showed them how their different planes are operated and how they can fly. The highlight of the weekend was a flight for each Scout in the cockpit of a microlight where they got to take control of the joystick to fly around the local area. All the Scouts managed to earn their Basic Aviation Skills badge over the weekend. Amongst it all they even fitted in a visit to Strathaven's annual Raft Race where they managed to commandeer a stray raft and failed to overtake the local St Patrick's school teachers women's team who were competing in the ladies race.
A big thanks to all the pilot instructors and staff at Microlight Scotland who took time out from giving their normal trial flights and lessons to give the Scouts such a fantastic experience. Any parents wanting to book a trial flight for themselves or as a birthday present for a friend, or even some flying lessons can find more information here. You can find pictures of the weekend, as well as a few from Sunday's parade in the Scout Gallery . As usual you can order high quality prints (good for A3 printing) from the gallery. June 2011 Taekwon-Do
The Inverkip Troop had great fun and a hard working night in March as they tried out their skills at Taekwon-do for the first time. A team from the Stephen Rooney Taekwon-do schools came down to put them through their paces. The physical exercises in the session soon showed the Scouts the level of fitness they can reach in the sport as well as a good introduction to some of the defence techniques. We'd like to thank Cynthia, David and Jordan for coming down to lay on such a great evening. The Wemyss Bay section hope to organise a session of their own after the holidays. The Taekwon-do school meet weekly around Inverclyde including in Inverkip Primary on Wednesdays 6pm, and Wemyss Bay Community Centre on Thursdays at 4.45pm. Find them at here March 2011
Our Highest Awards
A big congratulations to all our members who received their Chief Scout Silver, Gold and Platinum awards, and also Ewan's Gold Zodiac Award at the District Awards Ceremony last night. This is the highest number of these awards we have ever awarded in the same year and it's due to the hard work and commitment of all the recipients. Apologies to the 5 or ...more that we didn't manage to get in the photo. Very well done to all of you! March 2011
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IT Badge
These pages can be edited by scouts who want to contribute to a website as part of their IT Badge. Get an admin account from your leader. Important! Read these guidelines before you start. Find out more about the IT badge here
Administer this site here Get Paint.net here Looking for Everton Scout Camp
Due to our location we get a lot of visitors who are actually looking for Everton Scout Camp which is near Inverkip. The campsite is run by Greenock & District Scouts. Visit their site here or use the Everton links on the right.
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