Don't miss Destination Denmark in 2009
02/11/2007
2009 is your chance to be part of the largest ever Scottish Scout contingent to travel abroad.
We are planning to take a group of 470 Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Leaders to be part of the Danish ‘Blue Summer’ national camp in July 2009.
The event is open to Scout troops and Explorer Scout units, but also to individual Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Leaders whose troops or units may not wish to attend. Individuals will be made up into composite troops or units.
 Part of the purpose of the trip is to enable those who have never had the chance to attend an international camp to do so. It is expected that about 23,000 Scouts and Guides will attend the camp from over 40 different countries.
‘Blue Summer’ runs between July 15 and 23, 2009 and the total cost, including transport, will be £385 each. The Scottish contingent will travel on two specially chartered 757 jets from Scotland to Denmark and then by coach to the campsite.
A professionally produced 40 minute video of the 1994 camp is available on loan to let all those considering attending sample the ‘Blue Summer’ experience. The video can be obtained from Hamish Leal, SHQ International Adviser by emailing hamish@scotcap.freeserve.co.uk.
If you wish your Scouts or Explorer Scouts to be part of such a rare opportunity contact SHQ on 01383 419 073 for an Application Form and payment details, stating whether you would like a group or individual form.
Please note that the final date for booking will be April 1, 2008. |  Welcome to the Caledonian Rally affectionately known as the Cally Rally by the thousands of young and old, who have participated over the years and have enjoyed the unique Cally Rally experience, since the beginning at Loch Oich. The Rally is organised jointly by leaders of the Scout and Guide Associations in Scotland.
Our annual activities weekend held in the Scottish Highlands brings young people from both our associations together, encouraging their personal self confidence and creating new friendships through self-reliance by camping within their own group of friends and actively interacting with young people from the many other parts of Scotland represented by participating in new what may be challenges to them.
The Rally organising committee sometimes bring in specialist instructors for specific activities, but the majority of our Rally instructors and staff, come from Scout and Guide groups in your areas. They all hold the relevant associations adventurous activity qualifications or the instructor qualifications for their chosen activities governing body.
As you now view our web site we hope that it will give you a glimpse into the this unique event which is now one of the oldest joint Scouting and Guiding events regularly taking place here in Scotland. | | Introduction to Navigation and Hillwalking Skills
Friday 11th - Sunday 13th April 2008, Meggernie Centre, Glen Lyon
Open to individual Explorers or Explorer Units, all daytime activities provided and supervised by fully qualified hill team. Leaders can attaned and are required for supervision when Explorers not on the hill. Cost to be confirmed, but will be around £10 for the weekend.
For further information and to book, please see the website at http://www.glasgowscoutshillsforum.org.uk/ |
APEX CHALLANGE
The basic idea of the event is that it is a multi-activity competition where YOU call the shots. The idea is to collect as many Apex Points as you can within a set time.
Each team of four is given a map of the playing area. There'll be about ten main activities for you to try your hand it with things ranging from abseiling, to climbing, weaselling or assault courses. You'll know WHERE the activities are, but you won't always know what you might find there when you arrive. Each of these gets you 50 points.
 On your way between these activities you can visit other control points where you just stamp your card to get extra points. The number of points you get for each of those depends how easy they are to find, but it could be anything from 5 to 30 points.
You can decide which places you go to and in what order to try to plan the best route round to get the most points. If it's an event that involves a night-time element, don't think you can just stick to the big easy footpaths though! There'll be a team of Apex Chasers patrolling them trying to steal your points.
If you like the sound of all this, check out the details for our next event!
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| WINGS 2009 | | WINGS2009 is an international camp open to any member of the Scouts, Girl Scouts or GirlGuiding whose national organisation is a member of either the World Organisation of Scout Movements (WOSM) or of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). |
The event is open to all female or male members who are aged 10 or more on 1 August 2009. There will be a full programme for all from 10 to 25 as well as a programme for Adult Leaders.
The jamboree is expected to host circa 5,000 Scouts of which 25-30% are likely to be from outside England.
You will camp in tents with all the facilities, showers, toilets etc laid on. Of course there will be so much going on you probably won`t see too much of your tent. |
WINGS2009 will be based in Windsor Great Park just outside Windsor in Berkshire which is a region situated about 45km west of London in the south of the UK. It is a rural area with beautiful green countryside but with fast road, rail and air transport links. |
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