Scouting in Greenock and District

Week Ending 20.06.09

Queen’s Award Presentations

 5 young people from Greenock and District and their proud families travelled to Inverness on Sunday to be presented with the Queen’s Scout Award at the Scottish National Awards Presentation.

The Queen’s Scout Award is the top award and the culmination of everything you can achieve in Scouting.

 

The five young people receiving the award were –

Martin Hier, Christopher McDermott, Brendan Mearns, Mark Sinnamon and Jonathan Webb.

 

All five lads spent five days and four nights on Arran doing their expedition for the award where good team work helped the group cope with difficult terrain and challenging weather conditions. During the expedition the group prepared a video diary to be used in helping other young people to complete this section of the award.

 

Martin, Christopher, Brendan and Mark have all come through the ranks of the 32^nd Group while Jonathan, though now a member of the 32^nd Network, was until recently a member of the 59^th Group.

 

Each of the boys undertook different skill activities with Martin gaining his Sports Diver and Assistant Instructor in Scuba Diving ; Christopher gaining his SPA permit in rock climbing ; Brendan undertaking a sound engineering course which allowed him to develop skills which he uses in the Gang Show ; Mark undertaking the RYA boating and motor cruising course for craft up to and including 40 metres long ultimately gaining the RYA Day Skipper Certificate and Jonathan developing his photography skills capturing the fauna and flora around the Scottish countryside.

 

At the presentation ceremony held in The Cathedral Church of St. Andrew, Inverness Christopher was a colour bearer and Mark did two readings.

 

Greenock District, the 32^nd Group and its leaders and those young mens’ families can be immensely proud of their achievement.

70th AGM

70^th Greenock and District Scouts hold their Annual Meeting and Bar-b-q this coming Tuesday (23^rd June) starting at 7.00pm.

Guidespell

The Scouts, Explorers and Leaders who are involved in the cast of Guidespell are reminded that the first introductory rehearsal takes place this Sunday 21st June in the Old West Kirk Halls at 2.00pm.