You see some more photos from our night hike on Saturday evening Here
Night Hike Camp Saturday 30th May
Our next camp will be a night hike across the Pentlands.
We will be starting from Threipmuir Reservoir car park at 6:45pm.
The hike will take us over the Pentlands and staying in Carsewell Guide cap site near Silverburn.
The cost will be £7.00 each.
This will be part of the Zodiac award and also an opportunity to gain the first stage of the Hikes Away badge.
For those attending the hike you must bring along the attached Permission to camp form.
Pick up will be from Carsewell campsite at 10:00am Sunday morning.
Directions to Threipmuir Reservoir (From Baberton Avenue):
| 1. Head southeast on Baberton Ave towardBaberton Park |
0.1 mi |
| 2. Turn right at A70/Lanark Rd |
2.3 mi |
| 3. Turn left at Bridge Rd |
0.2 mi |
| 4. Turn left at Bavelaw Green |
0.1 mi |
| 5. Continue on Bavelaw Rd |
0.2 mi |
| 6. Continue on Mansfield Rd |
2.2 mi |
| 7. Turn left |
0.1 mi |
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Directions to Carsewell Camp Site
Grid Ref: OS Sheet 66 213 597
Take the A702 to Silverburn, in the village turn sharp left (signposted Penicuik) continue to the end of this road – there’s a few tight bends so watch for the dog walkers! Turn left then first right down the drive marked “Penicuik House- Private” The site is on the right about 400m down the drive just past the woodmill.
The campsite is part of the Penicuik estate owned by Sir Robert Clark. There is no access to the campsite via the main estate entrance and parking on the verges is not permitted, so once you reach the campsite, pull on to the field and round to the right past the huts – you can then exit onto the main road via the sawmill entrance.
Cub Camp 12-14th June
The cubs are camping at Auchengillan camp site between 12th – 14th June. We will go along to help organise the camp fire on Saturday the 13th June.
The cost will be £7.00 each.
We will leave from the Juniper Green tennis club at around 5pm.
Summer Camp – Rydal Hall, Ambleside
20th – 26th July
Our summer camp this year is to Rydal Hall in Ambleside, the Lake District.
The cost of the camp will be £100.00
There is a deposit of £20.00 required now (some of you have already paid this deposit).
We will be taking the opportunity to do water sports and walking in the Lakes.
The final payment of £80.00 will be due on Monday 22nd June.
District Camp – Fordel Firs
18th- 20th September
The District Scout camp is being held at Fordel Firs near Inverkeithing.
This will be similar to the Blast Off camp last year with lots of activities such as Water sports, mountain biking, climbing.
The cost is £45.00
A deposit is required now of £20.00 (some have already paid this).
The final payment of £25.00 is required by Monday 22nd June.
No Scouts 18th May 2009
There will be no scouts on Monday 18th May due to the school holidays. Scouts will return on Monday the 25th May.
Night Hike Camp Saturday 30th May
Our next camp will be a night hike across the Pentlands.
We will be starting from Threipmuir Reservoir car park at 6:45pm.
The hike will take us over the Pentlands and staying in Carsewell Guide cap site near Silverburn.
The cost will be £7.00 each.
This will be part of the Zodiac award and also an opportunity to gain the first stage of the Hikes Away badge.
District Flag Competition
Well done to the scouts that took part in the District Flag competition. The main part of the competition was an incident hike on Saturday afternoon.
There are some photos of the camp on our web site –here
Cub Camp 12-14th June
The cubs are camping at Auchengillan camp site between 12th – 14th June. We will go along at some point for our Zodiac award. Details will follow soon.
Summer Camp – Rydal Hall, Ambleside
20th – 26th July
Our summer camp this year is to Rydal Hall in Ambleside, the Lake District.
The cost of the camp will be £100.00
There is a deposit of £20.00 required now (some of you have already paid this deposit).
We will be taking the opportunity to do water sports and walking in the Lakes.
The final payment of £80.00 will be due on Monday 22nd June.
District Camp – Fordel Firs
18th- 20th September
The District Scout camp is being held at Fordel Firs near Inverkeithing.
This will be similar to the Blast Off camp last year with lots of activities such as Water sports, mountain biking, climbing.
The cost is £45.00
A deposit is required now of £20.00 (some have already paid this).
The final payment of £25.00 is required by Monday 22nd June.
District Flag 09 #5, originally uploaded by 172Scouts.
This was taken at the Pentland Dsitrict Flag competition 2009.
It was ran on 24th – 26th April 209 at Bonaly campsite.
More photos can be seen here
The Cubs recently went to Longcraigs to do water sports. Here are some photos of the event (the link requires Abode PDF viewer)
Cubs Longcraigs Pictures
