Kirkhill Scout Group is very active and provides a wide range of adventurous activity for young people.
There are 4 sections within Kirkhill Scout Group:
Kirkhill Beavers Scouts
Kirkhill Beaver Scouts are young people aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the first and youngest Section in the Scouting family. They can move to the next Section, Cub Scouts, between eight and eight ½ years. Easily recognised by their distinctive turquoise sweatshirts, Beaver Scouts enjoy making friends, playing games, going on visits and helping others. They meet together once a week in a Beaver Scout Colony.
Kirkhill Beavers meet on Tuesday evenings from 5.15 to 6.15pm at Kirkhill Community Centre during school term times.
The current term’s newsletter is available to view here.
Past events in which the Beavers have participated can be viewed here.
Contact Beaver Scout Leader Mairi MacDonald on 01463 831116 or e-mail kirkhill.beavers@hotmail.co.uk
Kirkhill Cubs Scouts
Kirkhill Cub Scouts provide loads of fun for eight to ten ½ year olds. You will have the chance to try lots of different activities like swimming, music, exploring, computing and collecting. If you do them well you will get a badge which you can wear on your uniform.
Kirkhill Cubs also get to go on trips and days out to Fun Days and Sausage Sizzles and places like the Police Station. Sometimes you will be able to go camping with the rest of your Pack. This will mean sleeping in a tent and doing loads of outdoor activities.
Kirkhill Cubs meet on Tuesday evenings from 6.30 to 8.00pm at Kirkhill Community Centre during school term times.
The current term’s newsletter is available to view here.
Past events in which the Cubs have participated can be viewed here.
Contact Cub Scout Leader David Hendry on 01463 831114 or e-mail kirkhill.cubs@hotmail.co.uk
Aird Scouts Section
Aird Scout Section is for young people, aged between 10 ½ and 14 years from the Kirkhill and Kiltarlity areas.
Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes
Being outdoors is important and half the Programme is given over to taking part in traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities, anything from abseiling to yachting.
Aird Scouts meet on Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 9.00pm at Kiltarlity Community Centre.
The current term’s newsletter is available to view here.
Contact Scout Leader Paul Whitefoot on 01463 831422 or e-mail aird.scouts@hotmail.co.uk
Aird Explorer Scout Unit
Explorer ScoutsBased in Kiltarlity, the Aird Explorer Scouts Unit is now up and running and ready to go… We run an exciting, varied weekly programme, plus there’s something going on regularly in the region, and nationally, every few months; from weekend Challenge Camps to expeditions, there’s something for everyone.
Inverness district has six local Units and we join with them for challenges and events as often as we can – making lots of new friends along the way.
So what are you waiting for? If you think you can keep up with us, why not come along and find out more?!
Where?
Usually in Kiltarlity at the Village Hall, but we try to get out and about as often as we can – see this term’s programme for more details, or get in touch to find out where we are.
When?
Between 7:30pm and 9:30pm in the Summer and 7:30pm and 9:00pm in Winter, on most Thursday evenings during term time.
As other activities, such as holidays, exams, etc., may crop up in a teenager’s life, Explorers may not always meet every week & Explorer Scouts can be members of more than one unit.
Who can join us?
Explorer Scouting is open to anyone aged between 14 and 18!
Explorer Scouts, the fourth section of the Scout Association in the UK after Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, is made up of young people usually between the ages of 14 and 18; a group of Explorer Scouts is called a Unit.
What do we do?
In Explorer Scouting there is a greater emphasis on getting out and about, especially by attending Regional or National Camps and events. Many activities are provided at a District level, giving the Explorer Scouts a chance to work with others in their District.
Just like in other sections of Scouting, Explorer Scouts take part in a balanced programme (gaining skills, badges and awards) and may also work towards gaining the Queen’s Scout Award, which is the highest Scouting Award in The Scout Association, and/or the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
We often team up with the Aird Scout Troop to help run events, or to take part in joint activities.
Some Explorer Scouts volunteer as Young Leaders, providing support as part of the leader team for the junior sections; there are currently five young leaders helping in the other sections at Kirkhill and Aird.
Contact the Explorer Scout Unit by e-mail airdesu@live.co.uk
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