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a cen t u ry o f s c o u t ing
by a da m lyon
what do you think stewarton scouts has brought
to the community over the past 100 years?
TS: I think that those who have been in the group have become
good, upstanding citizens and well behaved young people. A lot
of people who have been in the group have gone on to do well in
life. These people now send their sons and daughters to the group
and so this proves that they must have enjoyed it.
AW: It has given all young people in Stewarton the opportunity
to be part of something. It has helped them to see purpose in
life and has taught them valuable leadership skills, therefore in turn
helping the community.
To mark this extraordinary achievement, the group are hoping to make
this one of the best years that Stewarton Scouts has ever seen. In order
to do this, they have lined up a series of events throughout the year,
along with their usual programme of camps and badge work. This year,
camps are taking place in April, June and September. The Scouts are
only just back from a hike camp at Tyndrum. The group are undertaking
their annual camp at Culzean from the 24th to the 26th of June, which
will be one of the main opportunities for all sections to come together
in 2016. The Cub section are also heading off to the one hundred year
centenary camp for Cub Scouting in September, which is being held
at Drumlanrig Castle. It is also an extra special year for the Stewarton
Beavers, who are celebrating their 30th year in the town.
There are currently two special events planned for this year to mark the
huge milestone reached by the group. The first is being held in
September, which will consist of a family fun day as well as a
memorabilia display from the last century of Stewarton Scouts. As
well as this, there will be a family ceilidh held to celebrate all that is
good about Scouting in Stewarton and this will be a time for adults
and children alike to come together. This will be held around October/
November time. Earlier this year, the whole group got together for a
photo which mirrors the original taken in 1916.
Over the past one hundred years, scouting has brought so much to the
community of Stewarton. It has brought together a great variety of
people from all walks of life, who all want to better themselves and have
fun. The Stewarton Scout Group plays such a huge role in the town, and
as it looks to celebrate a century of its existence, it will hope that there
are many more years of scouting ahead.