A new Explorer Scout Unit has just started in Lanark.  They meet on Monday evenings and already have their first camp planned, a brass monkey camp in Glenshee in February!!

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Assistant Scout Leader Geoff Smith has just been announced as the Lord Cornet Elect for Lanimers 2010.

This is a great honour for both Geoff and the Group and we wish him all the best as he prepares to carry out his duties. 

For more information about Lanimers Day and all the traditions associated with it click here.

The programme for the cub section for this term is now available by clicking here.

A copy has been sent by e-mail to all the parents of Young People in the section. 

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"Scott Murray, a P5 pupil at New Lanark Primary Showed initiative and imagination way beyond his years by turning his school's St Andrew's Day celebrations to a very worthy and apt cause." according to the Lanark Gazette.

Scott, a Sixer in the Cubs organised a One School, Many Uniforms day with fellow pupils all paying £1 towards St. Andrew's Hospice to come to school not in their usual uniforms but in the uniform of whatever group or organisation they belonged to outside of school. 

The result was over £60 raised for the hospice.  Scot is pictured handing over the money to Rosaline McKenna, one of the hospice's fundraising organisers.

For more information about Lanark Scouts in the media please click here.

Over the weekend of 14th - 15th November, 12 Scouts and 4 Leaders from the Scout Troop headed off to Fordell Firs National Scout Activity Centre, nr Dunfermline in Fife for a weekend of activities and games while camping in traditional scout fashion in patrol tents.

Whilst at Fordell the boys and girls took part in a ropes course, archery, a campfire and at the same time learnt a wide range of scouting skills.

More pictures from the weekend are available by clicking here.

On the 31st October,  2^nd Lanark Cubs joined cub scouts from all around Scotland to gain their Astronomers badge at the Glasgow Science Centre.

As well as exploring our Solar System the cubs also found time to do a ‘Bubble-ology’ workshop and catch a science show.

15 Cubs attained the award and were presented with it by the Scottish National Cub Commissioner Ruth Bennett.