The 163 Gorgie Scouts visited Lochearnhead Outdoor Activity Centre regularly over the years, and these are photos from a visit in 1974.
The 163rd Gorgie Scouts visited Lochearnhead many times over the years, usually for weekend camps from autumn through to spring. Sometimes the weather was extremely good, but it could be cold and under snow. This did not detract from the great times we had there, but added to the experience. We enjoyed hill walking and putting into practice many of the skills learned in the scout hall every week.
Here you can see some typical activities during one of our visits. In those days, boys wore football colours quite prominently with the most popular team being Heart of Midlothian FC as can be seen with the maroon and white scarves.
Roderick Keddie and Grant Ritchie at Lochearnhead 1974 Lochearnhead 1974 Lochearnhead Scout Station, a former railway station ? ? Gordon Cunningham (right) ? Inside the main station Gathered in the main station Donald Rowley ? Steven Speirs, Gary Alison and Andrew Haxton Russell Borthwick, Steven Speirs, Andrew Haxton, Tam, Ian Haxton. Top of a mountain Tam Peter Hay, Matthew, Ian Haxton, Tam Top of a mountain Peter Hay, Ian Haxton and Tam Gary Alison and John Liddell Jimmy Sinclair Meal time with Andrew Haxton (left), Roderick Keddie and Kenny Russell (right) Ian Haxton, ? Sinclair and Peter Hay (back) Steven Gordon (left) Peter Hay and Ian Haxton (right) Colin Lumsdaine and Graeme Russell Eric Carbarns (far left), Malcolm Lee and group on station platform Malcolm Lee and Donald Clifford prepare supper
