In 1974 I went on a tour of Scotland with friends from our Scout Troop, ostensibly to look for new […]
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Gothia Cup Teams, Sweden Here are a few team photos taken during and after the Gothia Cup in 1978. These […]
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City Boys Club After leaving the 163rd Gorgie Scouts I started City boys club, based on scouting values. Many of […]
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Lochearnhead scout station, was a former train station converted into an outdoor centre for scouts and other organisations. The 163 […]
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The 163rd Gorgie Scouts went to Kilninver in 1969, which was the only visit to this region. There had been […]
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In 1972 the 163rd Gorgie Scout Troop returned to Killin, having enjoyed a great camp in 1968. On this visit […]
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Killin is a small village in Perthshire, north of Balquhidder and Lochearnhead, other popular camping venues for our scouts. The […]
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One of the earliest camps recorded on Mr R.B.Young’s slides, from where these photos are taken, was Kerrera, at the […]
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Another popular place for summer camps was Kerrera , by the Sound of Kerrera, at Oban The 163 Gorgie Scout […]
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The last time we visited Balquhidder was in 1966, and and we returned in 1971, as we did with so […]
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One of the many places that the 163rd Gorgie Scouts liked to visit for summer camp was beautiful Balquhidder in […]
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The 163rd Gorgie Scouts went back to Aviemore in 1970 and left in the usual mode of transport, a removals […]
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The 163rd Gorgie Scouts travelled all over Scotland on summer and weekend camps, and sometimes would return over the years […]
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Hutchison Vale Boys Club went to Gothenburg, Sweden for the first time and took part in the Gothia Cup, a […]
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Aviemore was a regular haunt of the 163rd Gorgie Scouts, mainly for summer camps. In 1975 a small group went […]
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Summer camp 1974 was at Lochgoilhead where the weather was mixed that year. We shared the centre with other groups, […]
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The 163 Gorgie Scouts visited Lochearnhead Outdoor Activity Centre regularly over the years, and these are photos from a visit […]
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