17th West Lothian Scout Group

History Page

Back to Home Page

If you know anything about the 17th West Lothian Scout Group please e-mail me or phone me (07785 525466).  We would like to have as much information as possible, so if you know the names of anyone who was involved with the group, when they were involved, where the camps where, any stories or have some photos, please let us know so we can add it all into our History Page.

Jump to - Summer & Event Camps we know of

Jump to - Events we know of

Jump to - Leaders we know of

Jump to - Interesting events and News Items

 

 

Summer & Event Camps we know of

 

1971 (7th - 14th Aug) - YMCA Campsite, Topps Farm, Denny, Stirlingshire.

Leaders:- A. Jeffrey,  F. Nelson,  J. Rafferty,  J. Freeman,  Fr. J. Ferrari.

Scouts:- T. Harkins,  J.P. Curran,  J. Lavin,  P.Duffy,  m. Healy,  I. Haddow,  D. White,  A. Carr,  J. Davis,  J. Feeney,

G. Noon,  M. McManus,  Geo. Noon,  F. Green,  G. Green.

(Photos)

 

1971 - Garvald,  By Haddington, East Lothian.

Leaders:-

Scouts:-

 

1973 - Tullybannocher, Comrie, Perthshire.

Leaders:-

Scouts:-

 

1974 (Jul) - The Chief Scout's Visit, The Craigs, Torphican, West Lothian.

 

1974 (Aug) - Callander.

Leaders:-

Scouts:-

 

1975 (Aug) - Fordell Firs, Fife.

Leaders:-

Scouts:-

 

2004 (30th Apr - 3rd May) - Northern Ireland (visited the 1st Castlerock Scout Group)

Leaders:-    Philip Stuart, Hugh Devine, Andy McKechnie, Liz Garvie, Teresa Kirk

Scouts:-    Arran Robb, Owain Stuart, Callum Black, Ben Kirk, Michel Davis, Daniel White, Liam Shade.

                From the 9th West Lothian Scouts :Anthony Callaghan, Brett Smith, Andrew Hoy.

 

2005 (Jul) - The Craigs & Fort William  (visit from Danish Scouts)

Leaders:-    Philip Stuart, Hugh Devine, Andy Hoy

Scouts:-

 

2006 (28th - 30th Jul) - The Gladstone Centre (N. Wales) 

Leaders:-    Philip Stuart, Ken , Andy Hoy, Andy McKechnie, Janice Stewart.

Scouts:-    D Stewart, Andrew Hoy, Callum Black, Liam Shade, Owain Stuart.

 

2007 (7th - 21st Jul) - Denmark 

Leaders:-    

Scouts:-    

 

 

Back to the top

 

 

Events we know of

 

2005 (Jan) - First 'Clear the Head' walk.

 

2007 (12 May) - First JOTT the Group took part in.

 

2008 (10th May) - Explorers do JOTT

 

Back to the top

 

Leaders we know of

 

Hugh Devine     Helper

( - Jan 2006)       ASL

                        SL  to Jan 2006

 

Philip Stuart    ASL Apr 2002 - Mar 2003

                        GSL Mar 2003 - Present

                        ESL Sept 2005 - Present

 

Mary Forsythe    Started Beavers 

 

Stephen Jeffries

 

Tam Pegg

 

Gerry Nelson    Started the Scout Troop in 1942

 

Andy Hoy    SL Sept 2005 - July 2007

 

Andy McKechnie    ASL Jul 2005 - Present

 

Ken Milburn    AESL Nov 2005 - Present

 

Pat McCullagh    Helper  - Present

 

Back to the top

 

Interesting events and News Items

5th July 2006    Liam Shade  - Helped rescue an elderly man from river.

Back to the top

 

Web Stats and Free Website Counters by WebSTAT