Without the training sections—Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts—there would be no point to Scouting at all! At Crown, we strive to provide the members of our training sections a Scouting experience they will remember for the rest of their lives!

For all its members aged 6 to 18, Crown provides an active programme of weekly meetings, weekend camps and activities and special events such as week-long summer camps and even a regular opportunity to attend international jamborees and meet Scouts from other countries.

Activity News and Reports

Scouting at Crown is always an adventure. The training sections are always busy with various events and activities. Camping is a very important part of Crown's Scouting experience, and the Scout Troop and Explorer Unit both arrange regular nights away for their members.

• The Cub Pack's sponsored silence helps local needy children
• The Scout Troop takes the Highlander Challenge (Area TRASH Trophy) home!
• The Scout Troop holds it's annual Burns Night celebration
• The Scout Troop hosts a joint campfire with a Scout Troop from Germany!
• Eight Scouts hike to a remote mountain bothy for some winter bivvy-bagging!
• Phoenix Explorers win the 2004 inter-group football tournament trophy
• Phoenix Explorer Unit's hot air ballooning fire drama!
• The Group's 2004 day out at Deep Sea World, North Queensferry
• The Group's 2005 day out at the Glasgow Science Centre

Phoenix Explorer Scout Unit

Crown Group's Explorer Unit meets jointly with an Explorer Unit from another local Scout Group (Kingsmills), and participates in activities under the umbrella name of the Phoenix Explorer Scout Unit. Crown's members of the Phoenix Unit continue to be full members of Crown Scout Group.

• Tell me more about the Phoenix Explorer Scout Unit

Scouts aged 14+ from both Crown and Kingsmills Troops (as well as other local troops) will join the Phoenix Unit as part of their membership of their own group's unit. This will enable the Explorer Scouts to meet members of other units and participate in a wider activity programme.

Early Scout Troop Photos

A set of photos from 1921/1922 was discovered during 2002, hidden away at the back of a drawer, that shows Crown Scout Troop in it's early days. The photos have a description written on their reverse. The descriptions give the dates and brief details of the photos.

• Click here to view the early Scout Troop photos

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