Tannadice Scout Group

23rd - 25th of August.

Explorers had a survival camp, going back to the very basics of scouting!
Building fires
Building shelters
Cooking on fires

Photo dump from the camp!

We warmly invite all parents, guardians, and their families to join us at the Jock Neish Scout Centre, Tannadice, on the 15th of September for our Annual General Meeting (AGM), followed by a special thank-you BBQ. The AGM will begin at 4:00 PM, with the BBQ starting at 5:00 PM. This event is our way of expressing gratitude to everyone who has supported the group throughout the year, whether through fundraising, tent hires, workdays, or other contributions.

To help us plan the catering, please let us know if you can attend by following this link: RSVP Here. https://forms.office.com/e/bhmvTCFgzy

We truly hope you can join us on the 15th to celebrate our successful scouting year and allow us to show our appreciation for all your support.

We’re excited to announce that, due to a surge in our Beaver section (ages 6 to 8), we are currently looking for new leaders to join our team! Why not take on our 4-week challenge to see if volunteering with us is the right fit for you? If you’re interested, we’d love to hear from you!

Good luck the Tannadice Troopers taking part in tomorrow’s Dundee kilt walk to raise funds for the group. The team have raised over £350! If you would still like to donate and support this amazing team then please follow this link https://www.justgiving.com/page/sarah-taylor-1717146118265?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fsarah-taylor-1717146118265&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_campaign=pfp-whatsapp&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1LZWUGgjLJqYbvMODMGA8Z_XW5l6ogyELpJyJOFIdJ2Voyj2Spi281YQ0_aem_DpOe0UEhPGQQKj_7ssaGaw

This coming Saturday is the Tannadice Flower Show. There is plenty for kids of all ages to do and there is a chance for them to win a trophy or two! So if your kids are looking for something to do this week, then here are some things for them to work on.

Please read the rules, especially on when entries must be placed by.

Come along and support your local Flower show

Photos from the trailer packing night and the tent pitch.

Who’s ready to have a busy weekend.

If you are attending the Glamis Extravaganza this weekend, make sure to come along to our food tent beside the main ring for a variety of affordable food including hot and cold filled rolls, salad boxes, all day breakfast & home bakes.

All our meat comes from local butchers with many of our other ingredients being locally sourced.

All profits go directly back into Tannadice Scout Group to ensure we can continue to provide fun and exciting experiences for our young people along with providing them with important skills for life.

We look forward to seeing you there and receiving the amazing support we receive each year!

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What a fantastic night all sections had at this years Kirrie Panto… oh no we didn’t….oh yes we did!!! So many laughs throughout and great seeing past and present members of our group on stage. The cast yet again put on a professional, funny and entertaining performance, so a huge well done to every at Kirriemuir Panto Group and we already can’t wait for next years show!

Arrangements for Remembrance Sunday.

So last week had its highs and lows for the group. Unfortunately, our hut was severely flooded during the storm Babet with over 18" of water being inside our hut. However, on Sunday the 22nd when our call for help went out, over 30 parents, scouts, explorers and volunteers descended on the hall and the worst of the clean-up was complete within just over an hour! We are so grateful and thankful to everyone who came down and helped!

Later in the week, two of our members, Ilona & Ollie, held a talk in Tannadice church to tell us all about their World Scout Jamboree Experience, from being selected, the fundraising, the training and how the Jamboree went. The talk was very interesting, and it was great to hear their stories and memories.

The evening was concluded with a celebration of some Scouts and Explorers receiving some of the top awards in their sections. Five Scouts were presented with the top award in the Scout Section, Chief Scout Gold Award. One of our Explorers were presented with the Chief Scout Platinum Award and two were presented with their Chief Scout Diamond Award. We are very proud of each of the as these awards show that they are not just ordinary scouts, but extraordinary ones. They have ventured into the wilderness, learned vital skills for life, served their communities, and become leaders among your peers. They have demonstrated that they can face challenges with courage and resilience and have become role models for their fellow scouts. So a massive well done to each of them!

***World Scout Jamboree Talk***
You are all welcome along to Ilona & Ollie's talk about their World Scout Jamboree experience in South Korea. Come along and hear about how they prepared for the trip with their unit along with the highs and lows of the Jamboree.
Tannadice Church
Thursday the 26th of October
Starts @ 7pm
We hope to see you there!

***World Scout Jamboree Talk***

You are all welcome along to Ilona & Ollie's talk about their World Scout Jamboree experience in South Korea. Come along and hear about how they prepared for the trip with their unit along with the highs and lows of the Jamboree.

Tannadice Church
Thursday the 26th of October
Starts @ 7pm

We hope to see you there!

So heart warming when you come across this that our scouts have made without us knowing. Last week showed me how different kids of different ages, backgrounds and friends groups can all just work together and get along as one. The TikTok also perfectly sums up what our group and scouting is all about! Scouting gives young people so much and we are so proud to be part of it

TikTok · Tannadice 76 likes, 2 comments. “Our Scouting family ❤️ we had the best camp in switzerland last week Scouting”

Well that is us on route back from a Magical week in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Our adventure to the International Scout Centre in Kandersteg, Switzerland has been more amazing that we ever expected. The weather was amazing, scorching sunshine everyday except for one downpour of rain with thunder and lightning.

We had a packed programme and did so many fun and exciting activities from looking round Bern, Swimming in a Thermal pool where they could jump off a rock into the water, hiked to the stunning Oeschinensee Lake, went down a mountain coaster and toured and Swiss Chocolate and Cheese Factory (especially enjoying the tasting room!) to name just a few!

The camp was topped off with being invited to the World Scout Fellowship events (which was taking place while we were on site) campfire with over 250 people from around the world including the Swedish King who is now the proud owner of a Tannadice necker! Our Scouts and Explorers performed a song for everyone which they got a resounding round of applause for followed by one of our scouts piping us out of the campfire and two of our explorers demonstrating a bit of highland dancing which thoroughly impressed everyone.

I could go on and on but I better bring this post to an end. I can't begin to describe how amazing this trip was and what a wonderful bunch of young people we had the pleasure to share the experience with, a true credit to their parents. I am sure each young person will have their own favourite memory and experience of this trip along with a special moment. Please take the time to talk to and ask them about their adventure as I am sure they can't wait to tell you all about it!

To finish off, I would like to thank the amazing leadership team who has supported me and the young people on the lead of and during the trip, donating their precious annual leave to provide this is amazing experience to our young people for which I am truly grateful for and so are our young people.

So Kandersteg 2023... That's a wrap!!!

David Whitton
GSL

And we are off!!! 27 Tannadice Scouts, Explorers, Network and leaders are now on route to Switzerland. We should arrive midday on Monday. Keep and eye on here for updates on our adventure! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏕️🇨🇭

2 weeks today, 28 Tannadice scouts, explorers and leaders will be setting off to the international scout centre in Switzerland, we can’t wait! Make sure to follow our
Journey here 🇨🇭

This week our Cubs had a visit from the Police..... thankfully it was a planned visit! The Cubs were told by our local Police community officer what the police do, had a go at batting a riot shield, and sat in the back of a police van (hopefully for the first & only time!). It is safe to say the cubs really enjoyed the visit and thanks to Police Scotland Tayside for taking the time to visit our Cubs. Scouts UK

Last night our scouts had fun creating some first aid scenarios using props and fake wounds. Some were very extreme with some interesting backstories! They then had to try and deal with the injuries as if they were real life. Our leader Craig then spoke the scouts through how they should actually deal with each one, even the exteme ones! Apologies to the parents for the blood stained clothes!

Last week our cubs enjoyed a visit to the police museum in Kirriemuir finding out about policing in years gone by. Unfortunately, the leaders were not able to leave the cubs in the cells as requested by some parents!

This week the cubs started working towards their disability awareness badge where they learned about braille and tried making a sandwich blindfolded

Good morning from Camp Tannadice 🏕️☀️All had great fun last night, finally got to sleep and are now ready for a day of Adventure 💪

Just a reminder that our open afternoon is this Sunday at the Jock Neish centre, Tannadice from 2pm to 4pm. The event is open to any past member of Tannadice or Menmuir Scout group and their family along with current members and their family.

We will have a few activities for everyone to try such as soft archery, making smores, challenges and giant inflatables! We will also be putting on a BBQ, best of all, it is all Free!!!

So please come along, meet old friends, see how scouting is nowadays and make this our largest annual reunion yet!

If you would like to attend then please complete this short form to help us with catering numbers https://forms.office.com/e/QRUFxqA0Q8

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Another busy day with our amazing leaders and parent volunteers out supporting the Cortachy Highland Games by cooking and serving the hot filled rolls. A busy weekend for Tannadice Scouts to help boost funds to help provide fun and exciting experience for our young people and to support our local community. Thanks once again to our amazing volunteers this weekend!

Today our hall hosted the Tannadice Flower show and how amazing did it look! Such amazing exhibits with lots of hard work and effort put in by all the exhibitors. Some of our young people also entered and walked away with a few trophies! The scouts helped out today with selling pancakes with teas and coffees. Great show to be a part of :).

Come along and support your local flower show this Saturday in the scout hut from 2pm to 4pm. Be amazed by our local talented gardeners, handcrafters & bakers as well as the hard work the local kids put into their wonderful entries! Tea/ Coffee & pancakes will be served also by the scouts.

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to our Tannadice & Memnuir Scout reunion & open afternoon. Help us make this the biggest one yet! To help us cater for everyone and all dietary requirements, can you please complete this 5-minute form if you plan to attend. Thanks!

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With the School holidays coming to an end, it is nearly time for scouting to start back! Below are the dates each section will start back.

Beavers - Monday the 21st August
Cubs - Tuesday the 15th August
Scouts - Thursday the 17th August
Explorers - Wednesday the 16th August

We look forward to seeing everyone again!

As you may have seen on the news, the UK contingent have decided to transfer all their young people and adult volunteers back to Seoul away from the jamboree site due to extreme hot weather. As the UK are the largest contingent, they hope that this helps alleviate the pressure on the site overall.

Our young people are well supported by great unit leaders along with amazing staff on site. Their experience will not be what they prepared for but I am sure they will roll with it and make the most of it and still have an amazing experience!

Thank you to everyone who is thinking of them.