Parents

Your youngster wants to join. What do you do now?

Scouting is a global, educational youth Movement. In the UK Scouting is organised through The Scout Association and has a clear purpose:

To help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as Members of their local, national and international communities.

You can find out more about Scouting throughout the UK by clicking on the the link below to our national UK website.

Scouts.org.uk

Joining our Group

If possible, please contact us in advance - by e-mail or phone. We can arrange a convenient evening to join

We need parent/carer consent for a young person to join our Group. You will receive this form as part of our New Member's Pack on your youngster's first meeting night. This Pack also explains more about how we work and how you and your youngster can get the most out of being in Linburn Scouts.

We should also stress that we're not a drop-in club. Our members need to attend regularly to ensure that their place is kept open and that they can join in all our other activities.

Parents and carers can get involved too!

We hope that parents/carers will take an active part in their youngsters' involvement with Scouting - such as supporting our fund-raising activities; coming along to parents' nights and our AGM and perhaps helping out on the occasional activity or event.

You might be interested in getting a little more involved - and we are always able to offer administrative and Leadership roles. See our Volunteer page

Have a chat with us for more details.

Membership and activity fees

Membership fees are £8 per month - paid on the first week of each month. We charge over eleven months each year, with no fee in August

Other events and activities are charged seperately. They are priced on a "good value for money" basis. Our main camps and expeditions always have an element of subsidy and our trips and days outs are at the best prices we can get.

We operate an Activity Bank payment scheme, which allows you to pay for events in instalments. It also show you a record of the events and payments made. We provide regular statements - preferably to your e-mail address.

We want our members to get as much out of Scouting as possible and we're always happy to discuss any difficulties around payment.

Uniform

We are a uniformed organisation, which is worn by all our members. It is usually required around four weeks after joining. You can order your uniform from us using the form in your New Member's Pack.

There are some activities and events when uniform is not needed and we let you know this in advance.

Other things you'll need!

For activities such as hikes and camps, you'll need to have access to some other personal kit, such as:

Rucksack
Sleeping bag
Walking boots
Waterproofs

Whilst you may want to have your own items, we maintain a stock of all of these and you can borrow them from us (for a small hire fee).

Finally, if there's anything we haven't covered here, please ask your youngster's Section Leader. If they don't have an answer, they'll know someone who does!