Explorers will not be meeting tonight as only one member intended to attend. This is due to many members being from outwith Portsoy and unable to get through due to the wonderfully snowy weather. It will be business as usual again next week.

Pick up The Banffshire Journal this week to read a great article on our group, what our our explorers have been up to and the importance of volunteers to the success and continuation of our group. If you would like to find out more about volunteering within the group please get in contact for a chat about how you can help out and join the team.

Thank you to everyone who supported us through the Co-op Local Community Fund. We raised a total of £1512.93 which is a massive boost to our group and allows us to continue offering our participants a well rounded scouting experience.

Working with pheasants last night, learning to prepare food from scratch.

Our Scout and Explorer sections start again tonight after the summer break. We meet at the Scout Hall by Loch Soy in Portsoy from 19:00 - 21:00. New members always welcome. We are in search of new adult volunteers as well for all sections. If you want to help or know of anyone who may be interested don't hesitate to get in contact.

The journey begins for our Explorers and Networkers headed for Austria to do their Explorer Belt Award. We wish them all the best and can't wait to hear all of their stories. To keep up with their adventure check out the trips Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ClydeRegionEXB2017/

We look forward to seeing many familiar faces in Portsoy over the weekend for the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival. Members of the group will be helping steward the car park, doing shuttle runs in the minibus and at the scout hall we will be serving, teas, coffees, refreshments and homebakes. Make sure you swing in by to say hi! If any of you feel inclined to offer a hand, either at the hall or carparking, please get in contact. All support will be greatly appreciated. Enjoy the weekend.

To keep up with the final preparations of the Clyde Region Explorer Belt and for updates whilst they are out there have a look at their Facebook Page. We have 5 of our own youth members going on this trip to attempt their Explorer Belt Award. It sounds like an incredible expedition. https://www.facebook.com/ClydeRegionEXB2017/

You can help us raise funds by doing your regular Co-op shop. If you have a dividend card with the Co-op you can a cause to support. 1% of your spend on own brand goods will go towards your chosen cause. To choose us as your cause you can follow this link: https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/9602/ Thank you in advance.

Our Scouts and Explorers spent this evening down at the Portsoy Links doing a beach clean up followed by a sausage sizzle. Fine to have a clean beach again.

Thanks to all who attended the Daffodil Tea coffee morning, the group has been able to purchase some new equipment including some fine tents. Here's one of them getting a test run on Skye yesterday.

Some our Explorers travelled to Blair Atholl with Falkirk Explorers and Scouts at the weekend for a joint canyoning trip. Despite the chilly water temperatures, they said they'd love to do it again and some over came some fears of jumping from height.