Scouts from the Troop visited Fordell Firs to take part in the 2009 Jamboree on the Air. During the day Scouts made contact with others from around the world including China, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands and Estonia.

The Scouts also took part in a spot of archery, bungee trampolining, skittles and a radio communication based scavenger hunt.

In August the Troop promoted four Scouts to Patrol Leaders. These Scouts were invited to take part in an Expedition in the Pentland Hills inorder to complete their Expedition Challenge and to learn to work together as a team. The hike started out in the Pentlands before the night was spent camping at Bonaly. The second day saw the Scouts hike along the banks of the Water of Leith. Over the weekend they covered a distance just shy of 30km. During the event the Scouts were challenged to find geocaches along the route. They found a total of 17 over the two days of the expedition. Well done to those involved.

Five Scouts took part in the Black's of Greenock Pentland Challenge and the Vango Lunar Challenge. These are national events held annually over the course of a weekend. This year, the event moved to Bonaly and the Pentland Hills after being held in the Campsies in 2008. This is the second year that we have entered a team in the competition and it proved to be another successful weekend for our Scouts.

The Pentland Challenge gave the Scouts the opportunity to compete in a six and a half hour challenge hike in the Pentland Hills, whilst the Lunar Challenge is a challenge night hike in the hills. The 107th's team won first prize in the Lunar Challenge, making it 2-in-a-row for the 107th. The team also did very well in the Pentland Challenge finishing in third place, only two points behind the runners up and three points behind the competition winners.

During the autumn term, our Scouts have been working towards their Creative Challenge. As part of the challenge Scouts were set several problem solving challenges, they were asked to perform musical pieces and construct a model campsites. Well done to all the Scouts who have gained the award.

The Second Pentland District Camp was held over the bank holiday weekend at Fordell Firs in Fife. We took 12 Scouts to the event where they participated in a wide range of activities including climbing, sailing, cycling, kayaking, abseiling, grass sledging and many more. During the weekend the Scouts gave off a positive image of Scouting in Craiglockhartand were a credit to the Troop.

A group of Scouts from the troop took part in the second annual Night Hike in the Pentland Hills. The hike proved to be a very unusual but rewarding experience for those who took part. The Scouts hiked from 11pm to 3amand were guided by the glow of the full moon. Well done to the Scouts who took the challenge on.

The Scouts were challenged to explore the local area and find the locations featured on their Craiglockhart Monopoly board. The Scouts raced round Craiglock taking photos at each location which included the Water of Leith Visitor Centre and Craiglockhart Castle.

The Pentland Hills provided the setting for three Scouts to take part in an overnight expedition. Unlike previous events where Scouts stayed at Bonaly, the Scouts took thier tents with them for a taste of wild camping.

Over the two days the Scouts were giving a project of finding geocaches along the route. These are boxes hidden in the wild which can be found using GPSr's and coordinates. Well done to the Scouts for taking on the challenge.

The Troop held its 2009 Summer camp at Stirling & Falkirk's District Scout Campsite, The Barrwood. We had 17 Scouts in total attend the week long event, where Scouts camped as part of one of three Patrol's, competed in the Patrol Competition, and took part in a very active programme.

Activities ran include: kayaking, coracling and rafting on the onsite pond; climbing on the indoor bouldering wall; slithering through the man made caving complex; hiking round North Third reservoir; competing in the Troop quoits tournament; running around the forest playing games; whizzing round the assault course; challenging their brains with some problem solving and quizzes; building and racing chariots and generally having fun.

Photos from this event are posted in the photo section of this site.