Cubs and leaders from across Scotland have taken part in the ‘Wildest Birthday Party Ever’ to celebrate 100 years of Cub Scouts.
More than 500 people descended on the National Activity Centre at Fordell Firs in Fife for the Scottish Cubs 100th Big Birthday Bash, marking a century of fun, friendship and life changing adventures.
Over the course of the weekend the Cubs took part in 30 different activities including abseiling, learning survival skills, caving, grass sledging, low ropes and “Tough Cubber”.
Robert Anderson, Cub Commissioner, said: “The weekend has been brilliant – for some of our Cubs it was the first time they have camped outdoors and for all of them it has been an opportunity to make new friends and experience life changing adventure.
“The Scottish Cubs 100th Big Birthday Bash was the perfect way to have fun, undertake challenging activities, complete badges and awards and try something new.”
Scouting began in 1907 and the adventure of Scouting was extended to a younger audience in 1916 when Wolf Cubs were introduced,
This later became the Cub Scouts in 1967.
Cubs and leaders came from all over Scotland for the first of two camps to be held to mark the occasion, including Edinburgh, Midlothian, Ayrshire, Melrose, Lauderdale, Fochabers, Dunfermline, Auchtermuchty, Falkirk, West Lothian, East Kilbride. Bonnybridge, Bridge of Allan and Stonehaven.
Famous faces including Bear Grylls, David Beckham, Tim Peake, Paul McCartney, The Duchess of Cambridge, Richard Branson and Jamie Oliver are, or were, Scouts, and there are now 46,095 members in Scotland alone.
Adults working in Scouting also contribute in excess of 364 million hours of voluntary work each year to their local communities across the United Kingdom.