👋 Welcome to 2026/27 at the 28th!
Scouts is the place to make new friends, have amazing adventures, and learn skills for life.
Help us get the new year off to a smooth start by completing our support survey and updating personal information in OSM. Here’s all the information you need:
Support
Scouts works best when we have a large team working together, sharing tasks and providing the best experience for young people. Whether it’s weekly or more flexible, there’s something for you.
We ask all parents to complete our annual support survey to help us plan for the year:
Updating Online Scout Manager (OSM)
By 24 August, please log in to OSM to:
- Update and confirm personal details
- Set up your payment subscription (payment due 6 September)
- New members: Complete a Gift Aid declaration & census information
Need help? See our OSM Parent Guide for a walkthrough.
Get in touch if you’re unable to login.
Subscription fee
We charge our annual subscription in two half-yearly payments.
For 2026/27, we have increased the subscription by £5 per half-year payment, reflecting the rise in inflation and recent increases to local and national Scout membership fees.
The August–December 2026 subscription fees are Beavers £45, Cubs £50, Scouts £55 and Explorers £55. We expect the same amounts to be payable for the January–July payment, meaning that a Beaver, for example, will pay £45 in August and £45 again in January, for a total of £90 for the year.
We expect to make a further £5 increase to the January–July payment, meaning that the total annual subscription will increase by £10 compared with 2025/26.
Around £52 per member per year of the subscription is passed on to our local and national Scout headquarters, helping to fund the central services and support they provide.
The remaining subscription income is retained by the section to cover our week-to-week running costs, including badges, equipment and programme materials.
The subscription does not contribute towards the cost of running and maintaining the Scout Hall. This costs the group around £90 per member per year in addition to the subscription. We rely on fundraising to cover this cost, and ask all our families to support our annual Jumble Sale and Nearly New & Book Sales to help make this possible.
Key dates this term
In general, Scouts normally runs when East Renfrewshire schools are open. Your child’s leader will update you if this changes.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| w/c Monday 24 August | Weekly section meetings start |
| Friday 24 September – Monday 28 September | September weekend (no Scouts, unless told otherwise) |
| Monday 28 September – Friday 2 October | Jumble Sale collecting & sorting |
| Saturday 3 October | Jumble Sale |
| Friday 9 October – Sunday 18 October | October week (no Scouts, unless told otherwise) |
| Saturday 14 November | Nearly New & Book Sale |
Uniform
Group neckies and badges are provided by your child’s leader when they are invested (officially welcomed) into the group. Contact your leader if you need to buy replacements.
Please ensure all uniform & personal belongings (including waterbottles) are labeled clearly.
| Section | Uniform |
|---|---|
| Beavers | Blue sweatshirt and group neckie. |
| Cubs | Green sweatshirt and group neckie. |
| Scouts | Teal long sleeved shirt or blouse, Kilt/ tartan skirt (provided by group), kilt socks, garter flashes, Scouts t-shirt (available from section), Group neckie. |
| Explorers | Beige long sleeved shirt and group neckie. Hoodie (available from section). |
For all uniform essentials, visit the Glasgow Scout Shop online or in-person. All profits support the running of Scouts in Glasgow.
Need a hand sewing on badges? Find out more about our Badge Fairy service.
Getting in touch
Thank you for your ongoing support of Scouts.
If your child is unable to make a meeting or event, or you need to get in touch with our team, please contact your child’s section team leader in the first instance:
Monday Beavers – Hetty – mondaybeavers@giffnockscouts.org.uk
Friday Beavers – Lauren – fridaybeavers@giffnockscouts.org.uk
Tuesday Cubs – Lindsay – tuesdaycubs@giffnockscouts.org.uk
Wednesday Cubs – Dave – wednesdaycubs@giffnockscouts.org.uk
Scouts – Peter – scouts@giffnockscouts.org.uk
Explorers – Donald – explorers@giffnockscouts.org.uk
To contact a member of our group leadership team, please email info@giffnockscouts.org.uk
We’re looking forward to seeing all that our young people get up to in the year ahead!
28th Glasgow Scouts
