Methlick Scout Group and its associated Explorer Unit is open for all 4-18 year olds to join as Youth Members. Unfortunately as we are a popular Group we do have a waiting list.

We have many young people wanting to join our Group and as a result we have, in association with our neighbouring Groups and Districts, drawn up a map of our catchment area.  

We have agreed we will accept those who live in the catchment areas of the following primary schools:

• Methlick (green)

• Tarves (blue)

• Barthol Chapel (purple)

• Auchnagatt - part only - we take some from the South side of the A948 (red)

• We take from the village of Ythanbank and some of the surrounding area of Shivas and Quilquox (yellow)

If you are not sure which school catchment your address is in, you can check on the Aberdeenshire Council website here.

To add your child to the waiting list please complete the application form using this link which will enter the relevant details into our database (online scout manager). Once you have added your child to the waiting list, please keep us up-to-date with any changes to contact details, address etc by emailing methlickscoutgroup@gmail.com. 

We can only accept the number of young people we can safely accommodate. When a section is full, new applicants are placed on a waiting list.

There are no separate waiting lists for each section. All applicants are added to a single list, and when spaces become available we review those who are the appropriate age and able to remain in that section for at least six months. Places are then offered starting from the top of the list, in order of application.

For example, some young people apply to join as Beavers but ultimately join directly into Cubs if there are no Beaver spaces available when their turn arises. We always do our best to accommodate everyone and appreciate people’s patience.

We are unlikely to consider applicants who live outside our catchment area unless there are special circumstances. These are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are also influenced by the current length of our waiting list. As the list is currently very full, applications from outside the catchment area are unlikely to be successful.

It should also be noted that if you move outside our catchment area, we will do our best to help signpost your child to the nearest Scout Group. Unfortunately, we cannot continue to accommodate members travelling back to our Group when there may be a Group much closer to where they live.

We hope you understand the reasons for this. Where a move does occur, we normally use the end of the current term as the deadline for completing the transition to the new Group.