Tarbert 1960

The Summer Camp in 1960 was held at Tarbert at the same campsite that was used in 1959, but no written account of the camp has been identified to date, and there are only a few photographs. Therefore, very little is known about the camp itself, or the Scouts and Scouters taking part. It is known, however, that 17 Scouts and Scouters were involved in the camp. A short article in the Greenock Telegraph reported that there was some concern about how the campers would get to Tarbert. This was because there was a strike of seamen during the summer of 1960. In the end, the troop sailed to Tarbert in a private boat hired from Walter R. Ritchie, Ferrymaster. The cost was £14, which was probably about £4 more than the MacBrayne Ferries. Surviving receipts also indicate that the camp was from the 19th-29th July 1960. The photographs from the camp indicate that another raft was constructed to explore West Loch Tarbert. A substantial skylon flagpole was also built. The only people identified from the photos have been Bob Miller, Tommy Dow, Albert Runcie, Alistair Cram and Sandy Miller.

Other possible attendees might have been VJASMs John Nisbet and Ken Johnston, and Scouts TL Jim Blair, PL Ian Fraser, Robert Harvey, Ronald Lind, John Moore, Billy Phillips, and Alan Conway.