About

2nd Paisley Abbey Scout Group was founded in 1909 which made it the second Scout Group to start up in Paisley and is currently the oldest group still running in Paisley.

Sections

2nd Paisley Abbey Scout Group runs all of the sections in Scouting including an Explorer Unit and offer a large range of activities, games and badge work for kids of all ages.

Centenary 2009

2nd Paisley Abbey Scouts celebrated their Centenary of Scouting in 2009. Throughout the year, they ran various events to help celebrate including a Church Service at the Paisley Abbey, an Indoor Weekend for all of the sections, Beavers through to Explorers at Lapwing Lodge in September as well as a Centenary Dinner held in the Abbey Missionary Halls on Lawn Street, where the group meets. The celebrations were rounded up by a Civic Reception provided by Renfrewshire Council which was held in the Watermill Hotel, Paisley.

International

2nd Paisley Abbey Scouts has always prided itself on young, keen Scouts-some that have taken the Abbey name to various corners of the world, most recently 2nd Paisley Abbey have had participants and staff at the 21st World Scout Jamboree in 2007 where the Scout Movement celebrated 100 years, as well as attending Blair Atholl in 2010 and several of the Explorer Scouts and their leaders were lucky enough to be selected to attend the New Horizons Expedition to Malawi in 2011.

Fundraising

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We run a fundraiser each month where members donate £1.00 a month and 50% of what is raised is paid as a prize . We also raise funds by running race nights,bag-packing and quiz nights which keeps our funds in a position we can support all our sections in activities they wish to run where the full cost would be too expensive.

Location

With a strong connection to the Paisley Abbey, the scout group meets in the church’s missionary halls situated on Lawn Street, almost directly across the road from the church itself. Though, with no off street parking, it can get a little busy at times.