GORDON GatheringS
Whether it has been Aberdeenshire County, Gordon Area or Gordon District, members in our patch have taken part in large gatherings from within the membership. Since "Gordon" was formed in 1975, these have been known as Gordon Gatherings. They have sometimes incorporated some additional purpose such as Chief Scouts' (Sir Charles McLean, Sir William Gladstone, Major General Walsh, Garth Morrison, and George Purdie) visits, Centenaries or Millennia, Here is a list of some of them:
1910 - ABERDEENSHIRE COUNTY FORMED
1962 - Garioch District Scout Camp, Mead of St John (Forres)
1964 - Haddo House (Chief Scout Sir Charles McLean visit)
1964 - 1st North of Scotland Roverang, Haddo
1966 - Garioch District Camp, Glen Dye
1972 - Venture/Ranger Moot, Dunecht, “Quest 72”
1972 - South East Aberdeenshire District Camp, Castle Forbes
1973 - “Search 73” Castle Forbes “ George Pound” SHQ Chief Comm. Attended
1975 - GORDON AREA FORMED (formerly Aberdeenshire County)
1977 - South East District Camp
1978 – Haddo Estate (Chief Scout Sir William Gladstone visit)
1984 - Gordon Gathering I, Haddo Estate
1985 - Gordon Gathering II, Haddo Estate (Chief Scout Major General Walsh visit)
1987 - Gordon Gathering III, Castle Forbes
1989 - Gordon Gathering IV, Fetternear
1990 - Gordon Area Scouts “Go For A Million”, Fetternear
1993 - Gordon Gathering V, Cluny Castle (Chief Scout Garth Morrison visit)
1995 - Gordon Gathering VI, Fetternear
1998 - Gordon Gathering VII, Castle Forbes (Chief Scout George Purdy visit)
2000 - Gordon Gathering VIII, Haddo Estate (Millennium Camp)
2007 - Gordon Gathering IX, Castle Forbes (Scouting’s Centenary Camp)
2008 – GORDON DISTRICT FORMED (formerly Gordon Area)
2014 - Gordon Gathering X, BA Stores, Lyne of Skene
2017 - Gordon Gathering XI, BA Stores, Lyne of Skene
2019 - Gordon Gathering XII, BA Stores, Lyne of Skene
2022 - Gordon Gathering XIII, BA Stores, Lyne of Skene
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