THE 83rd Cairneyhill Scout Group took full advantage of Tuesday night's storm by kayaking in the flooded grounds near the Scout Hall.

The Explorer Scouts had been asked to muck in to help clear the mud out the hall's garage on Wednesday afternoon and they then seized their opportunity to take the kayaks out for a quick sail on the gala field.

Callum Farquhar, Explorer Scout Leader, told the Press: "It was a perfect way for them to spend the last day of their summer holidays!"

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Callum continued: "The garage had flooded after the heavy rainfall and the water was quite deep. The car park and gala field was transformed overnight.

"We put out a call on Facebook for any of the Scouts to come down and help clear the mud and muck out the garage and help let the plastic marquees we have dry out.

"The three guys came down and as the water outside was pretty shallow and not fast-moving, they got to spend an hour kayaking.

"They were in-between the recycling points and across the gala field and car park.

"It's not everyday that you get the chance to do that, so they loved it."

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The Explorer Scouts in Cairneyhill have recently enjoyed a month of outdoor activities following the Scottish Government's announcement that face-to-face outdoor youthwork activities for up to 15 people could start up again on July 13.

Callum added: "They had been locked up for ages and not allowed to do much, so it's made a big difference being able to see them all again.

"We were doing activities online but it's not the same.

"We recently went paddleboarding at Lochore Meadows and the kayaking on Wednesday was an unexpected bonus for some of them.

"Parents of Scouts across the area have been extremely grateful for all the online activities that local groups have been providing since lockdown started, but they can see the joy on their faces to actually to able to meet up and do activities outside again and the youngsters really appreciate the simple things that they had taken for granted before."