SCOUT POST CLOSES

It is with regret that the Scout Association announces the end of Scout Post in Edinburgh.  After 25 years of Christmas card deliveries the scheme can no longer provide cover for the whole city and have reluctantly decided to end the service.

The scheme started in 1984 when a group of Venture Scouts organised an expedition to  Kalutara in Sri Lanka, to support the work of UNICEF.  The fund raising for a project to bring fresh water to villages included the first ever city wide delivery of Christmas cards by a charity and following the success of the operation it has continued for 25 years as a major fund raising event for Scouting and many other groups representing Girl Guiding, Boys Brigade, Churches, other charities and voluntary organisations throughout Edinburgh.

Since its inception, Scout Post has regularly collected and delivered over 400,000 cards each year. This has provided a valuable income to support the day to day operation of the organisations involved, however over the past few years some of the participating groups have been unable to continue and as a result we can no longer provide a viable service.

The organisers of Scout Post, John Bruce and Alan Willoughby, would like to thank everyone who has used the scheme and the army of people who have given up their leisure time to ensure the deliveries are completed in time for Christmas.