Monumopoly
Allison Gamble
Regional Young Leaders Lead
Over the weekend, of 14-16 March 2025, 48 Young Leaders from 5 Districts took part in the First Regional Young Leaders Camp since Covid, supported by 12 Leaders from across the Region. The idea was based on Monopoly, but this version was about monuments around the City of Edinburgh. Each monument had a different monetary value, with over 7,000 points up for grabs in the end.
The Young Leaders arrived on Friday night, where they took part in some team building games and a quiz. They were then asked to get into groups of 4 – 6 Young Leaders and were also given the opportunity to discuss tactics and strategies. Each group was given an information pack including their token (a numbered Scottish Flag) which was required to be in all photos, along with the whole group.
On Saturday, the Young Leaders helped cook breakfast and wash up before they got themselves ready to start the game. The Young Leaders were sent off in groups, two at a time, with them heading for either a Number 10 or 16 Lothian Bus. Their finish point was the Ross Fountain in Princess Street Gardens, six hours later.
The Young Leaders had to post pictures to the Leaders to confirm that they had made it to each monument. We even had one group who headed up Arthur’s Seat to get multiple photos in one go! Most of the Leaders were out and about in Edinburgh to provide support and to hand out Chance and Community Chest Cards to the groups which were worth extra points.
If the groups were late, there was a deduction of 10 points per minute but luckily everyone returned in time. In addition, if they didn’t send regular photos, there was the risk of being put in jail but fortunately, this didn’t happen to any of them.
Saturday night saw the Young Leaders having dinner and a campfire where the winners were announced.
The winning group was a mixture of Craigalmond and Borders with a total of 6100 points. We also awarded prizes for “Teamwork and Encouragement” and “Being the most organised group” (with them numbering all their photos before submission, making the tallying easy!).
Sunday saw a leader delivering Scouts Own followed by several awards to Leaders including investing one of the Leaders who had been supporting the event.
After this, the District Lead Volunteer and 14-24 Network Lead from Braid presented a Kings Scout Award and Wood Beads to one of the Leadership Team at the event.
This was a fantastic weekend for both Young Leaders and adult volunteers to mingle across the region and one which we hope will lead to lots more events and camps in the future.
“Best Camp EVER!!”
“The whole Monopoly Run was a great idea and really fun.”
“Meeting friends that I haven’t seen for months”
“I loved that it was a bit more chilled back; it was busy but not overwhelming.”
My journey to Windsor began in 2015 when I joined 122nd Craigalmond (Comely Bank) Scout Troop. With the support of my Scout Leader, Graham Scrimgeour, and the 122nd leadership team, I took part in many activities over my 4 years in the troop. Highlights included going to a Danish Jamboree in 2017, camping (generally in the rain), abseiling, hiking and sailing at Lochgoilhead. With the encouragement of my Group Lead Volunteer, Graeme Robertson, I attended the World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia in 2019, which really gave me the appetite to achieve my King’s Scout Award.
