Borders Exploration Group
Patron: Lord Steel of Aikwood Scottish Charity No:SC034336
Links & Resources
The maps and directions below take you to some of the regular BEG meeting places. Documentation is available to any BEG members (members can have the password emailed to them by clicking here). The links at the foot of the page are links to other outdoor groups and outdoors related resources to help make expeditions and training weekends as successful as possible. To recommend a link or resource (or to gain access to the members only documentation) please use the contact form.
Discounts
BEG members are entitled to discounts at the following shops in the Borders – these discounts have been very generously donated so please do not abuse them or pass on any discount codes to non BEG members.

Healthy Travel offer BEG members 15% off via a website discount code (to receive this code please email us). This discount is available until the 1st of July 2010.- 10% Discount at Cotswold Outdoors
For details please email us.
Members of the Borders Exploration Group have set up a Facebook group in order to stay in contact with one another: click here to join in.
Images
All of the images from the Borders Exploration Group site (and a few more) are hosted on Flickr: check them out here.
Publicity Logo
With permisson BEG members can use this BEG logo for emails, etc.
Maps and directions
- Directions for West Morriston
- Directions for the Argus Centre in Selkirk
- Directions for Riddell
- Directions for Cappercleuch
- Directions for Lindean Village Hall
Documents/Resources
Event Documentation
Guidelines
Procedure Documents
Expenses Documents
It was agreed at the last committee meeting that any member carrying out a specific piece of work or training at the request of the committee could apply for travel expenses. Please find attached the application form for travel expenses kindly drawn up by Geraldine which should be used in future and passed to the committee via the Chairperson for consideration and approvalPolicy Documents
YET and Related Documents
- YET Guidelines
- YET Safe & Responsible Expeditions
- Environmental Responsibility for Expeditions
- RGS Health and Safety Report
Useful Links
- Brathay Expedition Society
- Young Explorer's Trust
- Royal Geographical Society
- Raleigh International
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award
- Dorset Expeditionary Society
- Royal Scottish Geographical Society
- Savage Wilderness Safaris
- Craikhope Outdoor Centre
- Scotways
- Metcheck
- Mountain Weather Information Service
- Youth Borders
Meeting Minutes
- 10 March 2008
- 14 April 2008
- 19 May 2008
- 16 November 2008 - AGM
- 01 December 2008
- 09 February 2009
- 25 February 2009 - Expedition sub-group
- 09 March 2009
- 23 March 2009
- 11 May 2009
- 15 June 2009
- 27 July 2009
- 07 September 2009
- 19 October 2009
- 11 January 2010