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Ski Rescue Bag and contents

Accession Number

029.2007.16

Object Name

Ski Rescue Bag and contents

Created

26/11/2007

Creator

Maxine Willett

Accession Date

27/11/2007

Brief Description

Ski Rescue Bag, cotton, plastic, red with white piping, white text printed on to bag "SKI RESCUE", in white circular badge, crossed skis and red cross and red text "Ski Rescue, Scout and Guide, Glenshee", red carrying strap, zip fastening and contents comprising ski skins, ski tip protectors, Toko Wax, Leather straps, ski-related spare and repair kit, 2 x Ski Meister, buckles, straps and laces.

Materials

cotton, plastic, metal, leather

Dimensions

31.5 (w) x 31.5 (l) x 14 (d) cm

Number Of Objects

8 bags

Inscription Description

"SKI RESCUE", in white circular badge, crossed skis and red cross and red text "Ski Rescue, Scout and Guide, Glenshee"

Colour

red, white

Provenance

This is a fabulous little icon of the 1960's ski scene and the story is told very well in the 1964/65 edition of the Scottish Ski Journal - the only thing that's missing is mention of Girl Guides who were also part of the scheme. Irene Addie, donator of the bag, was one of them.

In 1963 the Glenshee and Upper Deeside Tourist Association formed a sub-committee to enquire and report on the need for a First Aid service in Glenshee. At that time experience from previous years suggested that the service would have to cater for one or two fractures each weekend as well as a few minor injuries.
The sub-committee as a result set up an accident service, which has now operated in Glenshee for two ski-ing seasons. The First Aid Parties consist of Rover Scouts who are accommodated each weekend in Glenshee Schoolhouse. These parties are recruited through Ihe Boy Scouts Association and travel from Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife and Clackmannanshire. All the personnel have First Aid training and experience.
First Aid equipment was purchased and there are, at present, stretchers and rucksacks at the Cairnwell Chair Lift, the Dundee Ski Club Hut on Meall Odhar and at the Spittal of Glenshee Hotel. A Scottish Mountain Rescue Post with kit has also been established at the Glenshee Chair Lift.

The running costs of this accident service are naturally considerable. Funds were raised by way of donations from casualties, donations from ski clubs, hotels and commercial interests in the area, collecting boxes and the running of dances, but these have proved insufficient to meet the annual running costs. If the scheme is to continue, and it has already proved itself a vital necessity, funds will have to be raised by charging all injured parties taken off the hills. This in itself would prove no hardship if all skiers would take out an Insurance Policy.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Irene Addie (c.1921-)

Acquisition Date

23/12/2002

Reference

Irene Addie was a member of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club and a life-time member of the Girl Guides Association for whom she ran ski courses. Miss Addie also worked as Secretary to the Association of Scottish Climbing Clubs and was one of the first ski-patrollers.

Condition

Fair

Condition Check Date

26/11/2007

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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