Please note, the meeting tonight will be at the Scout Hut and not on the moor.

Due to the poor weather and the forecast for this evening, we have decided to hold the meeting at the Scout Hut, and will rearrange the wide game for the New Year.  Still non uniform this evening.

Help is needed with our most important fund raising event this Sunday.

We are again allowed to raise funds by helping shoppers at Tesco pack their shopping bags.  This is a great way to raise money for the Troop, and also shows us off to the local community .

We need volunteers (scouts and parents) though to help on Sunday.

Our time slot is between 10:00 and 16:00 and we expect to run 3 shifts.  10-12, 12-2 and 2-4.  Please can you think about which shift you can do, and send an email to the leaders inbox ‘leaders@1stbenrhyddingscouts.org.uk’ before Friday to let us know.  We will confirm the shifts on Friday at Scouts.  We do also need parents to help us make sure that the children are properly supervised, so please offer to help as well.

Thank you for your support.

The meeting on Friday will be a wide game on Ilkley Moor.

The meeting will be at the usual time, but will start and finish from the little car park by the paddling pool.  

The meeting is none uniform, but you must wear hiking boots (not shoes or wellies) and have warm clothes and waterproofs . 

Details of our January weekend at Hag Dyke are published.

We are planning our next trip to Hag Dyke for the weekend of 11th to 13th January 2013.  Please click on the links below to see the letter and permission form.

If your son or daughter wants to go then their form and payment must be received by Friday 21st December 2012.  If you have any questions about the weekend, please ask a Leader.

https://1br.smither.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hag-dyke-january-2013-letter.pdf

https://1br.smither.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nights-away-permission-form-january-hag-dyke-2013.pdf

A new programme is published which covers meetings up to 18th January 2013.

We have now planned the next period of programme which you can see on the programme page.  Click here to be taken to the programme.

A couple of highlights include a presentation by an outdoor equipment specialist (a good source of ideas for Christmas presents) and our annual winter trip to Hag Dyke on 11th January 2013.  More details on the Hag Dyke weekend to be issued soon.

This Sunday we will be joining the local community in attending a service of remembrance in Ilkley.

All Scouts are encouraged to attend this important event and represent the Scouting movement at the service of remembrance in the memorial gardens in Ilkley town centre.  Please meet in the main car park (behind Betty’s) at 14:15 wearing full uniform including smart shoes.  Scouts can be collected from same place after the service has finished at approximately 15:30.

Please make every effort to attend and join our local community, and indeed millions of people across the country, and remember those men and women who have made such sacrifices in conflicts over the years.

A collection for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal will be taken during the service.

Remember, this event is taking place in November, so consider wearing extra clothes underneath your uniform to keep warm.

The meeting on Friday is a night hike from Silsden Moor to Ilkley.

On Friday our meeting will be a night hike from the edge of Silsden Moor to the Paddling Pool in Ilkley.  Please click on the link below to see instructions about the meeting point and the times and other arrangements for the walk.

Night hike 26-10-12

We are off to Hag Dyke at the beginning of October.

Please click on the links below to open a letter and permission form for our weekend away at Hag Dyke from 5th to 7th October 2012.

Hag Dyke Letter Oct 2012

Nights Away Permission Form Hag Dyke October 2012

Any questions, please ask a leader.

Scout meetings start again after the summer holidays on Friday 7th September, so make sure you are there.

The first meeting back will be held at the Scout Hut at the normal times of 19:15 to 21:15 and you should attend in uniform.  A full programme up to the half term holiday has been prepared and will be published in the next couple of days.

In order for us to manage our waiting list, it is important that we understand if any Scouts have decided that they will no longer be a member of the Troop.  Therefore, if your son or daughter has decided that they will not be attending any more we would be grateful if you could let us know by sending an email to leaders@1stbenrhyddingscouts.org.uk as soon as possible.  Any Scout who has not attended by 28th September it will be assumed that they have left, unless we hear otherwise beforehand.

Obviously we hope that everyone will choose to continue, and our programme for this half term will be great fun.  Look out for details shortly of our first weekend away which will be to Hag Dyke on 5th October 2012.

We are doing something different for the final Scout meeting before the summer holidays

Please click on the link below to see a letter about the Scout meeting on Friday 20th July 2012.

Hog Roast – 20-07-12