Scouts Hag Dyke June 2023 11 June 2023 (updated 12 June 2023) | By Callum D An absolutely fantastic weekend up at Hag Dyke! Weather was hot but a good breeze on the summit made it good for walking. Arrived up late on Friday for a supper and bed. Saturday was a great walk up to the summit over into the edge of Nidderdale and back round. The Scouts managed to use all their navigation skills throughout the day to both stay on track and use bearings, pacings, and triangulation to locate four WW2 plane crashes on the side of Great Whernside. On return to the hostel there was some napping after a long day, some games, and a BBQ in the evening. Sunday was some games in the morning, and the patrol leaders tracked down some geocaches the cubs lost a few weeks earlier. Finally everyone mucked in and cleaned the hostel top to bottom ready for the next lucky guests up there before heading down the hill for icecream and home. Overall a cracking weekend, everyone enjoyed it, and we really got the opportunity to reinforce and practice some tricky navigation. If you’re a Scout parent, click here to login and see more photos Fantastic weather for the walk up Nearly at Hag Dyke Briefing for todays walk. “Don’t forget hat, suncream, and lots of water!” The route for one patrol. Each patrol had the checkpoints in a different order. A view of the old lead mines, still visible over 100 years after closing Lion patrol just above HagDyke. What a view! Lion patrol leader teaching and passing on knowledge of navigation. A curlew chick we nearly stood on! Almost invisible in the grass. The view over the top and into Nidderdale Trying to stay cool at the crash site of a Wellington from 1942 Back onto the ridge line, Wharfedale back in sight Hag Dyke just within site for the first time since the morning Pacings and bearings; Wolf patrol hone in on the next crash site Finally Hag Dyke is close! It really does feel like a safe haven after a long day on the tops. Outside dining is a rarity at Hag Dyke Evening at Hag Dyke Walking home down the hill Another fantastic weekend completed at our very own hostel in the Dales!
Scouts win at the torch race again! 10 May 2022 (updated 13 May 2022) | By Callum D After the last two torch races in Otley got canceled due to covid, we once again returned to our annual district race. Ilkley Explorers retained the trophy for the explorer race, and 1st BR Scouts retained our trophy for thhe scout race. Fantastic result for the group and cracking effort from everyone there. A really tough race and everyone gave their all for a fantastic result! We even got into the Ilkley Gazette
Scout Updates | By Admin Hag Dyke Weekend The Scout Troop will be visiting Hag Dyke on the weekend of 14th to 16th October 2016. Please see below for details. Please click on the links below to download a letter about the forthcoming weekend visit to the Group’s hostel above Kettlewell, Hag Dyke. Also in the links is the permission form that you… 23 September 2016 Scouts starts back tonight After an enjoyable summer, Scout meetings restart tonight. Please meet at the Scout Hut in full uniform at the normal meeting times of 19:15 to 21:15. We look forward to seeing you all back. 9 September 2016 Summer Camp Photographs Loads more photographs of Summer Camp added to the website. Be sure to check out the latest photographs from Summer Camp in Northumberland which have been added to the Photo Gallery page of the website. 7 August 2016 The end of a fantastic summer camp This weekend the Scout Troop returned from Summer Camp in Northumberland having made lots of memories through an adventure packed week. Last week 29 Scouts went on Summer Camp to Red Steads Farm in Northumberland and had a brilliant week full of action and adventure. Amongst many highlights were a day hosted by the RAF… 2 August 2016 Summer camp update The first couple of days on summer camp have gone well, and the weather is being kind to us. We arrived on site on Saturday afternoon and began the set up of camp. All the tents and shelters were up by Saturday evening and we were able to enjoy a welcome camp fire and give… 25 July 2016 Last Scout Troop meeting before camp The last Scout Troop meeting before camp will be held on Thursday 21st July rather than Friday 22nd July. Please note the details below. We will be holding our last Scout Troop meeting before we go to camp on Thursday next week rather than the normal Friday evening. The meeting will be a wide game… 14 July 2016 Summer Camp Parents Meeting With three weeks to go, we are pleased to confirm final arrangements for Summer Camp and also invite all parents to attend a Parents Meeting this week. Please see below the third letter regarding this years Summer Camp in Northumberland. Also below is an important Nights Away Permission Form which must be completed and returned to… 4 July 2016 Summer Camp A new page has been set up where we will keep together all the information about Summer Camp 2016 in Northumberland. You can find the page on the menu bar at the top of the page or click here. On this page you will find the second letter about the camp which you can view… 9 May 2016 Torch race this Friday 6th May 2016 This Friday is the annual district Torch Race. Please see the important information below. Wharfedale District is holding the annual Torch Race on Friday 6th May, and 1st Ben Rhydding are entering a team as usual. For those of you who don’t know what the Torch Race is, it is a relay race from Otley… 2 May 2016 New programme published The programme for the Scout Troop meetings between now and the summer holidays has been published and is available to view on the website. Please visit the Programme page of the website to see what will be happening at the Scout Meetings during the Summer Term. If you have any questions, please ask a Leader. 2 May 2016 ←Previous Page 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 24 Next Page→
Hag Dyke’s 75th Anniversary Open Weekend 28 March 202226 May 2022 Hag Dyke was formally opened in September 1947. We will be celebrating the 75th anniversary on the weekend of September 23rd – 25th 2022 with an open weekend for all […]
Ilkley Half Marathon Support 16 July 202321 July 2023 The Scouts once again helped at Ilkley Half Marathon but running one of their water stations to keep the runner well hydrated. Luckily not as baking hot as last year […]
Scouts Hag Dyke June 2023 11 June 202312 June 2023 An absolutely fantastic weekend up at Hag Dyke! Weather was hot but a good breeze on the summit made it good for walking. Arrived up late on Friday for a […]
2022 – Quick Review of our Scouting 31 December 202210 January 2023 In 2022 we managed to offer over 461 hours of scouting to our members, including weekly meetings, training, weekend camps, visits to our hostel Hag Dyke, and a massive and […]
Hag Dyke Volunteers 1 November 20221 November 2022 Hag Dyke is run almost entirely by volunteers. Why not volunteer to help keep this beautiful hostel running.
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