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 Scouts this week – quiz and panto The district quiz is on this Thursday, 2nd February (not last Thursday as we originally told you) so there is still an opportunity to join in. If you want to take part in the district quiz as a 1st Ben Rhydding team then come along and join us on Thursday evening. We will meet at 19:15… 30 January 2012 Pantomime & Ice Skating The Scouts are planning a trip to the Panto and Ice Skating On Friday 3rd February we are planning to go and watch the Upstagers 2012 Pantomime, and on Friday 10th February we plan to go ice skating. Please click on the link below to open a letter and permission form for these two activities.… 24 January 2012 Scout Meeting this week – updated with finish time Please note that the Scout meeting this week will take place on Thursday and not Friday. The Scout meeting will take place on Thursday this week (26th January), as we have been invited to participate in the District Quiz Night in Otley. Time: 19:15 Location: Otley Methodist Church Finish time: 21:00 Uniform required: Yes We hope to enter… 22 January 2012 Summer Camp – Closing Date and Parents Meeting As you will have seen from the Summer Camp circular, the closing date for deposits to be paid is Friday 13th January 2012. Camp this year is a fantastic opportunity to spend two weeks in The Netherlands, spending time with our Dutch friends (many of which you will have met on last year’s camp) and… 7 January 2012 Happy New (Scouting) Year HNY, or as I prefer to say, Happy New Year! Please note, Scouts starts back today (6th January) at the normal meeting time. We will be at the Scout Hut and you should come in uniform. There are a couple of things to remember: 1. The deadline for Hag Dyke is today. Please bring your… 6 January 2012 Hag Dyke – 20th to 22nd January 2012 As we approach the end of the year, our attention is turning to planning and exciting and interesting programme for 2012. Our first big event will be a visit to Hag Dyke on the weekend of 20th to 22nd January 2012. Please click on the links below to open up a letter about the weekend… 28 December 2011 The Queen’s Jubilee In 2012 Her Majesty the Queen celebrates 60 years as the British Monarch. The official celebration weekend takes place from 2-15 June 2012. The Scout Association has produced an official badge to celebrate the occasion that can be worn on your uniform througout 2012. Those of you who were at Scouts on 9th December will… 18 December 2011 Santa Float – Friday 17th December Just a reminder that on Friday 17th December we will be supporting the Ilkley Round Table by helping with their Santa Float. The meeting will start earlier at 18:30, but will finish at the normal time of 21:15. Please meet at the Scout Hut. As we will be outside, please come prepared with warm clothing… 11 December 2011 THE BIG CAMP 4th to 7th May 2012 THE BIG CAMP is a West Yorkshire County Scout event planned for the weekend of 4th to 7th May 2012. It is set to be the largest County event for over 10 years, and there are some fantastic activities planned. Please click on the link below to open a letter about the camp. For more… 10 December 2011 2012 Summer Camp in Holland On Friday, all Scouts were given the first circular about next year’s summer camp, which will be held in The Netherlands as the guests of our Dutch friends. Please click the link below to see a copy of the circular. 2012 Summer Camp Circular No 1 Unfortunately, the circular was not made available to the… 6 December 2011 ←Previous Page 1 … 18 19 20 21 22 … 24 Next Page→
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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 […]