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 Chief Scout Gold, Highest Award in Scouting! Congratulations to one of our scouts for achieving their Chief Scout Gold award. The highest award in scouting! 14 July 2017 Bivouac at Timble Woods Had a fantastic weekend at Timble Woods. All the Scouts built their own bivouacs and really enjoyed a night camping under bivys! 14 July 2017 Summer Camp parents evening There is a parents meeting about Summer Camp on Wednesday 5th May. Parents of Scouts attending the Group Summer Camp in Belgium in August are reminded that there is an important meeting on Wednesday 5th May at 19:30. Please make sure you attend as there will be critical information given about the camp, including key… 1 May 2017 Summer term programme added to the website Please visit the programme page to see details of what’s on at Scouts between now and the summer holidays The lighter nights are upon us so our programme for the rest of this Scouting year takes advantage of this and sees us trying to get outside as much as we can. There is a good… 19 April 2017 New Year update – important news Happy New Year to all Scouts and Parents. Please see below important information about Hag Dyke, Summer Camp and the spring programme. Hag Dyke Weekend – 20th to 22nd January 2017 A reminder to all Scouts and Parents that tonight, 6th January, is the deadline for returning your money and perimission form for the forthcoming… 6 January 2017 Hag Dyke weekend 20th to 22nd January 2017 We are planning our annual New Year trip to Hag Dyke which will take place from 20th to 22nd January 2017. Please follow the links below to see the letter and permission form for our forthcoming trip to Hag Dyke in January 2017. Please note that spaces are limited in the hostel, so if your… 13 December 2016 Remembrance Day – Scout meeting on Friday and service on Sunday The Troop will be taking part in the Remembrance Day service and parade on Sunday 13th November. At the Scout meeting on Friday 11th we will be learning more about this important day. The service and parade are an important event in our annual calendar, and we ask that all Scouts make the effort to… 8 November 2016 Annual membership subscription due The annual subscription for membership to the Scout Group for the year September 2016 to August 2017 is now due. Please see the letter and form in the links below regarding the annual subscription for membership to the Scout Group. Your prompt attention would be very much appreciated by the Leaders. subs-form-2016-2017 s ubs-letter-2016-2017… 4 November 2016 Important information about Summer Camp in 2017 Please see below important information about our Summer Camp in 2017. Urgent attention required. Plans for Summer Camp in 2017 are progressing and the first circular is available through the link below. Please note that in order to firm things up we need commitment from those Scouts who want to go to camp in the… 20 October 2016 New programme published The programme for the rest of 2016 has been published. Please visit the Programme page of the website to see details of the activities that will be taking place at Scouts during the rest of this year. Programme If you have any questions, please ask a Leader. 30 September 2016 ←Previous Page 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 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 […]
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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 […]