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Ilkley Half Marathon Support

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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 but it was still dry. A fun day was had by everyone!

Scouts Hag Dyke June 2023

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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.

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2022 – Quick Review of our Scouting

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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 very hot trip to Holland with our partner group De Mohicanen from The Hague.

Here is a small graphic of our year to help visualise how all those meetings, training, and trips add up!

New Scouts joined our troop this year

New Leaders and Young Leaders

Nights Away

Badges earned and given out

Hours of Scouting offered to our members

Hag Dyke Open Weekend

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HAG DYKE SCOUT HOSTEL AT KETTLEWELL IS CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS OPENING ON SATURDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 2022.

THE HOSTEL WILL BE OPEN TO ALL VISITORS FROM 11 a.m. UNTIL 5 p.m.

Anyone with an interest in or previous connection with Hag Dyke will be very welcome.

The day’s main focus will be a special service of commemoration plus memories and future thoughts at 3pm at our Chapel, The Highest in England.  

We will also have a Souvenir booklet, displays of historic pictures & zine displays. 

A special badge has been designed for the Anniversary and will be on sale on the day.

Wardens will be on hand to show visitors around and to explain the facilities to previous and new visitors. 

Tea, Coffee & Cakes will be supplied but please bring your own packed lunch etc. Donations are encouraged for Hag Dyke’s Future Work.

We have arranged car parking in the field on the right hand side immediately after the bridge as you enter Kettlewell. If you would like to make a voluntary donation of £3.00 for car parking this will be shared between Hag Dyke and Kettlewell Parish Church.

Please can all visitors register there including those intending to drive up in their own vehicles.

There will be uniformed members there to assist visitors with maps and instructions.

If you have requested transport you should also meet here at the agreed time.

There will be the option for Wardens, Past wardens, Working party, Leaders & Reunion Group ONLY to stay over but there obviously are limited spaces so do make your interest known asap please.  

A new young trainee Wardens scheme will also be explained briefly which is especially aimed at 18 to 30 year olds. Therefore, Explorers and Young Leaders are specially encouraged to attend.     

We are appealing for details of your most enjoyable, first experiences of Hag Dyke and any other memories you have. These will be displayed plus there will be the opportunity to read some of these out at the Service. We suggest twenty to fifty words. We  would also like pictures of your own visits to Hag Dyke to produce a rolling picture show on the day.  

PLEASE REPLY IF YOU INTEND TO COME ALONG SO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF LIKELY NUMBERS. 

RSVP to enquiries@hagdyke.org.uk and we encourage you to look at our Website for all information https://hagdyke.org.uk

A visit to Mountain Rescue

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Scouts managed to get the opportunity to visit Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association tonight. Learning about hill safety, how UWFRA keep people safe and help people in the countryside, and even to practice some rescue skills including ropework, learning what the landrovers carry, and how to assemble and carry someone on the stretcher!

All the scouts thoroughly enjoyed it, and hopefully now have a better idea what fell rescue is all about and how best to call for help if ever that is needed.

Massive thanks to UWFRA for hosting us, and for everything they do for those out and about on the hills! And a huge thanks to Tom, Beth, Sam, and Adrian for running this fantastic evening.

Scouts help at the Ilkley Half Marathon

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Ilkley’s Half marathon, organised by the round table was a very hot event for all!

1st Ben Rhydding Scout Troop helped out by runnning one of the water stops along the route to keep all the runners (and helpers!) hydrated and motivated throughout the tough event

Cubs

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Age Range

Cub Scouts are aged between eight years and ten and a half years old. New members transfer from our Beaver Colony or can enter Cubs direct from our external waiting List

Regular Meetings

We have two Cub packs within our Ben Rhydding Group:

The Chubb Pack meets every Wednesday evening between 6:30pm and 8:00pm and the Findlay Pack meets every Thursday evening between 6:30pm and 8:00pm.

Challenges

Once a Cub Scout is invested, they will take part in a Balanced Programme which consists of seven challenge awards including, Our World Challenge, Our Skills Challenge, Our Outdoors Challenge, Our Adventure Challenge, Teamwork Challenge, Personal Challenge and Team Leader Challenge.

Exciting Activities

Cub Scouts get a chance to try a wide range of different activities as well as going on trips, days out, and on camps. The main aim of this Section is to encourage self-confidence, community involvement and exploring the outdoors.

Badges

Cub Scouts also have the opportunity of earning 38 activity badges which includes badges in Fire Safety, Disability Awareness, Personal Safety and many more! There are also 15 staged activity badges which are awarded depending on the level of skill a Cub Scout has earned.

Awards

The Chief Scout’s Silver Award is the highest award in the Cub section and is awarded once all the challenge awards and a selection of activity badges have been achieved.

Volunteering with us

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Volunteering. It’s #GoodForYou.

Volunteering’s not just about giving back – it goes both ways. It improves your wellbeing, gives you skills for the future, and helps you make new friends (and memories).

All our activities are run by volunteers, who might join us because they want to: 

  • Try something new
  • Make friends 
  • Spend time with their children – or gain experience with young people
  • Do something good for their community and themselves
  • Keep their bodies and brains active and happy – whether that’s by scaling mountains, sharing skills or serving tea 

All end up making a huge difference to young people’s lives – gifting them with skills for life, and learning a whole lot about themselves along the way.

Volunteering with young people

Team player? Love supporting young people? Great at planning? 

Most of our volunteers work directly with young people aged 6-18 through our Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer groups, known as sections – helping young people gain skills for life through activities and adventures.

Working in teams, they might:

  • Welcome young people and families to sessions and events
  • Make sure everyone’s safe, supported, included and having fun 
  • Help to plan and lead activities
  • Get involved with days out, camps and expeditions 
  • Share and learn skills – from coding to cake decorating to canoeing 
  • Celebrate young people’s achievements big and small 

No previous experience with young people? No problem. Whether you’d like to help out week-after-week or whenever-you-can, we provide training, learning opportunities and cups of tea – every step of the way.

Making it all happen

Want to make a big impact behind the scenes? Your time and skills can make a difference in so many ways. 

Not all volunteers work directly with young people. Many help out in other ways.

Working in teams, they might: 

  • Get the best out of volunteers, using their people and leadership skills
  • Spread the word about Scouts to attract new members
  • Help with admin, fundraising, finances, operations or governance 
  • Keep everything running smoothly on the ground – from serving tea and coffee, helping to tidy up after meetings or sessions, driving or keeping meeting places in tip top condition

Not sure how you’d like to help yet, or how much time you have to give? No worries. We can chat you through a whole host of options – including flexible and occasional volunteering. 

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