We are planning a weekend away at Hag Dyke in January.

The troop are planning the traditional New Year visit to Hag Dyke, which this year will be on the weekend of 16th to 18th January 2015.

Please click the links below to download a letter and permission form. Please return the permission form and money by Friday 19th December 2014.

Hag Dyke January 2015 Letter

Nights Away Permission Form January Hag Dyke 2015

Next year West Yorkshire Scouts will be holding another county camp.  Known as The Big Camp, this is a great event so get signed up soon.

Next year The Big Camp will be held on the weekend of 1st to 4th May 2015.  Please see the letter attached below, and if you are interested please return the form and deposit by 5th December 2014.

You can view a video that shows some of the activities that you could get up to if you join us on The Big Camp.  Search for “The Big Camp Highlights” of view it below.

Big Camp 2015 Letter No 1

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyczfTT5cLM]

This Friday, 7th November, we will be walking from Dick Hudson’s to Ilkley. See below for important information.

The meeting will be a hike across Ilkley Moor from Dick Hudson’s pub to the Cow and Calf. We will meet at 19:00 at Dick Hudson’s pub (slightly earlier than normal).  Please arrange to drop your son or daughter off there.  We will finish at the Cow and Calf car park (the rocks not the pub) at 21:15, from where they should be collected.

Scouts should come in none uniform with outdoor clothes, including waterproofs and walking boots. Walking boots are essential.  Any Scout who does not come in walking boots will not be allowed to do the walk and must be collected by parents.  Remember, the weather may be cold and wet, so please make sure that Scouts are dressed appropriately.

On Sunday 9th November the Scouts will be taking part in the Remembrance service in Ilkley.

This will include a short parade through the town to the memorial gardens at the end of The Grove.

We will meet at 14:15 on Whitton Croft Road (behind the Town Hall / Library etc.) in full uniform. The Scouts will be dismissed from the memorial gardens after the service (expected 15:30) so arrange to collect them from there.

Full, smart uniform is important and please wear a poppy.

This is an important event so can all Scouts make every effort to attend.

Hello again everyone, after a bit of down time the scout website is now up and running again with all the up to date information on it.

The program is now on google calendars and can still be found on the program page. To access any extra information you will need to know about an evening simply click on the evening in question and all the necessary information will be displayed.

Please feel free to give feedback on this slight change on whether you like the new system or not in the comments section beneath it.

We are looking for some new sofas for Hag Dyke…can you help?

As you will know, Hag Dyke is our Group’s hostel situated on the slopes of Great Whernside above Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales.  The hostel relies on volunteers, donations and fund raising in order that we can continue to provide a fantastic adventure location not only for members of our own Group, but hundreds of young people in other groups from around the country.  Some of the Leaders in the Troop are also Wardens at Hag Dyke.

Some of the soft furniture in the lounge at Hag Dyke has reached the end of it’s life, and we are looking for donations of leather sofas that we can take up to the hostel as replacements.  Why leather?  Leather has proved to be far more resilient and hard wearing than cloth…put simply it stands up to the wear and tear from cubs, scouts, explorers and guides far better.

If you are replacing your sofa, or have one to spare, we would love to hear from you.  One of the Wardens will arrange collection and take it up to the hostel.  Please complete the form below, press “Submit” and someone will be in touch.

Error: Contact form not found.

Notice is given of the Annual General Meeting for the Group on 23rd September 2014

Please see the notice below from the Group Chairman inviting you to attend this year’s Annual General Meeting.  You are all encouraged to join us for the meeting, and remember that Parents are entitled to vote.

Also below are the minutes from the meeting last year.

AGM Notice 2014

AGM Minutes 2013 250913

Scout meetings will restart on Friday 12th September 2014.

Hopefully you have all had an enjoyable summer, and are ready and raring to get back to Scouts.  The first meeting of the new term will be on Friday 12th September at the new Scout Hut.  Usual meeting times of 19:15 to 21:15.

See you there.

Why not check out the Dutch scout group Facebook page to see some photographs of the summer camp.

Search Scoutinggroep De Mohicanen on Facebook.

Packing up tomorrow, and then back to Ilkley.  See you all soon.

In just two weeks time we will be on camp.  Please take this opportunity to check that you are clear on all the arrangements.

Visit the Summer Camp 2014 page where you can see all the circulars that have been issued and refresh yourself on the arrangements for camp.  By now you should have:

• Made the final payment
• Completed the Nights Away Permission Form giving emergency contact details and important health and dietary information
• Checked out the suggested kit list

Please note below some important information:

Personal equipment

Please bring your child’s personal equipment to the Scout Hut on Thursday 14th August between 18:00 and 19:00.  Please make sure that your child’s bag is clearly labelled with their name and their section, SCOUTS.

Spending money

We will be running a “Camp Bank” during the week.  You can deposit your child’s spending money into the bank and we will keep it safe until they need it.  We suggest a maximum of £10.  If you want to take advantage of this, please bring the money on Thursday 14th August when you bring the personal equipment, and give it to Mrs Hopi.

Cakes & buns

As with last year, we would be extremely grateful if parents could provide some cakes / buns for “elevensies” during the camp.  These will be used for ad-hoc snacks for the Scouts during the week.  Please bring these on Sunday when your child sets off for camp.

Set off

Please make sure your child is at the Scout Hut for 09:30 on Sunday 17th August to catch the coach to camp.  Full uniform must be worn.  Bring with them a day rucksack with waterproofs, packed lunch, a water bottle that can be used during the week and a change of clothes (t-shirt and shorts) so they can get changed out of uniform when they get to camp.

Finally, I hope everyone is looking forward to camp.  If you have any other questions, please let us know.