The next letter about Summer Camp has been published, and the second payment installment is now due.

Please visit the Summer Camp 2014 page of the website to download the second letter about Summer Camp.  In this letter we are encouraging all parents to consider giving hospitality to Dutch Scouts during their week in Ilkley.  This is an important part of the camp and the experience for our visitors, so please complete the form attached to the letter and tell us that you can host some Scouts.  Remember, if your children visited or will visit Holland with Scouts, they too stay with families.

Parents should also note that a separate letter will be issued to Parents of Scouts attending Summer Camp regarding the cost of the camp.

Finally, the second installment of £70 is now due.  If you have not made this payment, please do so as soon as possible.

The meeting on Friday 28 March is a wide game. Please meet at the Paddling Pool. 

As we meeting outside, please wrap up warm and wear waterproofs, walking boots and bring a torch. The meeting is non-uniform. The meeting will start and finish at the normal time. You should be collected from the Paddling Pool.

The meeting tonight, 14th March, will be held at the St John’s Church Hall in Ben Rhydding.

Just a reminder that as a result of the re-building of the Scout Hut we will be meeting at different venues.  Check the programme to see where we are meeting, but remember to check the website as well in case arrangements have changed at short notice.

Please also note that money and forms are due for Ten Pin Bowling tonight.

Click here to see the weekly programme.

The Scouts are going Ten Pin Bowling at the Matrix Superbowl in Skipton. 

Please see the letter below regarding our bowling trip.  Please return the form and money on Friday 14th March if you want to go.

Ten Pin Bowling March 2014

Please seem below for important information about Winter Camp and the next Scout meeting.

Winter Camp 8th & 9th March 2014

Unfortunately, due to a lack of interest the Winter Camp on 8th & 9th March is cancelled.  This is a decision we regret, but with only 20% of Scouts attending it is not viable for us to run the camp.

All Scouts who had signed up to the camp will recieve a refund at the next meeting.

This is not a decision we have taken lightly, and are sorry to dissapoint those Scouts who have committed to the camp.

Next Scout meeting Friday 14th March 2014

As the Scout Hut has now been handed over to the contractors to commence the demolishion of the existing building and the construction of the new Scout Hut we have no meeting venue for this week, Friday 7th March 2014.  The next Scout meeting will be on Friday 14th March at St John’s Church Hall in Ben Rhydding.

Please keep an eye on the web site (www.1stbenrhyddingscouts.org.uk) over the comming few months whilst we have no regular meeting venue, as arrangements may change.  We will tell you on the web site where we are meeting each week.

Ten Pin Bowling

On Friday 21st March we are arranging to go Ten Pin Bowling at the Matrix in Skipton.  Please see the website over the next 24 hours for the form you need to complete if your child wants to attend.

On 8th & 9th March we are holding a Winter Camp

The 2 day / 1 night Winter Camp will be held at the Aire Valley District campsite at Sconce.  Please see the letter and permission form below, and note that forms and money must be returned by 21st February

Winter Camp March 2014 Letter

Winter Camp Permission Form March 2014

The programme for winter and spring 2014 is now available to view and download.

The programme up to May 2014 has now been added to the programme page of this web site.  Here you can view the programme and also download a copy to print.

We have also planned a couple of camps before the summer.  Please save the following dates and look out for more information.

Winter Camp – 8th & 9th March 2014

Weekend Camp – 27th to 29th June 2014

If you have any questions about the programme, please ask a Leader.

We are arranging a night at the Upstagers pantomime on Friday 31st January.

Please follow the link below to see a notice about our forthcoming visit to the pantomime at the end of January.

Pantomime January 2014 Letter

The first meeting of 2014 will be on Friday 10th January.

Scouts returns from the Christmas break on 10th January.  The meeting will be at the Scout Hut in uniform.

For those Scouts wanting to go to Hag Dyke, 10th January is also the deadline for returning forms and making payment in full.

Happy New Year to all Scouts and parents, and we look forward to an enjoyable 2014.

In the New Year the Troop will be visiting Hag Dyke for our traditional Christmas / New Year weekend away.

The weekend will be from 24th to 26th January.  Please see the letter and permission form on the links below, and return the form and payment to Scouts by Friday 10th January if you want to attend the weekend.

Hag Dyke January 2014 Letter

Nights Away Permission Form January Hag Dyke 2014