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Great news.  We have been able to secure a tour around Ilkley Fire Station this Friday, 27th November.  Please see below for details of the meeting.

This is a great opportunity to learn about the Fire Service and how they help keep all of us in the Ilkley area safe and respond to emergencies.  Not only is it a great thing to know about but it will also contribute towards the Fire Safety Badge.

Please meet at the Ilkley Fire Station at the normal meeting time of 19:15.  Scouts should be collected from the Fire Station at the normal closing time of 21:15.  Full uniform must be worn.

New programme published

The programme for the rest of this year and the early part of 2016 has been published on the Programme page of the website.  Please check out the things we will be up to over the next couple of months.

If you have any questions, please ask a leader.

https://1stbenrhyddingscouts.wordpress.com/programme/

If your son or daughter is going to the Winter Camp then take a look at the suggested kit list.

Camping in winter is a little different to the spring or summer, with the weather generally wetter or colder – or both.  We have prepared a suggested kit list with ideas of the personal equipment you may want to take.  It is really important that you have full waterproofs and warm clothing.  A warm hat and gloves and plenty of layers are good things to take, and remember your walking boots and thick socks.  There is also less daylight so remember your torch and spare batteries.

Click the link below to download the kit list.

Kit List – Weekend camp (winter)

This Sunday 8th November the Scout Troop will be taking part in the Remembrance Day Service and Parade in Ilkley.  Please see below for details.

The service and parade are an important event in our annual calendar, and we ask that all Scouts make the effort to attend as we remember those men and women who have given their lives in war and conflict.

We will assemble in Whitton Croft Road, behind the Town Hall, at 14:15.  The parade will move down Wells Road and The Grove followed by a service in the Memorial Gardens.  Scouts will be dismissed from the Memorial Gardens after the service at around 15:40.

Full and smartly presented uniform must be worn by Scouts, including smart school shoes and no trainers.  Please also consider supporting The Poppy Appeal by wearing a poppy.  A collection is usually taken during the service.

Sign up now to join us on the Winter Camp later this month.

For the attention of all Parents, please see below links to a letter and permission form for the forthcoming Winter Camp at the Sconce camp site.

Sconce Winter Camp November 2015 Letter

Nights Away Permission Form Winter Camp November 2015

If you have any questions, please ask a Leader.

This coming Friday was will be doing a night hike across the moor from Dick Hudson’s pub to the Cow & Calf rocks.

We will be doing a Halloween walk across the moor and parents are asked to note the following arrangements:

Please drop your son or daughter off in the car park of the Dick Hudson’s pub at 19:00 prompt.  Dick Hudson’s is located on Otley Road on the moor above Eldwick / Bingley.  You should collect your son or daughter from the Cow & Calf rocks car park (the rocks not the pub) at 21:15.

It is essential that Scouts wear proper walking boots with ankle support and wear / bring waterproofs too.  It can be quite windy on the moor tops so make sure you have layers of warm clothing.  Please do note that for safety reasons if Scouts do not have proper walking boots with ankle support they will not be able to go on the walk.

As this is a Halloween walk, Scouts are very welcome to come in fancy dress or bring lanterns.

Parents are asked to look at these important letters about subscriptions for the Scout Group.

Please click on the links below to download the letters.

Scout Fees Letter 2015

Scout Subs form 2015

Attendance Payment Letter 2015

The Scout Troop will be visiting Hag Dyke on the weekend of 16th to 18th October 2015.  Please see below for details.

Please click on the links below to download a letter about the forthcoming weekend visit to the Group’s hostel above Kettlewell, Hag Dyke.  Also in the links is the permission form that you need to complete and return to Scouts if your son or daughter wants to join us on the weekend.

Hag Dyke October 2015 Letter

Nights Away Permission Form Hag Dyke October 2015 v2

If you have any questions about the weekend, please ask a leader.

The new programme for the Autumn Term starting Friday 11th September has been published.

The new Scout Troop programme has been published and shows the activities that will be happening each week between now and the end of November.  Please visit the Programme page to see the details.

https://1stbenrhyddingscouts.wordpress.com/programme/

Please also note these important dates for your diary:

Summer camp 2016

We are beginning to plan our camp for next year and hope to tell you more about it soon.  In the meantime, please note that the camp will take place from 23rd July to 30th July 2016.

Hag Dyke Weekends

Our visits to Hag Dyke next year will take place on the following dates:

8th to 10th January 2016

14th to 16th October 2016

Don’t forget we also have a weekend at Hag Dyke coming up soon.  We will be going from 16th to 18th October and a letter and permission form will be published on the website in the next few days.  Look back here soon….

The new term starts soon with the first meeting on Friday 4th September 2015

We hope you have all had a good summer holiday, and that those who went to summer camp in Holland have plenty of good memories to look back on.  The new term starts on Friday 4th September.  We will be meeting at the Scout Hut at the usual time of 19:15 to 21:15.  Please wear full uniform.  A programme for the new term will be published shortly.