Programme 2008
January
4th No Meeting
11th Games Night
18th Science Night
25th New Year’s Party
February
1st Map & Compass
8th Wide Game – venue to be decided
15th No Meeting – Half term
22nd Joe’s Rock & Roll Nite
29th No Meeting - leaders doing stuff
March
7th Senses Night
15th Saturday visit to
21st No Meeting – Easter
28th Health Night
April
4th Hot Air Balloons
11th Proposed trip to Fire Brigade (may change)
18th Pike View Map & Compass
25th–27th Pike View Hike weekend
A Night Out With the Stars
Following the cancellation of the summer bivouac due to flooding, Friday 7th November was set as the date for the scout bivi, followed by the next Rombald’s Stride training walk on the Saturday.
The weather on Friday had seemed innocent enough until about 5.00 pm when the heavens opened and the rain started. The usual Friday scout meeting took place and 13 hardy souls stayed on for the sleep over. Happily, shelters were built in the dry, this proved only to be a break in the rain for come 11 o’clock and time to turn in the rain started again and this time with a wind* that flattened the first of the shelters within 10 minutes, forcing the occupiers to seek more robust accommodation within half an hour. The period of wind and rain forced the majority of wild campers into the scout hut within 3 to 4 hours. Only one scout managed to survive the whole night out in the wilds – well done to that man!
As the noise from the scout hut was incessant by 5.45 am it was decided to make a start on walk 4 of the Rombald’s training plan. Come 7.10 am 11 scouts and 2 leaders were on their way up the Chevin, dropping down to Otley and following the old railway to Burley. The route continued across Hawksworth Moor, returning to Guiseley via Low Spring. The group completed the 10.5 mile and returned to the scout hut at the fashionable late time of 1.45 pm. Some were muddy, but all were tired after their exercise and night in the wilds. Home and the settee seemed like a good idea.
PLs & APLs Camp 2007
Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September was the Patrol leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders weekend camp, this year at Sconce. It proved to be a fun weekend of walking, navigation exercises, pioneering and camp cooking.
The challenge for Friday evening was to get to the campsite and put up the tents before dark, this was just about achieved.
Saturday was bit more of a challenge as everyone had to muck in to cook breakfast for their group – difficult for those that weren’t quite sure which end of a tin of beans to open. After breakfast brought the task of making a suitable flagpole, mission accomplished lashings were practiced on a pioneering project.
After the scouts practiced packing their own lunch the moors were visited for an afternoon of walking and navigation. No one got lost and the whole group returned to camp for evening meal preparation, everybody cooked and everybody washed up. The promised mild chilli turned out to be rather more fiery than expected, but no one went hungry. Later the campsite was explored by torchlight along with the
Sunday, up and breakfast again, a bit less of a challenge today, though the washing up was. After Scouts Own, striking the camp and tidying up took place. The afternoon involved walking back to the scout hut. Typically the weather turned and the scouts arrived back after possible the first wash of the weekend. Nobody complained they had had a bad time, so this must be looked upon as a success.
Programme 2007 - 2008
June 8th New Games Night
June 10th Church Parade
June 13th PLs & APLs Council Meeting
June 15th Practice Bivvi Evening - bring a bag if you have one
June 29th - July 1st Camp in back field
July 6th Throwing Arrows (bring a knife). Competition with prizes
July 13th Mini Pioneering
July 15th Walk 1. Rombalds Stide 2008 Training 10 miles approx
July 17th Group BBQ. Bring Parents, Wives, Girlfriends Etc
July 20th Kite Night. Meeting at Baildon Moor Car Park (Parents Welcome)
August 31st PLs & APls camp - Sconce
September 7th Lashing Night - important for following week.
September 13th (Thursday - no Friday meeting) Raft Building. Meet at Yeadon Dam 18.30. Pick up 20.30.
September 21st Fire Making
September 28th Different Games Night
October 5th Blindfold Challenge
October 6th Pot Holing - only 10 place available, first come first served
October 12th No Event yet
October 19th No Event yet
October 26th Cookery night
November 2nd Wide Game - meet at Danefield (top car park)
November 9th NO MEETING
November 16th Russian Night
November 23rd Outdoor Scrabble Night
November 25th Group Morrison's Bag Pack. Parents as well, ta.
November 30th Shelter Night
December 5th PLs & APLs Meeting 7.00 p.m. scout hut
December 7th Craft Night
December 14th Christmas Night Out - Bowling at Shipley. Drop off at Shipley with train fare back.
December 21st No Meeting
2008
January 4th Christmas Quiz