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District Night Hike 2008
Theme? General Baden-Powell's Experimental Camp At Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour in August 1907.
Activity? Patrols will be given a map with the bases marked on them, after a safety briefing they will be free to depart along the course attempting the bases in any order they wish.  Patrols will be on their own during the hike, but operating within a restricted area.  At each base the Patrol will be given a task to attempt.
Where? Start and finish at The Cabin at Willesley Scout Camp.
When? Saturday 26th April 2008.
Who? Scout Patrols of between 4 and 7 Scouts (Scouts who have transferred to Explorers are excluded).
Age? Scout age range, minimum age is 10th birthday, maximum age is 15th birthday
Experience The Patrol is expected to read a map well enough to navigate around the camp site and Willesley Woodside in the dark, find the bases and perform a short task at each.  The hike takes place within a confined area, navigation needs to be good enough to return to the camp site, finding all of the bases is a bonus.
Support If a Leader believes that a Patrol is so inexperienced that they will be unable to achieve this, they are more than welcome to supply an Explorer Scout or CRB'd adult to ensure that they return to base.
Start? Scout Patrols should check in at 19.01 for a 19.29 start.
End? Parents are more than welcome to attend the announcement of the results at 23.14 and with luck will be able to depart at 23.29.
Refreshment Our highly skilled catering team will provide hot dogs and soup or equivalents at the end of the hike.
Camp Troops opting to camp overnight should book this themselves.  http://www.willesley.org/campsite/
Research? Appleby Scouts Website - Scout Members Page        Brownsea Island
US Scouts history page http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/history/brownsea.asp
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsea_Island
Scouting Milestones http://www.scouting.milestones.btinternet.co.uk/brownsea.htm
Equipment? Personal - Essential Wear camp style clothes with Group neckerchief. 
Personal - Optional The Scout motto is Be Prepared so make sure that you are.  Would boots and waterproofs be handy for walking through muddy woods?  What if the precipitative environment is excessively moist?  Is there something to help you see in the dark?  What happens if your stomach is empty?
Patrol - Optional  (Note for the 1st Appleby Magna with Measham Scouts, as your Leaders are organising the event you will not receive any help with this, it is up to you!!)

Do some research into the Brownsea Island activities and meditate upon how these might translate into bases, then consider whether

(a) there are any skills you should practice?

and

(b) there are any small items that you should carry that might help you?
Patrol - Essential Mini First Aid Kit and one hike / dome tent that is suitable for you to carry.
 

Patrol Entries
Entry Date? Patrols should be entered by the 31st March 2008
Entry Method? Email to bis@applebyscouts.co.uk make sure that you receive an acknowledgement.
Entry Fee? £10 per Patrol, preferably by cheque payable to Appleby Scouts
Patrol Names? Please ensure that each of your Patrols has a Patrol name that is suitable for the certificate.
Adult Support It is a condition of entry that Troops provide sufficient personnel to run a base capable of receiving 2 teams at a time.
Adult Support Time It is essential that at least 1 person per base attends the 18.39 briefing in the Cabin.
Adult Mobile Each base will need to provide a mobile phone number
Participant Names Each Scout Troop is responsible for it's own list of participating Scouts, permission forms etc.
 

Scoring
Entries On Time 100 points, less 5 per day late.
Per Base 40 points (10 for Scouting spirit, 10 for Patrol organisation and effort, 20 for achievement)
Super Base 200 points (50 for Scouting spirit, 50 for Patrol organisation and effort, 200 for achievement)
Arrival Check in 100 points for 19.01 check in, less 5 per minute late.
Initial Briefing 50 points for quick line up and silent, attentive listening.
Willesley Woodside entry answer 50 points
Willesley Woodside exit answer 50 points
Return to Cabin by 22.55 100 points for 22.55 check in, less 5 per minute late.
Trophy The top scoring Patrol will receive the trophy, all Patrols will receive a certificate.
Depending upon the number of Patrols additional points scoring opportunities may be provided.
 

District Night Incident Hike 2008 - Results
Many thanks to all the Leaders who worked so hard with the bases to provide 100 Scouts with a great night.

Thanks to the caterers for the refreshments at the end.
4th Ashby The 4th Flounderers 730  
Appleby Magna with Measham Eagles 754  
Appleby Magna with Measham Kestrels 679  
Appleby Magna with Measham Woodpeckers 653  
Ashby Hastings Badgers 746  
Ashby Hastings Otters 637  
Coalville Bootiful 413  
Coalville Chaos Lads 710  
Coalville Veterans 673  
Donisthorpe Everett 709  
Donisthorpe McLaren 740  
Ellistown Ellistown 627  
Market Bosworth Market Bosworth 830 1st
Markfield Markfield 762  
Newbold Verdon The Itchies  828 2nd
Newbold Verdon The Scratchies 710  
Thringstone Patrol 1 807 3rd
Thringstone Patrol 2 788  
Whitwick Unexpected 1 770  
Whitwick Whitwick 708  
Year Theme Chronology
2006 Baden-Powell The Younger Years 1857 - 1898
2007 The Siege Of Mafeking (The Making Of A Hero) October 1899 - May 1900
2008 BP's Experimental Camp At Brownsea Island July - August 1907
2009 Scouting For Boys 1908
2010 Scouting - The Early Years 1908 - 1941
2011 Scouting - After BP's Death 1941 - 2011

  

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