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| Theme? |
The night
incident hike's theme is working through the history of
Scouting:-
2006 - The
young Baden-Powell
2007 - Siege
of Mafeking
2008 - General Baden-Powell's Experimental Camp
At Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour in August 1907.
2009 - Scouting For Boys - BP's book
published in 1908 that led to the formation of the Scout
Movement. Don't worry about the title,
Scouting is for girls as well!
2010 -
Scouting the first 50 years.
2011 -
Scouting - towards the centenary |
| 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 - Donisthorpe Scout Centre
Finish at the
Church at Willesley Scout Camp. |
| When? |
Saturday 26th
September 2009. |
| Who? |
Scout Patrols
of between 4 and 7 Scouts. |
| Age? |
Scout age
range, minimum age is 10th birthday, maximum age is 14
years 6 months.
Note - At
their discretion Troops may include a Cub in a Patrol to
make a viable Patrol. |
| 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 reach 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 18.01
for a 18.15 start. |
| End? |
Parents are more than welcome to attend
the announcement of the results at 22.44 and with luck
will be able to depart at 22.59. |
| 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 |
http://www.applebyscouts.co.uk/Members-Scouts-SfB.htm |
| Equipment? |
Personal - Essential |
Wear hike / camp style clothes with Group neckerchief.
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? |
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Patrol -
Optional |
Do some
research into Scouting For Boys and
meditate upon how it 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? |
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Patrol - Essential |
Mini First Aid Kit. |
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