Scouts in the Dark!
Last week, forty intrepid teenagers skilfully navigated their way around a 3-mile route in the area of Settle after dusk, all in the name of Scouting.
On arrival at Castleberg Hall, the Scouts had their kit checked and were then given a safety briefing before working out their route using grid references alone. Nine teams of eager youngsters, plus their adult escort required for safety reasons, then set off at twenty-minute intervals, soon to leave the security of the street lights to take to the dark of the fields. Along their route they encountered checkpoints where they had to complete several testing tasks that were all related to basic first aid.
Everyone returned successfully and the picture depicts just one of the Ingleton teams arriving back in triumph having correctly found their way around the course.

On their return, the teams snacked on soup and crisps and watched video footage of Eurojam, the International Camp that was held at Highlands Park, Essex, this summer as a rehearsal for the Scout Jamboree celebrating one hundred years of Scouting to be held in 2007. During this time Norman Dray, District Chairman and organiser of the event, was presented with a ‘Thank You’ card and gift in appreciation of all the hard work he had put into making the evening such a success.

Ingleborough District Scouts are most appreciative of the help of over thirty adult volunteers who gave up their time to register and brief the entrants, escort the teams, run the checkpoints and organise refreshments, as without their support the event would not have been possible.