District Incident Hike 2024 Information for Leaders

Pocklington District Scouts are holding an incident hike for Beaver Scout, Cub Scout, and Scout sections to attend on the weekend of the 24th and 25th February.

The details for the incident hikes differ for Scouts and Beavers / Cubs, In particular the Kit List and Route.

Below is the information for leaders for the Beavers / Cubs and Scouts, routes can be found here

The Risk Assessment for the Hike is found below

Scouts Incident Hike.

What is the Incident Hike?

The incident hike is a smaller non timed hike, viewed by many as a prelude to the Fells Marathon Hike which is roughly 4-6 weeks later. The hike is approximately a 10-mile course starting and finishing at the Village Hall, with teams walking both clockwise and anti-clockwise to allow as many teams as possible out in the shortest amount of time.
Along the route there are 4 incident bases, one run by each group, where tasks and/or incidents are set, with the possibility of 1 to 2 further check point with no incident, most likely road crossing etc, each base should take no longer than 10 minutes. The base must be able to accommodate 2 teams at a time and once the time is up the team needs to be moved along as to not hold up the overall event.
Each team will consist of between 4-6 walkers, with the teams being scored at each base for their teamwork and ability to complete the task. A max of 10 points will be up for grabs for both teamwork and ability to complete the task.
Each team will need to submit to map control, where the route will be checked and a kit check, yes this means everything out and repacked prior to departure. If the maps or kit check is failed, the team will not be allowed to hike. Please could we have a leader with their team(s).

Who Can Go?

The hike is open to all scouts within our district.

Cost

The cost for the Hike is £15 per team to cover costs of the day.

Timing and Venue

The teams will set out from the Stamford Bridge Village Hall at 15-minute intervals both clockwise and anti-clockwise starting at 9am and will finish no later than 4pm, could all teams remain until the presentation has been done. Teams will be given more specific times of arrival as we will need to manage the flow of people within the building if there are lots of teams entering. The 1st group of teams can arrive from 8am to have map and kit checks carried out. Leaders on bases 1 and 4 will need to have their base up and running by 9.15am.
The 2024 scout incident hike will be from Stamford Bridge village Hall 24th February 2024
The 2025 incident hike will run from HOSM Scout Hut on Saturday TBC

DBS

The Scout Association rules mean that any adult helping with the running of the event (Kit Check, Map Check, Checkpoints, Support Teams etc) MUST have a valid Scout issued disclosure check. Accountability for this rests with the section leader in each group, we will ask you to declare that all adults assisting your group are registered as at least an Occasional Helper (on Compass) and have a valid Scout issued disclosure check.
I will require completed team forms from each Troop by Friday 2nd February 2024, please email the forms to ‘adc.scouts.pock@gmail.com’

Entry Forms and Kit List

Beavers / Cubs Incident Hike.

What is the Incident Hike?

The incident hike is a non-timed hike. The hike is approximately a 2-mile course starting and finishing at the Scout Hut, with walking teams being assisted by at least one walking leader who will be responsible for guiding the young people to each base along the route.
Along the route there are 4 incident bases, one run by each group, where tasks and/or incidents are set, with the possibility of 1 to 2 further check point with no incident, most likely road crossing etc, each base should take no longer than 10 minutes. The base must be able to accommodate 2 teams at a time and once the time is up the team needs to be moved along as to not hold up the overall event.
Each team will consist of between 4-6 walkers plus a leader, with the teams being scored at each base for their teamwork and ability to complete the task. A max of 10 points will be up for grabs for both teamwork and ability to complete the task.
Each team will need to submit to a kit check, yes this means everything out and repacked prior to departure. If the maps or kit check is failed, the team will not be allowed to hike, until the problems are resolved.

Who Can Go?

The hike is open to all Beaver Scouts and Cubs Scouts within our district.

Cost

The cost for the Hike is £15 per team to cover costs of the day.

Timing and Venue

The teams will set out from the Scout Hut at 10-minute intervals from 9.30am, Groups will be allocated an arrival time of either 9am or 10am. Estimate finish times will also be provided. The 1st groups can arrive from 8.45am to have map and kit checks carried out. Allocated timings will be emailed out once team numbers are confirmed.

All base Leaders will need to arrive at the scout hut for 8.30am, to be allocated their base number and location, bases 1 and 4 will need to have their base up and running by 9.15am, bases 2 and 3 will need to have their base up and running by 9.45am

The 2024 Beaver and Cub Scout incident hike will be from Stamford Bridge Scout hut 25th February 2024
The 2025 incident hike will run from HOSM Scout Hut on Saturday Date TBC

Maps and Routes

The maps required for the route are OS Explorer map number 294. Route cards will be published a week before the hike. For the Cub and Beaver routes maps are also published.

Routes can be found here: District Incident Hike Route Cards 2024

DBS

The Scout Association rules mean that any adult helping with the running of the event (Kit Check, Map Check, Checkpoints, Support Teams etc) MUST have a valid Scout issued disclosure check. Accountability for this rests with the section leader in each group, we will ask you to declare that all adults assisting your group are registered as at least an Occasional Helper (on Compass) and have a valid Scout issued disclosure check.
I will require completed team forms from each section by Friday 2nd February 2024, please email the forms to ‘adc.scouts.pock@gmail.com’

Entry Forms and Kit List