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the Explorer event - "The John Bradbury Trophy"
The John Bradbury event (12 to 14 miles) is held at the Gradbach Scout Campsite, Quanford, near Buxton situated
in the beautiful Peak District hills. Gradbach is approximately seven miles from
Buxton, Derbyshire, Leek, Staffordshire and Macclesfield, Cheshire so this is
truly a rural hike.
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The entry fee for the weekend is £37.50
per team of four Explorer Scouts.
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The team(s) from each participating
group must be accompanied by a leader.
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A team consists of four Explorer Scouts
whose combined age does not exceed 62 years.
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The minimum age for contestants is 14
years, the maximum age 17 years, on 31st August 2004.
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Teams must camp at the site, arriving
on Friday, departing on Sunday.
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The incident hike of maximum 14 miles will
take place on the Saturday.
The event will be a test of navigation
and observation based on the following:
1. A theoretical navigational exercise.
2. An on-going observational exercise,
over the duration of the Hike.
3. Orienteering type checkpoints in
addition to the checkpoints in use for the Border Hike.
4. Two incidents during the hike will
be based on standard Scout practice.
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Points will be awarded for navigation
and completing the tests, but not for speed. The event is not a race.
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Pennants and certificates will be
awarded to all scouts completing the hike.
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Trophies will be awarded to First,
Second and Third placed teams. The winning team will receive a cheque for £75
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On Sunday morning there will be a
‘Scouts Own’ service, followed by the presentation of awards.
You may download the above
information in a Word document
by clicking here
Why not bring the troop for a memorable weekend, and enter a team (or more than
one) in the hike.
Before booking, please familiarise yourself
with the following documents:
Border Hike Regulations
Medical Questionnaire/Home
Contact sheet and
Team
sheet (both of which must be sent with entry form).
Changes to original team
composition must be notified using
Team composition
change form (which must be handed into control on arrival at
Gradbach).
Download entry form (Word doc 21kbytes)
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