JUNIOR NIGHTHIKE
Thursday 26th October 2006 held at Applecroft Farm, Purlpit, Atworth, by kind permission of Mr & Mrs A Dolman
Teams from each of the Clubs in the County took part in the County Nighthike.
The rain held off and teams participated in 12 different tasks, in the dark, around the fields at the farm.
Tasks ranged from Tree Identification, tent building, first aid to map reading, memory games and riddles.
RESULTS
1st Melksham A 873points
2nd Chippenham B 863 points
3rd Calne Girls 798 points
4th Malmesbury B 770 points
5th Melksham 753 points
6th Malmesbury A 730 points
7th Devizes Dung monsters 720 points
8th Melksham C 705 points
9th Calne Boys 704 points
10th Purton & Cricklade Blondes 689 points
11th Purton & Cricklade Hunt 675 points
12th Devizes 673 points
13th Chippenham A 670 points
The best scores for each of the tasks:
Suduko - Calne Girls 3.5 minutes
Air rifle shooting - Chippenham B - 41 points scored
First Aid - Melksham B
Pancake tossing - Chippenham B - 30 flips ans still counting!!!
Riddles - Calne Girls and P&C Blondes
Mine Field - Melksham A
Map Reading - Devizes Dung Monsters
Tent Building - Calne Girls
Tree Identification - Melksham A
Beacon Run - Devizes Dung monsters
Memory Game - P&C Hunt
Pasta Feely Game - all did well.
The evening, although rather late in finishing due to the large number of entries, was rounded off with hot soup and sausages, kindly donated by Mr & Mrs Padfield of Padfield Porkers, Seend, Melksham.
Many thanks to Mr & Mrs Dolman for hosting the evening, and to all of the leaders, associates and senior members who assisted in stewarding the various tasks.
