Today we met at the Youth Hostel and after a brief chat about the day before and weather for the day ahead, we then had a chat about DLOG, Emergency procedures and finished off our route planning for an imaginary group of 70–80-year-olds (especially as they were geared up towards Cadets). We then headed awe headed to through the village of Hartington and towards Sheen and around Sheen Hill and practiced some Blind Legs as a taster for the assessment. We also took the time to discuss about more flora and fauna, leadership styles and group management. We headed to Pilsbury Castle Hills, where we had Lunch. After lunch time I took the opportunity to introduce the group to some fun navigation games. We continued our walk and headed towards Vincent House and Parsley Hay went through lost procedures, getting back on track and a few other strategies to assist this. We followed the Pennine Bridleway to Heathcote and Chapel Farm before heading back along the Highfield Lane. On arrival back to the car park we went through personal debriefs and action plans as well as promoting the MTA once again. We also talked about the Camping Leader and the benefits of having this qualification to supplement the lowland Leader Award.
