Enjoy
a day around London competing in teams visiting many of the
capitals famous and historic places
UPDATED
The 2012 event will be held on Saturday 14th April 2012
SEE
BELOW ON HOW TO ENTER
THE
2012 EVENT A competition for Explorers and older Scouts visiting
many famous London landmarks to earn
monopoly points and win prizes. The competition is open to teams consisting of 4-6
Explorers/Scouts over the age of 12.
Teams visit locations and use a digital camera to take pictures
and to answer questions.
'GO' is at Scout
Park in North London which is a few minutes walk from Bounds Green
Underground Station (on the Piccadilly Line - Zone 3) with
registration from 8.45am, and finish at 6.30pm.
Entry will be £3.50 per
person. This does not include the cost of travel cards, food,
camping or transport to and from Scout Park. Optionally we will be
able to provide you an evening meal at a cost of £1.50/person.
If you are a leader coming with your Explorers,
then you will have an opportunity to join
with others in the Leader competition. Entry for leaders
will be £3.50.
HOW
TO ENTER So that we can plan numbers, we need you to register your
interest by filling in our online form
Before
the event please fill in the following entry form, print and return
with a cheque made payable to 'Parker Bowles Explorer Scout Unit'
to:
Mike Thurston, c/o GLN Monopoly run, 60 Yukon Road, Turnford,
Herts, EN10 6FN.
THE ENTRY
FORM AND FEE MUST BE RETURNED BEFORE
THE START THE REGISTRATION
FORM SHOULD BE FILLED AND HANDED IN ON THE DAY
USEFUL
INFORMATION “GO”
is at Scout Park, Gordon Road, London, N11 2PB.
Bounds Green Underground Station (Piccadilly Line - Zone3)is approximately
a 5 minute walk from the campsite. http://scoutpark.co.uk/.
CAMPING Why not make a weekend of it? The organisers are not responsible for campers, but
any teams wanting to camp can do so at Scout Park. Please
contact/book the campsite through the website http://scoutpark.co.uk/.
Note: Explorers camping without leaders will need to complete an
event passport (available from your leader).
FURTHER
INFORMATION Teams
should aim to arrive at the Centre by 8.45am for registration
where there will be a briefing and safety talk before the teams
travel into London (see safety guidelines below).
Teams
should be made up of 4-6 Explorers/Scouts over the age of 12. A
leader may accompany a team but there will be a per leader penalty
(handicap) applied to the final score.
All
team members must as a minimum wear their explorer, scout or
district scarf. Points will be deducted for each team member not
wearing their scarf on departure or return. As this is a Scouting
activity we expect all participants to act in accordance with
Scout Rules, Law and Promise.
Teams
are to return to “GO” at Scout Park between 16:30 and 18:30. Teams returning
outside these hours will incur penalties.
The
cost of £3.50 per person does not include the cost of travel
cards, transport to and from Scout Park, food, camp fees or any
other cost incurred during the competition.
Each
team will need to bring a digital camera (with spare batteries)
with a common memory card (so we can download), a couple of
mobiles (for emergency use), and travelcards (zones 1-3) for
everyone. It is also recommended that teams bring a map of London
and of the Underground.
Travel
in London is either on foot or by public transport. Use of cars,
bikes, or taxis is not permitted.
Any
team or team member retiring before the conclusion of the event
must notify the organisers immediately.
Points
will be awarded for visiting each of the locations and answering
questions. As well as the penalties mentioned above, penalties may
be incurred for breaking any of the rules, or partaking in any
action not deemed to be in the spirit of the competition.
Safety
Each team member will be issued with an
information sheet showing emergency contact numbers.
Teams must stay together at all times.
It can get extremely crowded in central London so in the event of
separation return to the point where you know everyone was
together. If you still can’t find the rest of your team use the
emergency number to contact an organiser.
Traffic in London is very busy so use
underpasses and designated crossings wherever possible. Many roads
are one-way so always remember to look left and right before
crossing roads.
In the event of an incident or accident
the team must inform the organisers on the emergency number at the
earliest opportunity.
Look after your possessions and make
sure any bags or pockets are secure. When using your camera or
mobile phone be conscious of those around you.
2011 RESULTS
Thanks to everyone who entered the 2011 event - we hope you
enjoyed the interesting locations and questions. There were some
superb team efforts and the brilliant weather helped to create the
perfect day around London. Overall there were 28 teams made up of
23 Explorer and 5 Leader teams looking to capture 50 photographs
and answering 30 questions with a maximum possible score of
£1942.
Here is the video....
EXPLORER
RESULTS
The
overall winners of the Explorer event were Spartan
Explorers from Essex who were awarded the Monopoly Run
trophy and prizes during the evening. Their winning total
was £1232 having visiting 34 locations and 17 questions
correctly.
2nd place went to team 'Abspullemachine' from Majendie
Steeple ESU with £1029 , and 3rd to 'Happy Team' from
Drake Explorers on £939. As they were unable to stay for
the evening their prizes will be presented to them at some
time in the future.
There
were 5 leader teams competing, with the leaders of Sir
Ranulph Fiennes Unit the winners with an impressive score
of £1390. They managed to visit 40 of the 50
locations and answer 21 of the 30 questions
correctly. Unfortunately they were not around for
the presentation so their trophy and prize will be
delivered at a later date.
