A Midnight orienteering
exercise designed to test young people's skills to
the limit is making a comeback.
Hundreds of
teenagers from the region are expected to take
part in the Night Challenge event through woodland
in a bid to boost their self-confidence and
teamwork skills.
Originally known as Nite
Pilot, the scheme began in 1988 and ran until
2000.
It used to be run by the former
Humberside County Council youth
service.
Now, the exercise has been
resurrected and teams will be challenged in
endurance, commitment, teamwork, leadership,
map-reading and first aid.
Participants
will navigate through three North Lincolnshire
woodlands on February 10 next year, performing
various tasks.
The Tribune Trust, the
Prince's Trust and Yorkshire Forward are
sponsoring the event and it will be organised by
youth services from the four local authorities in
the Humber region.
The Scout Association
and Rotary clubs will help staff woodland areas
and checkpoints throughout the night.
St
John Ambulance members will also help out on the
night, manning first-aid posts and assessing the
competitors on their first-aid
skills.
Organisers hope to get up to 800
people, aged between 14 and 19,
involved.
To ensure the challenge runs
smoothly, organisers need 400
volunteers.
Geoff Ogden, director of the
Tribune Trust and event co-ordinator, said: "I
used to assist in the former Nite Pilot
operation.
"It brings out the strengths and
skills all young people have and they learn from
it."
Caroline Dowd, 17, from Bilton, is a
Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteer and has recently
returned from a one-month expedition in
Thailand.
She will be a safety officer for
the Night Challenge and said: "It sounds like it's
going to be really good fun.
"I will be
part of a rescue team and I've never done anything
like this before."
Information packs have
been sent to schools and youth organisations and
the deadlinefor registration is Friday,December
1.
Entry costs £25 per team. To register,
call (01482) 392805.
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