Rombalds Stride Winter Challenge website

Organised by the 15th Airedale Scout Group, the Rombalds Stride Winter Challenge starts and finishes at 15^th Airedale Scout Hut next to St. Oswald’s Junior School in Guiseley. The route takes in some of Yorkshire’s finest scenery, going up the Airedale Valley, over Rombalds Moor to Ilkley and across Otley Chevin.

The 23 mile route is to be completed within a 10 hour time limit. Checkpoints will close on a 2mph walking speed.

The Six Dales Walk takes place on the last Sunday in September and has been running for over 60 years. It is a challenge for members of The Scouts and Guides to travel 42 miles with their team through Yorkshire’s most beautiful country sides. It aims to showcase team spirit and camaraderie in a competition environment.

Brian G0RHI and Mike G7HEN are looking for operators for the Etape du dales on the 8th June 2025. Please let them know if you are available.

We have a new and exciting route for 2025, taking in a whole host of new climbs and challenges in the Yorkshire Dale National Park. The route will be 177km and have almost 3,600m of ascent, so very much in keeping with the previous challenging routes.

For those travelling from further afield to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (the start/finish location in The Yorkshire Dales), camping in the event field is available.
If you’re interested in helping and would like to know more, please contact  Mike or Brian

Mike G7HEN

The Etape du Dales is a cyclosportive held each year, in the Yorkshire Dales in the UK. It was originally established as an alternative to the oversubscribed Fred Whitton Challenge; like the Fred Whitton, the Etape du Dales is a long day’s ride over steep hills, and the proceeds go to charity – the Dave Rayner fund.

It is ranked as one of the most popular and challenging sportives in the UK, covering 112 miles (180 km) with 11,500 feet (3,500 m) of climbing and is  considered one of the top ten rides in the UK.

• Date Sun 8th Jun 2025
• Organiser: Brian G0RHI & Mike G7HEN

Operators are needed to help support an upcoming long distance horse riding event which is on Saturday 26th and Sunday the 27th of July 2025 from Breaks Fold Farm, West End, North Yorkshire, HG3 4BB.
We would need operators at the venue communicating with three checkpoints out on course on the Saturday and with four checkpoints on the Sunday. All our volunteers are well looked after with lunches and snacks provided

War of the Roses site

Keighley RAYNET will be providing radio safety cover for White Rose Classic on the 6th July 2025. White Rose Classic is considered a premier road cycling sportive in the North.

Mike G7HEN

Hello 3 Peaks RAYNETeers,

Now that we’ve had a week to charge the batteries, pack the masts away, dry the tent and wax the boots (that’s all of us, not just me), I’m now taking the opportunity to say thank you.

I really do want to thank every one of you for the help you gave last weekend for the RAYNET radio cover of the 70th Anniversary Yorkshire Three Peaks Fell Race. Between us we covered a whole variety of different positions and roles, everyone of them contributed in some way to the job done as a whole so we could not have done the good job without each and every one of you – so thank you again.

I left the campsite around noon on the Sunday after the event, by that time the Race Chairman, Race Director and Chief Marshall had all been across to see me and asked that I pass their thanks onto you all too. Below is the email I received at the start of the week from the Race Chair.

The lead marshals debrief meeting is happening via Teams this week and I’m taking part in that so please feel free to pass to me any feedback on the RAYNET cover and the event itself.

Next year’s event is Saturday 25th April 2026 – hope to see you there.

73 Mike
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Mike Higlett CEng G6WTM
Controller Nidderdale RAYNET Group
North Yorkshire Scouts
Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Keighley and Richmond RAYNET will be providing safety cover of the Three Peaks Fell Race on 26th April 2025.

Help Request for Yorkshire Three Peaks Fell Race – Saturday 26th April 2025
Each year Yorkshire RAYNET, in association with Keighley RAYNET, and many RAYNET volunteers from far and wide provide the safety radio communication for the Yorkshire Three Peaks Fell Race taking in the iconic peaks of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, the original ‘Marathon with Mountains.’ 2025 is the 70th anniversary event, so in celebration this year sees the addition of a junior race and team relay to complement the 1000 strong field of runners in the main event. We normally operate with around 35 RAYNET volunteers across a variety of duties from fell topper, to valley checkpoint and a fleet of minibuses. To cover the additional few checkpoints and a fleet of 8 minibuses (normally 4) we could do with a handful of additional operators. For those travelling from further afield to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (the start/finish location in The Yorkshire Dales), camping in the event field is available

If you’re interested in helping and would like to know more, please contact mike.higlett@raynet-uk.net.

Mike Higlett G6WTM
Deputy County Co-ordinator – North Yorkshire

In June we have another epic adventure of the “White Rose Classic” in the cycle mecca that is Yorkshire. (Gods own Country)

Sun 6th July 2025 Organiser Mike G7HEN We will be meeting at the top of Fleet Moss Pass at 09:00.

Hi All

Please note The Keighley RAYNET AGM will be held at The Bronte, Lees Lane, Keighley BD22 8RA , on 20th March 2025 starting at 21:00 hrs. This will be after the KARS  AGM.

Please do your best to attend.

If you wish to stand for a position of office or as a Committee member then that can be done on the evening of the meeting, a proposer and seconder is required, and will go to the vote of members if required.

Geoff Priestley

Organised by the 15th Airedale Scout Group, the Rombalds Stride Winter Challenge starts and finishes at 15^th Airedale Scout Hut next to St. Oswald’s Junior School in Guiseley. The route takes in some of Yorkshire’s finest scenery, going up the Airedale Valley, over Rombalds Moor to Ilkley and across Otley Chevin.

The 23 mile route is to be completed within a 10 hour time limit. Checkpoints will close on a 2mph walking speed.

Geoff G7JZM

Keighley RAYNET will be providing radio safety cover for the Six Dales Walk on Sunday 29th September 2024.

Settle Community College Start SD8156410 Allocated start times between 06.30 and 07.30

Street Gate – cut off 11.30 – 5M mast needed
Kilnsey Village Hall  cut off 12.00 – 5M mast needed
Mossdale Shooting Lodge – cut off 14.00 – 4×4 and a 5M mast needed
Howstean Catchwater Intakes – cut off 15.30 – 4×4 and a 5M mast needed
Lofthouse Village Hall Junior finish – cut off 15.30 5M mast needed
Grewelthorpe Village Hall / Café – cut off 18:00 – local repeater needed
West Tanfield Village Hall – cut off 18.30 – local repeater needed
Main repeater – 8M mast needed

Mike G7HEN

Operators are needed to help support an upcoming long distance horse riding event which is on Saturday 27th and Sunday the 28th of July 2024 from Breaks Fold Farm, West End, North Yorkshire, HG3 4BB.
We would need operators at the venue communicating with three checkpoints out on course on the Saturday and with four checkpoints on the Sunday. All our volunteers are well looked after with lunches and snacks provided

Mike G7HEN

White Rose

Sun 30 Jun 2024
Signup for the event 2024

We will be meeting at the top of Fleet Moss Pass at 09:00.

Talk-in will be on 144.6750 FM with CTCSS on 82.5 encode.

A quick briefing and then we will meet the Ambulance at Hawes.

Brian G0RHI and Mike G7HEN are looking for operators for the Etape du dales on the 23rd June 2024. Please let them know if you are available.

We have a new and exciting route for 2024, taking in a whole host of new climbs and challenges in the Yorkshire Dale National Park. The route will be 177km and have almost 3,600m of ascent, so very much in keeping with the previous challenging routes.
Mike G7HEN

Keighley and Richmond RAYNET will be providing safety cover for the BT Three Peaks Walk on the 8th June. Camping is available from Friday 7th June till Sunday 9th June.

Mike G7HEN and Brian G0RHI are organising comms for the BT Three Peaks walk. The walk start at the Playing Fields in Horton in Ribblesdale. We can camp on the playing fields from Friday till Sunday.
Mike G7HEN

Keighley, Richmond, Cleveland and Nidderdale RAYNET will be providing safety cover of the Three Peaks Fell Race on 27th April 2024. The event location is at Horton-In-Ribblesdale, we will have camping facilities at the sports field from Friday 08:00 till Sunday 12:00.

Mike G7HEN