Pop Bolton

The Pop Bolton 'Look Wide' Trophy is a Rovering competition held in Gauteng region ( and formerly in the Transvaal province), traditionally held in the form of an 'incident hike' (on foot, or using cars and other forms of transport) on the Saturday night nearest to the winter solstice. The competition is organised by a Rover Crew, normally the crew who won the previous year's competition, and trophies are awarded for overall winner (a landscape oil painting of a Highveld scene painted by 'Pop' Bolton) and, since 1997, a Spirit trophy.

Past events

Year	Event badge	Theme	Host Crew	Winning team	Spirit Trophy Winner	Further information
1949	?	?	?	2nd Crown Mines	-	?
1950	?	?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-	?
1951	?	?	?	1st Crown Mines	-	?
1952	?	?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-	?
1953	?	?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-	?
1954	?	?	?	Rosebank	-	?
1955	?	?	?	3rd Kensington Rover Crew	-	?
1956	?	?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-	?
1957	?	?	?	3rd Kensington Rover Crew	-	Log book pages from the hike:
1958	?	?	?	1st Sydenham-Sandringham	-	?
1959	?	?	?	1st Parkview	-	?
1960	?	?	?	8th Pretoria St Albans	-	?
1961	?	?	?	Bert Rawlings (Boksburg) Rover Crew	-	?
1962	?	?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-
1963	?	?	?	3rd Kensington Rover Crew	-	?
1964	?	?	?	1st Rosebank	-	?
1965	?	?	?	3rd Kensington Rover Crew	-	?
1966	?	?	?	Border Rover Crew	-	?
1967	?	?	Border Rover Crew	23rd Pretoria (Lyttelton)	-	An article from the Star newspaper discussing the 1967 event:
1968	?	?	?	1st Southern Districts Rover Crew	-	?
1969	?	?	?	1st Discovery Rover Crew	-	?
1970	?	?	?	1st Rosebank	-	?
1971	?	?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-	?
1972		?	1st Belgravia Kensington	1st Rosebank	-	?
1973	?	?	?	1st Edenvale	-	?
1974	?	?	?	4th Benoni Vagabonds	-	?
1975	?	?	?	1st SDRC Vipers	-	?
1976	?	?	?	1st Rosebank	-	?
1977	?	?	?	1st Germiston	-	?
1978		-	1st Germiston Rover Crew	1st Rosebank	-	?
1979	?	?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-	?
1980		-	?	Bedfordview Rover Crew	-	?
1981		?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-	?
1982	?	?	?	1st Wychwood	-	?
1983	?	?	?	1st Dinwiddie	-	?
1984	?	?	?	1st Germiston	-	?
1985		Rover Agency of Special Intelligence	1st Germiston Rover Crew	1st Hellenic Rover Crew	-	?
1986	?	?	?	1st Boksburg	-	?
1987	?	?	?	1st Belgravia Kensington	-	?
1988	?	Sherlock Holmes	?	1st Germiston	-	?
1989	?	?	?	1st Greenside Rover Crew	-	?
1990	?	?	?	South Downs Rover Crew	-	?
1991		The Beetles	South Downs Rover Crew	1st Randhart Rover Crew	-	?
1992	?	?	?	1st Edenvale	-	?
1993	?	?	?	1st Greenside Rover Crew	-	?
1994	?	?	?	Phoenix Rover Crew	-	?
1995	?	?	?	1st St Francis	-	?
1996		Asterix	1st St Francis	2nd St Andrews	-	?
1997		Treasure Island	2nd St Andrews	1st Blairgowrie Rover Crew	North Western District	?
1998		The Hobbit	North Western District	1st Lambton Rover Crew	2nd St Andrews Rover Crew	?
1999		?	?	2nd St Andrews	2nd St Andrews Rover Crew	?
2000	?	?	?	1st Lambton Rover Crew	Phoenix Rover Crew	?
2001		?	?	2nd St Andrews	North Western District	?
2002		The Mafikeng Siege	?	1st Randhart Rover Crew	?	?
2003		007	1st Edenvale Rover Crew	Boksburg Rover Crew	?	?
2004		'Survivor'	Boksburg Rover Crew	1st Randhart Rover Crew	?	?
2005		E=MC2	1st Randhart Rover Crew	1st Randhart Rover Crew	?	?
2006		The Amazing Race	1st Randhart Rover Crew	?	?	?
2007		Battle of the Ages	Springs Central Air Rovers	?	?	Started and ended at Apex Military Base and included a section hiking on foot.
2008		Herbie	Phoenix Rover Crew	?	?	Included driving segment and 12km night hike.
2009		Hunt for the Stig	1st Bedfordview Rover Crew	Boksburg Rover Crew	?	Crews travelled from Johannesburg to Durban, camping at BP Camp
2010	?	Japanese Game Shows	Boksburg Rover Crew	Phoenix Rover Crew	Phoenix Rover Crew
2011	No Badge	The Silver Ship	1st Brackenhurst Rover Crew	Puddle Pirates Rover Crew	?	Alternate Reality Game (ARG) based on solving the mystery of a missing scientist.
2012		The Simpsons	North West District Rover Crew	1st Bedfordview Rover Crew	?	A 'scavenger hunt' type event where teams scored points for visiting different locations across the province
2013		You're in the East Rand Baby	Phoenix Rover Crew	Springs Central Air Rover Crew	Springs Central Air Rover Crew	Included a visiting patrol from Sigma Rover Crew in KwaZulu-Natal. Activities included: • Sandboarding at the mine dumps • Abseiling off a one-ton crane • Bowls against professional visually impaired bowlers at the Northmead Bowls club • Pioneered structure outside the Bunny Park • Paintball at Arrowe Park • Comair 737 simulator landing • Scavenger hunt in East Rand Mall • Rowing on Homestead Lake • Putt putt • Forklifts driving at Avis • Painting at a Kids Haven house (link to the Messengers of Peace project page)
2014		Crossing the Border	Springs Central Air Rovers	Puddle Pirates (1st Benoni Rover Crew)	?	?
2015		Far Cry	Puddle Pirates (1st Benoni Rover Crew)	1st Horison Rover Crew	Greenside Rover Crew	weekend event held on a farm in the Magaliesberg
2016		Conspiracy	1st Horison Rover Crew	Puddle Pirates (1st Benoni Rover Crew)	Table Bay Rover Crew	Table Bay Rover Crew from the Western Cape entered two teams.
2017		Don't Drink and Drive...	1st Greenside Rover Crew	North Western District Rover Crew	Odyssey Rover Crew	A guest team from the Western Cape made of of 1st Durbanville, 1st Stellenbosch and Two Oceans District took part. Full results:
2018		Pop Bolton goes to Pretoria	Prometheus Rover Crew	Enigma Rover Crew	Phoenix Rover Crew	Held in and around Pretoria. Included a series of bases and STAs including donating blood
2019		Zombie Outbreak	Enigma Rover Crew	North Western District Rover Crew	3rd Kensington Nautilus Rover Crew	Included an app written by members of the Rover Crew which was used to issue and receive STAs, and provide live scoring
2020		'20 in 20'	Gauteng Regional Rover Support Team	North Western District Rover Crew	Not Awarded	'Not Bolton' virtual event run on Discord as a replacement for the Pop Bolton event cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. 10 teams participated.
2021		'Level Up'	North Western District Rover Crew	3rd Kensington Nautilus	Phoenix Rover Crew	3 sets of base rotations, starting in Johannesburg and ending near Hartebeespoort, including transport via Gautrain, Bolt, Bicycle, Car and on foot.