Location
Blackland Farm, Grinstead Lane, East Grinstead, Sussex, RH19 4HP
Grid Reference TQ 381 335
Web Site for more details here
Streetmap link http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=538048&Y=133653&A=Y&Z=3

Cost
Campers £45 per head including food
Day Visitors £15 per head including food


Programme

Thursday 3rd May

12:00

Site available for tent erection

Friday 4th May

Camp set up

20:00

Opening ceremony

Saturday 5th May

8:00

Breakfast

9:00

Gathering & Flag Break

9:30

Activity session 1

11:00

Drinks break

11:15

Activity session 2

12:45

Lunch

14:00

Activity session 3

15:30

Drinks break

15:45

Activity session 4

17:15

Dinner

19:00

Camp show

22:00

Lights out

Sunday 6th May

8:00

Breakfast

9:00

Gathering, Flag Break & Scouts Own

9:30

Activity session 5

11:00

Drinks break

11:15

Activity session 6

12:00

Arrival of Beavers and Guests

12:45

Street Party each Group will have a Guest

14:00

Activity session 7

15:30

Drinks break

15:45

Activity session 8

17:15

Sandwich tea

18:30

Camp show for all

20:00

Firework display & Beavers depart

21:00

Further camp entertainment

22:30

Lights out

Monday 7th May

8:00

Breakfast

10:00

Closing ceremony

11:00

Clearing site & leave at Group discretion


Activities

 >> Please contact the Zone organiser if you would like to help <<

Zone

Possible Activities

A1 Slide & Ride - Dave Bixby & the 1st Morden. 3 more helpers are needed.

3

Grass Sledging

3

Archery

3

Water Foam Slide

A2 Creative Fun - Alan Maloney & 22nd Wimbledon. More help needed.

2

Sketching

2

Water Colours

2

Pottery

2

Clay Modelling

2

Woggle Making

2

Fruit Kebabs (Sun PM only)

?

Macrame

2

Finger Painting

2

Badge Making

1

Engrave onto Wood / Slate / Glass

1

Stamping / Embossing

?

Balloon Burst Painting

2

Tie Dying

?

Junk Modelling

2

Hair Braiding

2

Friendship Bracelets

1

Jewelry Making

2

Branding

?

Pyrography

?

Hama Beads

2

Giant Jungle Book Characters for the Creative Zone made of Tissue Paper & Chicken Wire

3

Create your own Carnival mask using feathers, sequins etc

Bouncy Castle

Wide Games

Scalextric Cars

Flying Rockets (Croydon Fellowship)

Parachute (1st Lower Morden)

Giant Games

Bungee Run

Fun Fair Side Shows

Coconut Shy

Stocks

Splat the Cub / Scout

Bingo

Beat The Buzzer

Twists

Popcorn Making

Midair Gliders

Small Animal Farm

Adventure Playground

Go Karts

Landrover Ride

B1 Showstoppers - Neil Griffin & Explorers

Dramatic skills and rehearsals for the evening show

B2 Big Top - Liz Laverick with Bezerkas. Volunteers needed.

2

Mono Cycle

3

Trampoline

2

Stilts

1

High Wire

?

Animal Masks

Monkey Bridge

Pets Corner / Birds of Prey

2

Kites

2

Spin The Plates

2

Hula Hoop

?

aeroplanes

1

Custard Pie Throwing

2

Juggling (Make Balls?)

2

Tightrope

2

Clowning

2

Face Painting

2

Acrobatics / Gymnastics

?

Lion Taming

2

Magic Tricks

?

Balance Boards

C1 Up & Away - Gary Baker & 23rd Mitcham with colleagues & Site Staff.  A few more volunteers needed.

3

Assault Course

3

Zip Wire

3

Low ropes

C2 Wet & Wild - Peter Treagust (6th/12th), John Tweedly & team (3rd Mitcham), John Bennett (13th Wimbledon)

Water Related Activities

Rifle Shooting

D1 High & Low - Site staff, overall co-ordinator. A few supervisory volunteers are needed.

3

Climbing

3

Abseiling

3

Crate Stacking

D2 Take The Challenge - Michele MacNamara. Volunteers needed.

2

Volleyball

2

Have Coaching: Rugby

2

Have Coaching: Football

2

Assessment for Sportsman's Badge

2

5-a-Side Football Competition

1

Mini Golf

2

Crazy Golf

1

Penalty Shots

2

Wellie Throwing

?

Fancy Dress Relay

?

Space Hoppers

2

3-Legged 5-a-Side Football

1

Throw the Horseshoe

2

Unihoc (1st Morden Cubs)

0

Curling

1

Football Cricket

2

Handball

3

Mindbender Quiz Challenge - get right move to next level , get wrong move to end of queue

2

Physical Challenges - Record & display best in each age group

?

Quad Biking

?

Bumper Boats

?

Zorbing

2

Bamboo Pioneering

?

Left hand challenges

2

Knotting challenge

2

Unridable Horse

2

Move objects to / from

1

Team Challenges timed:
Eat 100 Baked Beans with a cocktail stick; Eat 100 Smarties; Eat 100 Crisps; 100 Pegs on & off a line

Longest Challenges (Spaghetti line)

?

Skittles

Trading Post

Backwoods Cooking

Tower Building

2

String Trail

2

Maze using tent pegs & string

3

Mini Archery for Beavers


Cost, food & transport

  • Cubs, Scouts & Explorers £45.00, Leaders £20 - collected by each Group

  • Each Group pays one cheque to the District for £33.00 per camper,  £8.00 per Leader; £11.00 for Beaver day visitors, £6.00 for Beaver Leaders day visitor

  • Cheque to be paid by 31st March to District Treasurer, John Young

  • Food allowance of £4.00 per head per day is retained by the Group

  • Each Group is responsible for its own menu and purchase and storage of food. Large chest freezer in the indoor accommodation which could be used. The main supermarkets will deliver to site

  • Transport is responsibility of the Groups although the District is looking into providing 250 seats to assist in transporting campers. The intention is to use Morden Baths for assembly point for transport

Site Information

  • Site open for tent erecting 12.00 Thursday 3rd May

  • There are some tents and huts available if you need them: contact Bob

  • 3 toilet blocks near to the camping sites. Each block split into 4 with 3 pans; 4 basins and a shower in each

  • 1 block near to the main marquee which will be used during the day and for Explorers camping in that field

  • Additional toilets will be sought

  • Recommend having washing facilities in group camp sites 

  • Strongly advised to cook on gas; wood is not plentiful, needs designated fire points and wood has to be paid for

  • The camping field (Larks) will be split into two by a gap which will become the street for the street party and provide access for emergency vehicles

  • Designated car park in Larks for vehicles which are not intending to be moved over the weekend, any cars intended to be used over the weekend should be parked in Chiff Chaff field

Opening Ceremony, Management

  • Official opening ceremony: 21.00hrs Friday, last 30 minutes, in uniform

  • Further details of this will be issued soon

  • The Camp will be run by a small team lead by the Camp Chief, Bob Prescott and Deputy Camp Chief DESC, Neil McLauchlan. Activities co-ordinator, Peter Hutton, SL 13th Wimbledon.

  • Service team will provide security, car parking, toilet management, general ushering duties

  • The main marquee is 100 x 100ft with coconut matting. 2 further 30 x 30ft marquees will be erected; one for Explorer and staff feeding and the other for the camp control, static displays and guest reception.

  • Young people will sit on the floor for the various activities in the main marquee. Bring a black plastic sack, plastic sheets or similar for them to sit on as the matting could get damp

  • St Johns Ambulance will attend to provide first aid. Any emergency should be immediately notified to the camp control

Visitors day & Closing Ceremony

  • Visitors’ day is the Sunday and the highlight will be the Sunday lunch street party. Each Group will entertain a visitor and these will be drawn at random

  • Beavers will assemble at Morden Bath’s car park ready to go at 11.00am

  • They should be checked in and allocated team bands either before or on the coaches

  • They will arrive on site at approximately 12:00 and be directed into their Group campsites

  • The Beavers will join the various teams and take part in activities during the afternoon, then share a tea with the whole District before the camp show in which some of the participants will take part. This is followed by a firework display after which the Beavers will leave and would expect to be back home by 21.30hrs

  • The closing ceremony will be at 10.00hrs on Monday and Groups will be able to leave site after that.

  • Every participant will receive a site map with all the activity zones on it together with first aid point and camp control office. There will be stewards on hand to direct young people and ensure security

Alcohol guidelines

Alcohol will be allowed on site but only under the following conditions:

  • There will be no under age drinking under any circumstances

  • Each Group should ensure that one leader is nominated for any emergency day and night

  • Drinking must be controlled, not in the sight of young people and must be only at the end of the day. One of the control marquees can be used for leaders to get together if required

  • GSLs are asked to exercise control and if everyone is sensible it is not unreasonable to share a drink at the end of the day

Activities

  • There will be 8 activity sessions of 90 minutes, two in the morning, two in the afternoon on both Saturday and Sunday

  • There will be 8 activity zones with Cubs and Scouts visiting all 8 zones over the weekend

  • Campers will be in groups of 50 split into two teams of 25 of mixed ages. Explorer scouts will lead each team

  • 2 teams will be visiting each zone during each activity session 

  • Each team will have coloured wrist bands identity so if they get lost security staff can quickly direct them to where individuals they

  • Ideally campers will be in groups of their liking so when you send in the money, please can you group members in ideally fours, but minimum 3 and maximum 5, so we can put friends in the same activity group

  • Additional activities will be available for the Beavers on the Sunday PM 

  • Each zone will consist of between three and twelve activities

  • Leaders will run all the activities under a zone co-ordinator  

  • Leaders to volunteer to assist in a particular zone and are allocated to activities that they feel comfortable with  

  • Ideally we want to double up on many activities so that leaders get a break. Some zones (like Team Challenge) will need a lot of leaders others (such as High and Low) will need fewer as the activities are being run by site staff

  • Groups are strongly advised to use Parent/Helper/Supporters to do the cooking so leaders will be free to organise their sections and assist with the activities

  • The activity slots are tightly scheduled and it is critical that everyone turns up on time and that leaders are in place to run them

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