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Southon Spring Camp 13th April - 15th April 2007
Fantastic camp, excellent weather, brilliant scouts and amazing leaders.
The Upsidedown Penguins won the Patrol camping competition, well done they set very high standards, there were excellent gadgets and high flag pole, well done Max!
All the scouts had a fantastic time; wide games; later nocturnal activities on Friday night!; scuba diving; cooking; campfire; highland games; scouts own and much much more.
Southon camp also had excellent support from young and not quite so young leaders (15 years through to 82 years young!), a really BIG thank you for you made the camp special.
The below photos should give you a flavour of the great time everyone had.

Building of the Skylon

Camp fire included American Pie lead by Nick on the guitar and supporting band and choir

Highland Games

Investitures after the scout's own

Upsidedown Penguins won the Southon Spring Camp in this Centenary Year



Click here for the permission to camp form.  Click here for the risk assessment.

Patrol Leaders and as many of their patrol that can make it, will meet at Morrisons on Thursday at 6pm on 12th April to buy the patrol's food, all the patrol is welcome to come along and help (mufti). Scouts that are going but cannot make the Thursday shopping, could they please make sure their PL is aware they are going.

(Sam is purchasing the leaders food, meeting at 2pm and young leaders are asked to give him a hand if they can.)

Scouts will have the opportunity for 20 people to do snorkelling and try scuba diving, Phil Gaisford has a swimming pool on his farm and he has professional scuba diving instructors. Activities will include wide games, camping, camp games, campfire, loads of cooking, chatting around wood fires, wood management, etc.

When and Where
Arrive at camp at 6:30 PM on Friday and we finish at 3 PM on Sunday.

Location is at Stonecroft Farm, (Off London Road), Gillridge Lane, Crowborough TN6 1UR GR TQ 522 334 www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.0801&lon=0.1717&scale=25000&icon=x

Kit list
Rucksack or bag you can carry, wear warm clothes lots of thin layers, woolly headgear, hike boots (although stout shoes would do), {no wellies}, trainers (that don't mind getting wet) and, socks and spare socks, shorts (essential), spare trousers, spare T-shirt, spare shirt, spare sweat shirt, long sleeved shirt, spare underclothes, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, waterproof anorak, sun protection cream, torch and spare batteries, drinking water bottle, plates, mug, knife, fork and spoon. Camp seat. Old tea towel. Plastic bag for dirty clothing. Swimming wear and towel if you wish to do snorkelling.

Completed heath form to be handed in at start of camp with medication if applicable.

We will travel there in full uniform and on return journey.

Mobiles, radios, personal stereos, ipods and electronic games are not allowed. Aerosols are also banned.

Scouts may bring sheath knives or penknives, training in usage will be provided.

Transport
We need parents to assist with transport on the Patrol’s camping equipment to and from the camp, PLs are to organize this.

Costs
Cost is £30 per person for food, camping fees and equipment.
The total cost is £42 if you wish to do Scuba diving as well.

No pocket money will be required.

Emergency contact
John King 01892 663847 or Martyn Everitt 0791 86 202 76 or Peter Harvey 0778 060 5856.

Yours in Scouting

Martyn Everitt
0791 86 202 76

Click here for the permission to camp form.
Click here to see Spring camp 2006 photos.