Summer Camp

Each year we go on a summer camp. It is the highlight of the cub year for many. Summer camp takes place over multiple nights and is under canvas. Lots of activities are arranged during the camp, such as climbing or kayaking, raft building or archery.

Being away for three or four nights is a big step for many of our cubs, sharing a tent with four or five other cubs. Meals are prepared by our volunteer cooks; lots of it and care is tken to make sure no-one goes hungry as there is plenty of fun to be had burning off energy with all of the activities.

The leaders will usually prepare a kit list for longer camps or more involved or unusual activities, but we have a standard kitlist that forms the backbone of most camps. Some advice on equipment choices are also available on this website.

Many of the activities we are able to do on camp just aren't possible at, or from, the hut, such as climbing, kayaking or caving. Some of the activities that we can do at the hut, such as firelighting, come into a whole new world of their own when they are done far away from the trappings of civilisation.

In 2011 we went to Lees Wood just inside the M25 where our theme was Feathers and Flight, and we made paper aeroplanes and let fly arrows in archery

In 2010 we went to Skreens Park in Essex where our theme was American Indians, and we all had feathers in our headresses, even Akela

In 2009 we went to Two Mile Bottom near Thetford where we joined with the 1^st Bottisham pack and went kayaking and crate stacking

In 2008 we went to Phasels Wood where our theme was American Indians, and we all had feathers in our headresses, even Akela

In 2007 we went to Eaton Vale near Norwich where our theme was Ancient Britons, and we painted ourselves up with woad and made some chariots

In 2006 we went to Thriftwood near Chelmsford where our theme was air activities and we had fun on the lake with our rafts