Eurocamp18 in England

28th July to 4th August 2018

The Location

The Venue

• Newbury Agricultural Showground • 21 hectare level camping field

• 18 hectares for parking and activities

• 3000 m2 building for dining / entertainment

• Some toilets already on site

• Water on site

• Internal road network

• 96 km from central London

• 2 hours drive from Channel ports / tunnel

• Easy access to Newbury from all London airports

(Newbury town is 5km from the site)

The Venue

The Venue

The Venue

• Four sub camps – Red, White, Blue and Green (no separate Rover sub camp)

• Flag poles on southern boundary on slight hill

• Existing toilets supplemented with portaloos

• Shower blocks near dining hall

• Coffee bar / adults evening bar in dining hall

• Retail - camp merchandise and gifts, soft

drinks, sweets, ice creams

The Venue

The Programme

Wed 25th July Earliest arrival – additional charge for camping before and after

Sat 28th July Arrival and set up day 20.00 Opening ceremony

Sun 29th July Morning – sub camp games Afternoon – sub camp set up / gates

etc.

Mon 30th July Morning - Activity 1 Afternoon – Activity 2

Tues 31st July Hike / Outing Day 1

Wed 1st August Morning - Activity 3 Afternoon – Activity 4 Evening – camp fire

Thur 2nd August Hike / Outing Day 2 Possible Rover 100 celebration at Stonehenge

Fri 3rd August International hospitality and swaps market 20.00 closing ceremony

Sat 4th August Depart – camping site to be clear by end of Sunday 5th August

Camping from Sun 5th – Wed 8th on car park / activities area

Daily Programme

0800 Breakfast (4 sittings)

0900 Sub Camp Meetings

0930 Flag Break – representatives from each country / all attend if preferred

1000 Morning activities (depart for all day activities)

1300 Lunch (4 sittings)

1430 Afternoon activities

1800 Dinner (4 sittings)

2018 Flag Down – representatives from each country / whole site face flag

2030 Evening entertainment – dining hall, campfire circle (provided by countries /

sub camps)

2200 Sub camp leaders meeting Under 18s own sites Bar open 18+

2400 Camp silent till 0700

2 Catering Options

1. Fully inclusive as at Eurocamp 2010

• Catering supplied by professional outdoor

(festival) catering specialists, with mobile

kitchens

• Food served in 3000 m2 hall with seating for 800

– served in 4 sittings

2. Self catering

• Responsible for all own equipment, cookers,

shopping, and washing up (on gas or petrol)

• No open wood fires in camp sites / sub camps

Catering

Catering – menu examples Alternatives for vegetarians or special diet requirements

Breakfast Porridge

Filled Croissant (ham and

cheese, jam, chocolate)

Bread (with jam or

chocolate)

Fresh fruit

Tea / coffee

Full English on last day of

camp

Lunch Jacket potato / cheese /

beans / coleslaw / chilli

Self serve salad

Pasta

Soup with a roll

Fresh fruit

Tea / coffee

Evening meal Fish and Chips

Noodles / sweet and sour

chicken / chicken curry /

crispy chilli beef

Gourmet Burger with

chips

Chicken Korma / Chicken

Tikka with Rice

Fresh fruit / Dessert

Tea / coffee

Catering Programme Fully inclusive option

Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat

0800

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Green

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1320

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Packed

Red

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Packed

Blue

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1830

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Activity Programme

Scout Activity Programme Wolf Cub, Senior Scout and Rover Scout programme to be confirmed

Four multi activity, half day bases:

• Bushcraft – fire by friction/ gadgets/ woodcraft

• Craft – woggle making/ tin can art/ leather craft/ carving

• Camp cooking - open fire cooking including backwoods

cooking

• Sport - Archery/ Rifle Shooting/ Axe throwing / Push

Carts / BMX track

Activity Programme

Bushcraft Craft Camp

cooking

Sport

Monday

morning

Red White Blue Green

Monday

afternoon

Green Red White Blue

Wednesday

Morning

Blue Green Red White

Wednesday

afternoon

White Blue Green Red

Activity Programme

• B-PSA leaders will supervise all activities

• On Sunday afternoon B-PSA will train volunteer

activity leaders from all other Associations to

assist and help language challenges

• Activity age groups: • Wolf Cubs 8 - 11 years

• Scouts 11 – 15 years

• Senior Scouts 15 – 18 years

• Rover Scouts 18+ (link to Rover 100 celebrations) Note – older age can attend younger activity, to suit different age structures in different

Associations

Hike / Trip Programme

• Trips not included in price, to keep basic

cost of camp as low as possible

• Hikes are included in camp price

• Each group can choose to do: • 1 trip and 1 hike

• 2 trips

• 2 hikes

• Must pre book before camp

Trip Options

Brownsea Island Trip

• Coach and ferry trip to Poole Harbour one of the

largest natural harbours in the world

• And Brownsea Island the home of Scouting

Coach approx £10 and ferry approx £6

Central London Trip

• Visit your choice of London’s famous landmarks,

museums and attractions (many free).

• You might also be able to take part in a London

treasure hunt or the famous Monopoly Challenge.

Coach approx £10 plus attraction entry prices

Oxford Trip

• Famous university town of Oxford with the

opportunity to visit the Colleges and Museums

• Or spend some time punting down the river.

Coach approx £10 Punts approx £5 per person per hour

Windsor Castle Trip

• Home to the Queen for much of the year and one of

the oldest castles in the world

• Followed by a boat trip along the River Thames.

Coach approx £10 Castle entry approx £12

Boat trip approx £5

Stonehenge and Winchester Trip

• World famous prehistoric standing stones at

Stonehenge

• Winchester - famous for its Cathedral and

being England’s first Capital City and home of King

Alfred The Great

Coach approx £10 Stonehenge entry approx £5

Castle Hike

Castle Hike

• 16km circular hike from Eurocamp18 to

Donnington Castle.

• A ruined medieval castle, built by Sir Richard

Abberbury in 1386

• Parliament voted to demolish Donnington

Castle in 1646. Only the gatehouse survives.

• Hike also goes through the stunning

Snelsmore Common Country Park

White Horse Hike

White Horse Hike Transport to start and finish

• 25 km linear walk along the Ridgeway, an ancient

trackway described as Britain’s oldest road.

• At the end of your hike you will see the Uffington

White Horse and on route visit: • Scutchamer Knob – An early Iron Age round barrow

• Grim’s Ditch – A ditch created in around 300 BC to mark out

territories

• Segsbury Castle – An Iron Age hill fort

• The Blowing Stone – Used by King Alfred to rally his Saxon troops

• Uffington Caste – An early Iron Age hill fort

• Dragon Hill – Where legend has it St. George slayed the Dragon

• Wayland’s Smithy – A Neolithic Long Barrow and Chamber

The Great Stones Hike Possible Rover Scout 12 hour challenge

• A 40 km walk along the Great Stones Way from

Barbury Castle to Stonehenge

• Includes Neolithic henges and stone circles, Bronze

Age barrows, Iron Age hill forts, ancient churches,

pretty villages, English pubs and more

Marketing & Communications

• www.eurocamp18.com goes live today

• Links to facebook, twitter etc.

• The website will incorporate an online

database and booking facility for managing

all bookings

• Updated regularly with newsletter

information

• Web shop for merchandise and branded

clothing

Camp Merchandise

• Small range – T Shirts, Hoodies, Neckerchief,

Water bottles, plus branded gifts

• Will be available to buy online pre camp, for

collection on arrival

• Plus small stock at camp

• Gas supplies for cookers for sale

• Free camp badge for every attendee

Security and welfare

• Every person on camp will have a numbered wrist

band (different colour for 18+)

• No wrist band – no food!

• Wrist band number will link to personal records –

including medical

• Medical centre with Doctor, Nurse and 1st Aiders

• Off site trips / hikes – record of who is on which bus

/ trip / hike from wristband numbers

• All gates can be locked at night - night security by

volunteer leaders from camp

• Only 18+ allowed in bar / drink alcohol

The B-PSA team

Very experienced team – have attended all Eurocamps and planned and

delivered UK Centenary camp in 2007

Camp Chief Jay Dodson

Deputy Camp Chief / Ceremonies Sheena Dodson

Administration Lyn Tomlinson

Finance Gemma and Andrew Mercer

Activities Martyn Dodson

Retail Sarah Sparey and Norman Boxall

Catering Sarah Sparey

Marketing and Communications Colin Stevens

Transport Mark Hayden

Welfare Dr. Tom Pinnell & Heather Prowse

Site Services To be confirmed

WFIS SC representative Margon Sorenson

Outline timing plan

• 30th Jan 2016 - launch at GA, website live

• Feb 2016 onwards – register interest and estimate

numbers – web based

• Summer 2016 / 17 – activities and hikes tested

• Jan 2017 – update at GA

• Feb - July 2017 – bookings required via website (near

firm numbers)

• Oct 2017 – 50% deposit

• Jan 2018 – Groups / Associations allocated to sub camps

• Jan 2018 – update and sub camp leader briefing at GA

• Feb – May 2018 – 50% balance with firm numbers, book

trips and hikes, buy merchandise on line.

The Price

Based on current cost estimates, and on expected

attendance of 2,000 paying visitors we estimate the

price of camp will be:

• Option 1 – Fully inclusive £155 per person

• Option 2 – Self Catering £110 per person

This price does not include trips and outings

What to do NOW!

Visit www.eurocamp18.com

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