Camp will run from Monday 30th August to Sunday 5th September.
There will be an informal camp welcome on the Monday evening around the camp fire, or in the party barn depending on the weather, where we can all get to know each other once we`re set up and settled.
There will be story telling nightly around the campfire, so if anyone wants to have a go please feel free to join in. We might also try a book reading each night around the campfire so again if anyone feels confident doing that please step up.
5 full days of craft events.
The craft sessions will take place in our large craft marquee and will be run by experienced craft leaders from the C.L.A.S Group.
The vast majority of our crafts are done with recycled materials and junk to reflect the environmental theme of the camp.
The sessions are:-
Mesoamerican backstrap looms which will run throughout the week.
Tin insects for the older kids/Foam peg bugs for the youngsters.
Aztec feather fans and The eye of god,2 weaving sessions involving wools yarns and sticks.
Tin can lanterns for the older kids/Fairy lanterns for the youngsters.
Willow weaving of the sun, moon and stars.
Felted hair bands and bangles along with shaking dance sticks for any boys who don`t fancy the felting.
We are also going to run 2 events from last year:-
Recycled plastic bottle flowers, as the kids couldn`t get enough of them.
Bottle rockets. The weather was against us last year and this is a fantastic session when your rocket reaches 50 feet plus, unimpeaded by strong winds!
4 days of environmental education sessions.
Weds 1st Sept.Environmental ed sessions will begin with an afternoon session to be confirmed.
8.pm – 11p.m – Bat Walk.After the success of last years bat walk,Paul will once again lead a walk around the farm,ending along the woodland walk using professional bat detectors.
9p.m – Midnight – Moth trapping and I.D session.This is another event using professional surveying equipment.It is always weather permitting and hopefully we will have a better opportunity than the weather gave us last year.
Thursday 2nd Sept.10.a.m – 11.30 a.m.Small mammal trapping.This event is using professional longworth traps to catch and identify small mammal species on the farm.None of the animals are harmed during the session! Thursday 2nd Sept.1.30p.m – 4.30p.m.First den building session.
Friday 3rd Sept.10.30a.m – 12.30p.m/1.30p.m – 4.30 p.m.A full day of denbuilding out in the woods.It was the most popular session last year so we have decided to extend it for this year.
Other events may include butterfly aweep netting and I.D during the day to see what species we have present at that time of year.
Games from the earthworks rucsac which include tree i.d games,animal i.d games and bat and moth blindfold for the little kids.
All Paul`s events are weather dependent to some degree so may be swapped round,
Circus skills running throughout the week.
We will be having circus skills sessions running throughout the week,we have not yet confirmed the performers or sessions but will include the whole array of circus based fun just like last year.
Majical Youth Theatre running throughout the week.
The famous majical youth play for a day and fab fun dressing up marquee will run throughout the camp.
This keeps the kids busy for hours and is loved by any children who like to dress up,get on stage and be involving in creating their own story and seeing it through to a finish.
Native American/Celtic Earthwork sessions running throughout the week.
We have the privilage of an experienced apache educationalist. Lozen has many years experience of running traditional native american workshops for kids, and also runs dedicated womens sessions. Check out her website for further details.
To compliment this the twins, Hannah and Emma will be running their celtic earthwork sessions alongside in the tipi circle. Hannah and Emma are both fully trained, highly experienced guides and their sessions will comprise the following:-
Earth awareness stories/Songs and workshops/Bedtime stories in the tipi.
Right of passage circle for 11+ using animal wisdom. Journeying using the drum to meet animal guides to help the transition from young person to teenager accompanied by a beautiful craft to connect with your guide.
Workshop using dragon flags. Getting the children in touch with the land at Pengraig through a ceremony using the flags that the children have made earlier. Teaching the children about the dragon energies that cross the earth.
Dedicated teens area events.
Watch this space for our programme in the teen tent.
Green Buttercup running events for older kids.
The Green Buttercup Collective will be running a large array of sessions for the older kids.these will include:-
Band practice.
Create your own lightshow.
Crafts your parents wouldn`t want you to do.
Celtic knotwork design workshops for banners etc.
Stand up comedy.
And more.
Nightly events for the adults.
We intend to have something of interest running for the adults every night.
This will include,
Jam sessions.
Disco/music night.
Film night.
We would like to have the possibility of some live music every night so watch this space.
Family Festival at the weekend with live music,stalls and licensed bar area.
At the weekend we will have live bands playing in one of our large barns.
We will have a licensed bar on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Bands confirmed up to now include Menacer, Klonk and Modekkers, who are a band made up of home edders. We have more in the pipeline, including the possibility of some bigger names.
Alongside this we will have various stalls and attractions.
Watch this space as this area will be constantly updated over the summer.
Rides.
We will also have some of majical youth`s rides running for the camp,we have not yet confirmed which ones and some will be subject to an extra charge.
Finally,our outdoor kitchen will be running once again to provide you with reasonably priced lunches, evening meals and teas coffees and refreshments. Just remember to bring your breakfast cereals.