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Recovery and future excitement
Its been seven months since thenal retreat at North East
Camp2012. The tents are all gone andthe kit is all away. Its only
ninemonths until the next one andwe have already started to gearup.
Wouldnt you like to knowwhats going on now? Whatscoming next...
Lets start withmemories. Tiredseems to be thebest way todescribe
theaftermath. Themini buses leavecamp and thecombinednetworks of
O2,Vodaphone andT-mobile getoverwhelmed withtexts from buses a mere
20 miles
apart. As they get further apartthe heads start to nod... and
thensleep.
Post Camp Blues. ThePCBs, a widely acceptedsymptom of having
left camp.How many times did you look around the street of
Beverly,
Brightlingsea andDurham and seepeople thatshouldn't be
there.Danny Martin onNewton Hall inDurham, Sue Tealon the bus
anywherebut Beverly. Thenthere seems to be anunusually highnumber
of minibuses on theroad.
I trust that we all know whatthis feels like... so you will
behappy to read that the CampBoard is already looking to next
year to make North East Camp2013 one to remember.
There will be many moretails of triumph, many moresongs that
remind you of campand many more moments thatmake you think. why am
Idoing this, only to nd yourself doing it again the next year.What
will you nd yourself doing?
NORTH EAST CAMP UPDATE
Ghyll Scrambling withHannah Dines
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Some might suggest that the most importantthing that I do as
camp chaplain is judge thetidy tent competition!
The daily inspection of tents takes place after morning worship
whilst members and officersare enjoying breakfast; however I begin
mydeliberations on that days marks as soon asthe bugle sounds. The
exact scoring systemfor the tidy tent competition is a
closelyguarded trade secret, passed down fromchaplain to chaplain.
Yet despite somecreative attempts from members (and
tentsupervisors!)to extractinformationfrom me thisremains
so.However, Iwill give afew tips for how to getgood marks.The
threemost important things I look for reflect the reason why we
have thetidy tent competition in the first
place. First of all: teamwork.Working together as a team
first
thing in the morning to get our tentready teaches us a lot about
working witheach other and sharing tasks andresponsibilities.
Second is practicality, for example: is the tent safe and secure?
If itrains how easy will it be to stop the kit
getting wet? Finally there is style: such thingsas how well kit
is set out, and I particularlyenjoy anything a bit different or
original. Thishelps us to think creatively.
In the two years that I have been campchaplain I must say how
impressedIve been with the standard of the tidytents. Last years
competition was avery close call with only a few pointsseparating
all the tents. I hope that thegood work and enthusiasm for the
competition continuesfor many years.
The exact scoring system for the tidy tent competition is a
closely guardedtrade secret... However, I will give a
few tips for how to get good marks
Tidy Tent CompetitionThe Inside LineBy Tom Glover
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Tom relaxing
Teamwork in action
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Theres still time to getinvolved!
If you are interested in North EastCamp and need some
moreinformation, or even if you alreadyknow everything about it;
and still wantinformation. You can contact Derick
Jackson (thats him up there) on thedetails at the end of this
page.
We are also looking for some storiesfrom Camp 2012, what you
loved, what
was hard, what you missed and anyinteresting stories. If you
have any of those you can send them [email protected]
.
Get writing in and you could nd yourarticle printed in the next
edition of thisnewsletter.
Derick Jacksonderick_ja [email protected] +44 7879 68641984
Rochester RoadNewton HallDurhamDH15PW
Speak Soon
Note from the C.O.Last year and thefutureBy Derick Jackson
Hi Everyone and welcome tothe first North East Campupdate
(Newsletter). I hopethat you had a great Christmasand new year but
are alsolooking forward to the summer,warmer weather and of
courseour trip away to the LakeDistrict! As you will hopefully know
bynow camp this year will be heldbetween 10 and 17th Augustand we
will be going back tothe Lake School at Troutbeck
Bridge. Planning is alreadyunderway and the first campboard
meeting was held back in November where wediscussed the things that
wentwell and what could be donebetter in 2013. Thank you tothose of
you thatmade suggestions at campeither in person or through
thesuggestion boxes, they were(mostly) very useful.
At the next meeting, which is tobe held on 9 February, we will
begetting into the more detailedplanning for the current
year,looking at the activity programand reviewing submissions
ofinitial numbers. If you have anidea of an activity you'd like
totry or how we can help youenjoy camp more this does not
mean you are too late to shareit - let us know throughFacebook
or drop me an email. As well as starting saving plansetc for camp,
now is also thetime to let other people in your Brigade company
know aboutcamp. It can only survive with
your help so please lend your support and encourage other
members in your company toget involved and come along! We look
forward to welcomingyou to NE Camp 2013
Last night Camp 2012 Troutbeck Bridge
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