Venturer Camp

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

While the cheep fee is £95, becuase we get some late bookings the total amount that we get includes the late bookings fees and the money from grants, TREE, General Council and other income..

You can see that General Council has agreed that last years surplus can be carried over and that is subsidising the camp by £14 per person so that we don’t have to increase the fees.

On the expenditure side, the biggest cost is your food (the one in orange) – now you wouldn’t want to go hungry would you! Next we have site fees (we are charged £3 per person per night) and then on top of that the money for programme and also the admin of making the camp happen.

Not of all of the money can be spent on anything, we have got some money from TREE and the Big Lottery and also have applied to the Cooperative and the Council of Europe for money, these can only be spent on the activities which they have agreed so while we may seem like to we have a lot of money the money that is free to spend on extras like fireworks or bands is limited.

What:

The aim of this weekend is to discuss the final details for Venturer Camp 2010. There will be a tour of the site to see where each village is camping and with whom, this will be followed by a chance to meet with your fellow campers. There will be a talk through of what is planned for the program and general discussion about camp. This will be chance for us to set the common policies on camp and decide rules for everyone.

The meeting will start at 11am and Lunch will be provided on the Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. We will be camping over and try and finish the meeting by 1pm on Sunday. We will ask for a £5 per head to cover food and camping fees.

When:

Saturday 19- Sunday 20 June 2010

Who:

Representatives from your district, old and young to discuss the camp and offer a representative view from your group, you should aim to bring a leader and at least one Venturer – please email us on vcamp@woodcraft.org.uk to confirm that you can come.

Where:

Drumhill Scout Campsite, Morely Lane, Little Eaton, Derby.

By Car:

The campsite is very close to the village of Little Eaton, just north of Derby. You will need to be on the A38 coming North out of Derby or South off the M1 at junction 28, at the Little Eaton Roundabout take the 2nd Exit/4th if coming from the north onto Alfretton Road/B6179. Keep going through the village, past the shops and pub and take a right into Morley Lane, follow the lane round, underneath the road bridge and take the first left up a steep track. Weldone, you’re at Drumhill.

By Train:

Get a train to Derby and give us an email or bell on 07899 785 265 (Lloyd) or 07511 603 947 (Magico) with what time you expect to arrive, we will be providing a few people to ferry people to and fro.

Venturer Camp is getting closer and individual bookings need to be made.

We have created a sample form for all participants for Districts to use and they are available here:

Individual bookings (in .pdf) ( in .doc) (directly on-line)
Health and consent form for individuals.

Forms need to be either completed directly on-line or in the spreadsheet and then sent to the central booking team. Initial deposits of £25 should be sent in before the end of March to:

Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Branches Housing Cooperative
106 Preston Street
BRADFORD
BD7 1JP

If you have not registered your district then you will need to do so at the district bookings page:

District bookings
Registration form for district bookings

Venturers lead the way

If you are a venturer and you can’t wait for Venturer Camp, then today is your lucky day.

We are currently looking for eight brave venturers to take on a regional role and sit in the venturer committee that will help shape VCamp.

You will join a group of six other venturers that were elected at the venturer conference.

The role involves meeting three times before the camp (all expenses paid) and telling the central team what you would like to see on camp. The first meeting will be held in the first week of February.

If you want to get involved, send an email to vcamp@woodcraft.org.uk with the following details:

Your full name, district, email address and a statement saying how you can help the committee (write about 300 words).

The deadline for submissions is December 24th. The decision will be made by the current members of the committee, and we will let you know if your application has been successful in the first week of January.

We need a representative from each of the following areas: London, South East, South West, Midlands, Wales, Eastern, Northern and Scotland.

So go on, send your application in now!

Blue skies,

Magico Martinez

Registration for groups and districts is open until 1st February 2010. All groups must be regitred before invidiviual bookings can take place.

To register your group now go to the bookings page : http://venturercamp.org.uk/bookings/