Discovery 2017 Camp Handbook Booklet

CAMP HANDBOOK

15TH - 17TH SEPTEMBER 2017

MEET THE ORGANISING TEAM

Mat Spencer

Richard Budd

Deputy Camp Leader Infrastructure

Deputy Camp Leader Programme

Peter Hopton

Piers Bennett

Deputy Camp Leader Media

Deputy Camp Leader Operations & Finance

WELCOME It gives me great pleasure on behalf of the organising team to extend a very warm welcome to everyone who has joined us for Solihull Scout County Camp, Discovery 2017.

Why name the camp “Discovery”?

Our vision is that all participants will: Discover new friendships whilst rekindling existing ones.

Discover new activities and skills, with some finding the courage to take part and others stepping outside of their comfort zones.

Discover just how big our scouting family is within Solihull, it’s not very often Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Leaders, Helpers, Network, SAS, District/ County Executives & County Management team all gather together in one location to celebrate the fantastic scouting that thrives within our county.

There is much to see & do over the weekend, this handbook will help guide you around site & contains the full programme & timetable for the camp. It also serves as a useful source of information.

I look forward to meeting many of you over the weekend.

Have fun!

Paul Webb

County Camp Leader Discovery 2017

KEY INFORMATION Activities All young people will also be given an A4 information sheet.

Alcohol There will be NO bar provision on site throughout the camp. Individuals (18+) are welcome to bring/consume alcohol on site whilst acknowledging and adhering to the latest rules within POR and the recently issued “Green Card�.

Arrival Following the instructions of our marshals please park where instructed. If you do not have your wristband on you will not be allowed to enter the site.

BBQ's Are NOT permitted on site.

Campfire This will take place on the activities field on Saturday evening - please note this will NOT be a real fire!

Check In Anyone without a wristband on arrival will be escorted to the check in line for accreditation.

Closing Ceremony This will take place in the main marquee at 3pm on Sunday.

Departure Groups will NOT be permitted to leave the site until after 4pm.

A strict vehicle movement policy will be enforced for departure. This will be made clear to leaders before the end of the event.

Drones Drones are NOT permitted to fly at County Camp. By doing so will result with the pilot being removed from the camp.

Electricals All electrical items are brought to camp at owners own risk. There will be some charging facilities, charging is available at 50p for young people and free for adults/leaders.

Emergency Contacts The emergency phone number for the site is 01212 800 589, Parents must ring this number if there is an issue at home rather than contacting the leader or young person directly.

First Aid Please see site map for location of the medical centre.

Fires Fires are NOT permitted on site.

Gas Bottles There will be no facility to exchange gas bottles on site.

Health and Hygiene There will be antibacterial hand gel outside all toilet blocks for use and it's important to wash your hands thoroughly with hot water and soap before every meal!

Ice Cream An Ice Cream van will be on site Saturday and Sunday.

Ice Packs There is no facility to freeze Ice Packs on site.

Leader Only Zone Free hot drinks for all leaders & an opportunity to meet a member(s) from the County Training team who will offer advice on training & perform validations for training modules as required.

Lost People Rendezvous point for lost people is the information centre.

Lost property can be taken to the info centre.

Media The County Media Team will be identified by BLUE high viz jackets.

If you’re sharing pictuers online please tag Solihull Scouts or add #SolScouts Medical Centre There will be a medical centre onsite ready to handle any medical issues that may arise.

Please make sure all members of your group have completed their health form before the event. If you have any medication that needs refrigerating please bring it to the medical centre or site office.

Money Don't forget your pocket money! On site there will be a tuck shop all weekend.

Noise/Lights Out Due to the range of ages of people on site, please keep noise to an absolute minimum between 11:00pm and 8:00am.

Opening Ceremony The Opening Ceremony will take place at 9:45am on Saturday Morning.

Place of Assembly Should the site need to be evacuated then the place of assembly will be the dressage field shown on the site map.

Rubbish Please use the many litter bins provided around the activity fields during camp & try to avoid dropping litter. All rubbish from camping & cooking areas is to be placed in the recycling and waste skips provided. General waste in tied bin bags please.

Scouts Own There will be a Scouts Own on Sunday Morning in the marquee at 9:30am.

Security Please note that although the site will be occupied from Wednesday morning 13th September with overnight security, groups bringing equipment on to site prior to camp do so at their own risk.

Smoking There will NOT be a designated smoking area on site. Smokers are required to follow current POR guidelines regarding smoking. Smoking should be out of view of young members. Cigarettes are to be carefully extinguished and disposed of in an appropriate manner and not left on the floor.

Toilets There will be plenty of temporary toilet facilities onsite, there will also be porta-urinal facitilities for the males, Please encourage use of the urinal facilities where possible. The toilets will be temporarily closed for a short period on Saturday while they are serviced.

Not all toilets will be closed at the same time.

Tuckshop The Tuckshop will be available most of the weekend & will be run by the Jamboree Unit raising money for their adventure in North America.

Uniform All participants are requested to wear their group neckies during the whole camp.

NO other uniform is required throughout the camp.

Vehicles Between 4pm Friday and 4pm Sunday the only vehicles onsite will be site vehicles.

Water Water will be provided for cooking and cleaning.

Groups should provide their own washing facilities.

Waste All waste water must be strained and poured into the ditch surrounding the site, No waste food should be put into the ditch.

Wrist Bands Everyone on site will have an event wristband. Participants will then be given an additional wristband which colour references their activity group.

If a wristband has the following on it then it means: M - Medical, D - Dietary, A - Allergy

TUCKSHOP This will be run by the young people going to the next World Scout Jamboree in North America, come by and meet them.

SWEETS AND DRINKS WILL BE ON OFFER

FREE TEA AND COFFEE IS AVAILABLE IN THE LEADERS ZONE

Whilst you’re there why not talk to our training team about your training requirements or havesome modules validated over a cup of a coffee!

Find your coffee and the training team in the Discovery Zone marquee on the Activity Field.

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nn The Discovery Production Line nn Mini Beast Roadshow nn Weird & Wonderful  nn Fire by Friction    nn All About Me … nn International Badgers Club

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Visual Challenges Escape Room (Explorers Only) Planetarium Scout Radio Rhythmicity Drum Workshop Wateraid Shelterbox NASA Matchstick Rockets

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Ball Bearing Shooting Range nn Tomahawks nn Climbing Wall nn Labyrinth Cave nn Bouncy Castles nn Inflatable Helter-Skelter nn Ice Climbing Wall (Explorers Only) nn

Total Wipe Out Bouldering Walls Stiff & Stilted Surf Simulator Fool Monty Jester Circus Skills Human Table Football Zorbs

CRAFT ZONE nn nn nn nn nn nn nn

Big Art Yarn Bugs Woggles Kites Peg People Badge Maker Rock Pets

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Hama Beads Bear Woggles Tiles Colour Spinners Seed Beads Pony Bead Woggles Paracord Men/Woggles

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We would like to thank the following for their support

Solihull

How To Connect To The Scouts EMS App 1. Using any WiFi enabled device, connect to any Scouts EMS Wireless Network

EMS

2. Once connected, navigate to your internet browser and enter the URL 10.1.1.1 3. the page to the right will open.

The Username & Password options are only for staff who need to access the system.

Everyone else should click ‘Mobile App’ 4. The page to the right will open.

There are various options in this menu which will let you view information about people in your group as well as seeing event notices and sending the organisers messages.

5. Any issues or queries should be brought to Admin.

SCHEDULE Friday

5.00pm – Camping field open 7.30pm – Group Quiz Packs available for collection from the Staff Catering Marquee 7.45pm – “The Fool Monty Jester” Magic/Illusion show for Beavers and Cubs (Main Marquee) 8.30pm – “Fool Monty Jester” and Illusion Show for Scouts and Explorers (Main Marquee) 9.00pm – 11.00pm – Explorer Silent Disco in main marquee 9.00pm - 11.00pm – Leader/Adult Helpers social gathering in Staff catering Marquee

featuring chips and Magic Mister T close up magician 11.00pm – Quiet please Saturday 8.30am - 9.30am – Beavers & Day Visitors arrive 9.45am – Opening Ceremony (Main Marquee) 10.15am – 12.15pm – Activity Session 1 10.15am – Leader Zone Opens 12.15pm – 1.30pm – Lunch 1.30pm – 3.30pm – Activity Session 2 3.30pm – 4.00pm – Break 4.00pm – 6.00pm – Activity Session 3 8.00pm – Camp Fire in Activity Field 8:45pm – Firework Display in Activity Field 9.00pm – Group Quiz Sheets submission deadline 9.00pm – 11.00pm – Explorer Silent Disco in main marquee 11.00pm – Quiet please Sunday 9.30am – Scouts Own (Main Marquee) 10.00am – 1.00pm – The Discovery Crystal Challenge 1.00pm – Lunch 3.00pm – Closing Ceremony (Main Marquee) 4.00pm – Parents Pick up

During Saturday there are three Activity sessions taking place.

Following the colour of your wristband (PINK / GREEN / ORANGE) please attend the activity session as indicated in the table below.

Please note it is important to keep to the correct session for your colour of wristband. Participants not following the colour schedule will be asked to leave the session.

Session 1 10.15 - 12.15

Activities Zone

Craft Zone

Discovery Zone

Session 2 1.30 - 3.30

Craft Zone

Discovery Zone

Activities Zone

Session 3 4.00 - 6.00

Discovery Zone

Activities Zone

Craft Zone

Tickets for the Discovery production line, climbing wall and caving sessions will be issued separately, these can be visited at any time on Saturday.

Tickets to be handed in at the activity. Due to the anticipated high demand for these three activities PRIORITY is to be given to our young participants please. You will only be able to do each of these activities once.

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