Watch Camp Planning a Watch Camp
Before long you will find yourself responsible for a Watch camp and it can seem a daunting task. Even though as a Scout and assistant watch leader you have probably performed every task required to run a successful camp, these tasks seem greater when you are responsible. If you really think about it, your old Watch Leader didn’t do everything single handed and that’s how you gained so much experience. At each camp you were delegated certain responsibilities that your Watch Leader thought you could do. The best thing to do is to bring the watch together to discuss the main points of the camp and then delegate the tasks out. Firstly decide what you want to achieve on the camp. This should be agreed by everybody as it will dictate when and where the camp will be. You might have a camp to brush up on your pioneering skills, your hill walking skills, your camp gadget skills, your backwoods skills or just a camp for fun. Whatever you decide the site you choose will have to have those facilities. Make sure that the members of your watch understand that if they have any problems with their assigned task, they should contact you and your experience will be able to help them out.
Remember Have a watch meeting and decide where to go. Decide on a theme and what the Watch want to do Delegate the following Booking of the site and find out the cost Draw up a menu and cost it Organise the transport there and back. Hire, public and parents. Book the required camping gear with the Group or Watch Quartermaster Draw up a camp programme and a duty roster.
