52nd Ayrshire -Saltcoats - Group Camp for Scouts , Cubs and Beavers
Summary
52nd Ayrshire operates from St Marys Church Hall , our three sections run each week on a Tuesday and Thursday Most of our children and young people are resident in Saltcoats with a few who travel from Stevenston and Ardrossan.
We provide indoor and outdoor activities for children and young people aged 6yrs - 25 yrs. We provide activities that support health and well-being and that build confidence independence and self-esteem. We strive to provide activities that are fun , exciting that will create memories that will last forever. Our young people are decision makers and they are involved in the design , planning and implementation of programmes and activities
We would like to apply for funding for our 2024 Group Camp. Our aim is to subsidise the camp for every young person in order to support families dealing with the impact of the cost of living crisis . We would like to provide every young person with the opportunity to attend and make it accessible to all families particularly those who may have more than one child /young person in scouting .We would like to cover the costs of food and activities. We would like to apply for £1000
Description
52nd Ayrshire are organising a group camp for all our young people (both male and female) who attend all three of our scout sections - 50 young people plus
The camp will take place in June 2024 from a Friday afternoon to late Sunday afternoon
During this time the group will participate in indoor and outdoor activities . Some young people will camp outdoors while others will stay inside in dormitories or hobbit huts
The activities included are:
- Caving
- Archery
- Low ropes
- Orienteering/geocaching
- Indoor curling
- Giant board games
- Crafts
- Backwoods cooking
- Den building
- Late night Hike and Camp Fire
During camp we will provide everyone with three 2 course hot nutritious meals as well as snacks including fruit and hot and cold drinks through the day
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