The Hub – Dates for 2008

Another Camp has been and gone and we only have the memories, photos and videos to keep us going until next year.  But fear not, because before you know it the time will have come for the start of this years The Hub events.  Please put the dates in your diary with a big fat crayon and be sure not to miss any!

The full programme of dates is below…

• 19th October – Lovat Hall, Newport Pagnell
• 16th November – Lovat Hall, Newport Pagnell
• 18th January – Water Eaton Church Centre, Bletchley
• 15th February – Water Eaton Church Centre, Bletchley
• 15th March – Lovat Hall, Newport Pagnell
• 19th April – Water Eaton Church Centre, Bletchley
• 17th May – Lovat Hall, Newport Pagnell
• 28th June – Water Eaton Church Centre, Bletchley

Each event begins at 7pm and ends at 9:30pm. The activities and organisers vary – but the fun is always present. To stay in touch with all the latest information subscribe to the mailing list by sending an email to this address: mkcamp-subscribe@googlegroups.com

2008 Camp Video – Teaser Trailer

Stay tuned!

Dates for Camp 2009

Yeah it seems a little bit too soon to start talking about Camp 2009 – but we want to make sure you all have the dates in your diaries and on your calendars so your families can plan your other holidays around it.  Please pass the following information onto your parents and make sure they know just how much you want to be at Camp next year!

Start Date: Monday 27th July 2009
End Date: Wednesday 5th August 2009
Venue: New Milton, Hampshire

Note: although as far as the calendar is concerned it is just one day different from this year, next year there will be a slightly longer gap between the end of the School year and Camp starting.

Of course the Camp Countdown Timer (top left of the website) has been reset and reports that there are just 340 days to go to Camp 2009!

See you there (if not before)!

Unofficial Video – Sports Day

I’ve spent some time today editing together some of the video clips I took at Camp on my digital camera, and you can see the result below. It features a number of Sports Day events and is interspersed with a few verses of the the little bird song.

Please note that this just some random clips I recorded – Simon is working hard to produce the official Camp video, and it should be well worth the wait. Keep your eyes open for a trailer soon.

Camp 2008 Photos

I’ve been busy uploading and tagging almost 300 photos from this year’s Camp.  There are now almost 1000 online and available for you to view. They represent a wide range of situations and activities from the last six years at Camp.

Each of the pictures should be tagged to identify the people in the shot, the place it was taken, and the activity taking place at the time. So if you want to see all the photos of Plum Duff Parade you can view the “Plum Duff Parade” tag, the same applies to “Sports Day“. Or if you want to see all the photos of Jonny you can view the “Jonny” tag – and if you want to view all the photos from Camp 2008, you now know what to do. If you have Camp photos that you’d like to add, sign up for a free account at Flickr and apply to join the MK Camp group.

I hope that we’ll be able to add some updates soon with links to pictures on Facebook too.

Your Favourite Camp Memory

As we get older our brains have more and more trouble remembering (it will happen to you too one day).  So as a way of ensuring that we don’t forget the best things about Camp 2008, please add details of your favourite memory as a comment below.

Final Sunny Toilet Stop

All done. And thats us signing off for Camp 2008. Its been a blast! Thanks to all who played a part.

The Beginning Of The End

Just starting to load the lorry, then we have to pack our own tents away, then we are done and ready to go.

Morning Campers

We were pleased to here you arrived back safely after a good journey. Hope you enjoyed a good nights sleep in your own warm, dry beds. The sun has been blazing again today and the rain has stayed away. We are making good progress in packing up and this is what the marquee looks like after camp is over. What a state. We are off out tonight for a meal to celebrate a successful camp and we will raise a toast for the huge part you all played in it. See you all soon! We miss you…

The Sun Has Got His Hat On

Hip hip hip hooray! If this weather keeps up we are thinking about not inviting Campers next year.