Junior camp '99 was from the 3rd to the 10th of July. We had a lot of kids and our missionary brought videos of the street kiPds in Brazil.
This week combined the usual two weeks of junior and intermediate camps. The teens had their own programme and helped with the younger ones throughout the week.
We had charades on the Sunday this year. A couple of hours were set aside to choose a bible story and get prepared for it. Competition was tough and it was obvious that some had prepared beforehand.
On Tuesday, we went down to the beach park at Port Glasgow. There are a few
walks, a beach, a swing park, and space for a game of football (naturally).
Wednesday is always sports day. The two teams who compete throughout the week
have a chance to earn a lot of points this day, as well as a chance to soak
their favourite leader at the end. We had the usual events: running, football,
the wooden-things-made-by-Rab race and of course the pillow fight.
This page by David Meiklejohn.
Kelburn
Monday was sunny and warm, unusual for Scotland. We made the most of it by going
to Kelburn Country Park in Largs. They had an adventure playground, an assault
course, a secret wood, with cottages, dungeons and towers, and a waterfall,
which the kids decided was a good place for a paddle.
Port Glasgow
Sports Day
Summerlee
We went to Summerlee on Thursday. This is a place in Coatbridge where they have
old steam trains, a mine to go down and a science building which had lots of
experiments to play with. After this we went over to the Time Capsule for a
swim before going back to the camp.
Paisley
Friday was our day for a trip into Paisley. This mostly involved visiting
umpteen sports and clothes shops, eating at McDonalds and trying to keep your
allotted children within eye and ear shot. Another essential for Friday was to
stock up on food and drink for the midnight feast.
Party Games
It was so hot on Friday (what's going on? Are we still in Scotland?) that we
decided to have the party games outside, after team games on the football pitch.
We played all the usuals: 12345, musical knees, knights, horsemen and cavaliers,
out in the courtyard.
Midnight feast
After party games, we had our meeting, then the camp fire. After the fire, we
got changed for bed and got ready for the midnight feast. The boys had theirs in
the dining room, and the girls in Balmoral lounge, with strict instructions not
to make as big a mess as they did last year. Angus did just enough to maintain
his fluffy bunny title, then we went to bed.
Leaving
Saturday was time to leave. Rooms were cleaned, toilets and showers cleaned out
and all the kids taken home at ten o'clock. It was a good camp, a tiring one,
and it's all happening again next summer.
