Cudham Centenary Guide Camp 31st July 2010
Battersea site at Cudham was home to 37 London South West Guides and Young Leaders and 6 adult leaders for the week, here are some pictures of our time away!
We had a jam packed week including a trip down to Brownsea Island (the site of the first Scout Camp in 1907) where we did some conservation work, caught some crabs and renewed our promises at the commemorative stone on the Island. Two days
were spent on site taking part in a wide range of activites including some back to basics – baking cakes in biscuit tins and some knotting, along with some crafts – making bracelets and mosaic tiles. Another day was spent half up at Downe Scout Camp for zip wire, go karting, shooting, climbing and more, with the afternoon spent at Downe House – the former home of Charles Darwin. The evenings weren’t forgotton either, with a campfire, rounders 
tournament, X Factor competition and a huge opening and closing ceremony complete with flag procession and some input from Abba and Take That tributes!
The Lower site also arranged a huge 100 out of all the campers lying 
down and had an ariel photograph taken and made into a postcard to send home mid-week! Within Battersea site, London South West girls had tent flag competitions, helped with every aspect of “camp life” including helping to cook, collect wood, lay and clear the “table” and overall, have a fantastic week!
For a different perspective, click here for “The Brownsea Island Leaders’s Story”- the other end of the camp spectrum – the 7 leaders welcoming the Guides to Brownsea Island for a day of adventures.