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This
year Blue Skies is delighted to be able to offer our new and expanded
Camps programme based in the beautiful Roeburn Wood.
Family Camp I: Mon 2nd- Fri 6th July
FULLY
BOOKED!
See below for further availability
Earth Skills Youth Camp: 12-21st July
In parntership with the John Muir Trust Activities Programme
This
is a rare opportunity to learn survival skills handed down by
Native Americans. Harvest wild edibles, learn primitive cooking
and fire lighting, find medicinal plants, make water safe to
drink and build an emergency shelter. At Roeburn wood, we will
embark on adventures, playing games of stealth and working together
with exciting challenges.
Experience
making rope from natural materials, carve a spoon, burn a bowl
and make your own survival knife... to mention only a few of
the primitive crafts you will enjoy.
At the end of the week, you will be ready to put your new skills to the test with a challenging solo wilderness survival trek. No matter how you choose to do it, this promises to be your most incredible outdoor experience of your life.
We will live the week as caretakers of the earth. One day of the week will involve practical conservation activities to give something back to the plants and animals that have taught us so much throughout the week.
Accommodation:
We will be living primitively in tents and tipis, and cooking
over an open fire. Further info at Roeburn
Wood.
Location: Meeting at Helensburgh, near Glasgow
Ages: 16- 24
Cost: £250
Bookings: programmes@johnmuiraward.org or tel. 0845 456 1783
Family
Camp II : Mon 23rd- Fri 27th July
In
parntership with the John Muir Trust Activities Programme
A fun packed week of adventures for parents or carers and their little ones. We will share stories, play games in the woodland, practise using our senses, build dens and help children light their first fires. We aim to make an active, creative and caring community with the skills and spirit everyone can give.
No
previous experience necessary.
Accommodation:
This will be a wilderness experience with 'wild facilities',
but we endeavor to make all as comfortable as possible. For
further info go to Roeburn Wood
Location: Meeting at Helensburgh, near Glasgow
Cost:
£150
(Adult); £80 (Child ages 5-10);
Younger siblings are welcome; (Under
2 years free)
Bookings: programmes@johnmuiraward.org
or tel 0845 456 1783
Children's
Camp: Adventuring on the Wild Side
Mon 30th July- Fri 3rd August
Join our tribe for an amazing week of primitive living in the wilds. Learn new camp craft, wood craft and survival skills as we live co-operatively during the week. We will practise Earth Skills including spoon carving, clay oven making, natural dying and boiling water with hot rocks. Night walks, camouflage games, and falling asleep under the stars to the sound of the owls hooting, will all be a part of this memorable adventure. Having fun and gaining confidence are our aims as we discover the skills to be comfortable living outside in nature.
Accommodation:
We will be wild camping in tents and tipis, and cooking over an
open fire. Further info at Roeburn
Wood.
Location: Meeting at Helensburgh, near Glasgow
Ages: 8 - 15 years
Cost: £225/ £145 (low income families)
Bookings: Unless alternative booking arrangements are stated, please send a 50% deposit to Blue Skies to secure your place. Complete a booking form and mail with course payment to the address below. Make cheques payable to 'Kate Hedges'. Receipt will be acknowledged, and full course information will be mailed prior to the course.
Mail to: Blue Skies. 1F1, 55 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh EH9 1EU
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