May 2023 Camp

Due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis we did not run a camp in 2020 or 2021. Our last camp was in May 2022. Our next Flysheet Camp will be in May 2023. It is our 50th year so we hope to make this one to remember. We will be back bigger and better than ever….

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Flysheet is 50!

We are very excited that this is our 50th year taking kids camping. Watch this space for news on some of the stuff we will be doing to celebrate. The Flysheet Camps were established in 1973. We were originally part of the Forest School Camps (FSC) organisation, involved with the production of the associated magazine,…

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The Firewood Poem

Beech-wood fires burn bright and clear If the logs are kept a year; Store your beech for Christmastide With new-cut holly laid beside; Chestnut’s only good, they say, If for years ’tis stored away; Birch and fir-wood burn too fast Blaze too bright and do not last; Flames from larch will shoot up high, Dangerously…

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Hotel Flysheet Camp

Sung to tune of ‘Hotel California’ In a dark shining cliff wood Some campers arrived Put their tents in a clearing And the lake they dived Up ahead in the distance Swang Tarzan and his friends A scary leopard and King Kong appeared They thought it was the end Living it up in the Hotel…

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2016 Camp

Well it is over for another year, but what a year we had! The best weather for years on a camp. I think we had about 5 minutes of rain all week. The marquee was put away completely dry for once. We welcomed a few new children & staff this year which is great so we had…

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Flysheet Camp Medical Form

Download medical form Dear Parent / Guardian In order for us to provide the best care possible while you child is with us please fill in the following details. The information on this form will kept confidential and will only be seen by the Children’s Secretary, Camp Organiser and your child’s assigned staff member. Name…

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2008 Camp

Everyone had a good time in the woods depite the repeated rain overnight and some during the day. We had walks, night games, wide games in the field, much music and lots of food. The highlight of the week was probably the LOTR spoof performed on the last full day. Most of the children were…

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Staff & Children from May 2025 Camp

Camp May 2025

We had another good year in the woods. It rained solidly for a whole day at the beginning of the week but thanks to our setup crew we had plenty of shelter ready before the kids turned up. Everyone had a good time despite wet feet and clothes. The pea fair went well and was…

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