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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Child protection policy

Children and young people are an integral part of flysheet camps. As members and participants of this organisation we are committed to providing an environment for children and young people where they can feel safe and free from harm. We recognise that this is the responsibility of all members and participants, and that we each…

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Suggested equipment list

Download the suggested equipment list Please ensure that your child comes to a camp fully prepared, bearing in mind the ‘essentials’ below are just that. It is important that you pack with your children present, so that they know what they have brought. A durable bag such as a holdall, large sports bag or ideally…

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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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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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