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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What Flysheet is about

We aim to build a community for a week where people camp together as a group, learn to take responsibility for themselves and grow and experiment in a safe and caring environment. Everyone is welcome to come and take part in creativity through music, arts and crafts and friendship. You will be expected to co-operate…

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2010 Camp

It feels like a distant memory already but I think it is safe to say that everyone had a good camp. We had the debut of the Clan Film Festival – thanks Will for that idea. I suspect that it will become a fixture of many a camp to come. The Pea Fair was a…

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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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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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