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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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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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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Camp May 2024

We had to have a staff & staff kids only camp from 24th May to Saturday 30th May. We will be back in May 2025 and better than ever. We can’t wait to see you there. We accept children between the ages of over 8 and under 18. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if…

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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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