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July 06, 2005
pre-residential chaos
It's "Yellow Braces", the Diocesan Camp this weekend (please don't ask about the name) so things are quite busy at the moment. It's now that classic phase where there are parents to be phoned to beg for the medi form back and working out the dorms and arranging people who "HAVE TO BE" together even though there's age and space complications. Yesterday I realised that with 68 young people, a core team of 21 and a training programme for 10 young leaders there is NO WAY they will all fit in the dining area. So I am now the proud owner of a cheap Heath Robinsonesque 6m x 3m marquee (actually it's more of a gazebo with delusions of grandeur!)
It will all come together, it will! I have a fantastic team and the venue at Hill end is a top place! In the meantime chaos reigns!
Regular readers though will know that I am a HUGE believer in the residential as a youth work tool. So I am dead chuffed to have been invited to be a trustee of Woolhope Cockshoot which is my favourite residential centre in Europe! (excuse the Hyperbole and ignore the fact I don't know any outside of Europe!)
I'm also putting together a training event for October on "How to run a residential" which I hope will encourage and enable some smaller groups to take the plunge!
Posted by ian at July 6, 2005 09:01 AM
Comments
Why is it called "Yellow Braces?"
Posted by: stuart at July 7, 2005 02:10 PM
If you're still short on space, perhaps you could take the Shed? :)
Posted by: NickJ at July 7, 2005 04:39 PM