north east camp newsletter 4th edition

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PoloThe mint with the holeBy Danny Gillet

agameplayedonhorseback

betweentwoteams,eachof

fourplayers,theobjectbeing

toscorepointsbydriving

awoodenballintothe

opponents'goalusingalong-

handledmallet.Food:

Polosareabrand

ofsweetswhosedefining

featureistheholeinthemiddle.

ThepeppermintflavouredPolo

wasfirstmanufacturedinthe

UnitedKingdomin1948by

employeeJohnBargewellatthe

Rowntree'sFactory,York,a

rangeofflavoursfollowed.

Thatoneli+lewordPolocan

meansomuchtopeoplearound

theworld,mostfamouslyfor

themintwithaholeinit,but

alsoagameandastyleoft-

shirt.However,atNECamp,this

wordmeansahole(likewhatI

didthere!!)lotmore.Itseems

tobethatassoonasyouget

backtoyourowncompanies,youjustlaughabouttheway

theotherfolkfromcampsay

thewordPolo.Themembers

andleadersfromBeverley

clearlysayitproperly,butthose

folkfromDurhamhaveastrong

objecKontothis,theythinkwe

soundlikePeeerrrrrllooooooo

MeeKngnewfriendsatcampis

theeasiestthingtodo,justgo

uptosomeoneandaskthemtosayPolo,youwillfindthem

slightlyweirdandstrangebutif

youcangetoverthatthen

yourefriendsforlife.Sincemy

firstcampin2000,everyyear

thisoldchestnutcomesup,and

everyyearImakenewfriends.

Evennow,12campslaterIsKll

havethisdiscussionwiththe

samepeople,whoarenowsomeofmybestmatesabout

thisoneli+leword.

Itjustshowsforoneweeka

year,throughtheKredness,pain

andlongdaysanything,andi

meananythingwillmakeyou

laughandenjoycampallthe

more.Themembersmakeitand

theleadersgetthroughitbutits

oneweekyouwillnever,ever,

forget....andyouwillneversaythewordpoloagainwithout

thinkingaboutcamp!!!!

NORTH EAST CAMP UPDATE

Danny Gillet, or M ifyou like.

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The Year it Began

By Sarah Rycroft

Before attending my first camp Iwas a bit sceptical. Would I enjoyit? I didnt know anyone. Thenthere was the question of thefood; was I going to like

anything?After much persuasion from theleaders and members at St.Aidans I gave in and signed upto go.As the time drew nearer peoplebegan to get more and moreexcited but I couldntunderstand why. Even theThursday before we were due tohead off to the Lakes, aka vanpacking day; everyone seemed

like theyd eaten one too manyfizzy sweets. Singing songs,dancing around, getting excitedabout black boxes and a flagpole are just some of the strangebehaviours I witnessed. We spenta couple of hours loading up allkinds of kit from canoes andbikes, camp beds and barrels topots and pans, plates andcutlery. How packing all this, amagical black box, an alter anda huge set square into a van isexciting I could have no idea.

Friday 0730, leaving the house tostart the long journey toBrathwaite. What on earth wasto come? I was excited, stillapprehensive but sure I wantedto be right where I was.The journey there was eventful,after not knowing which exit totake on a roundabout andending up driving all the way

around it and getting funny looksfrom other drivers. Drivingaround the bend on the A66,Clare, Colleen and Megan wereshouting were nearly here,were nearly here which mademe all the more nervous. Nothelped by the potential loss ofvoice from all the singing. Pullinginto the car park I could see thatthe Nelsons removal van wedpacked full of weird and

wonderful things the night beforehad arrived and there weresome new faces to help unloadthe van.

The second we stepped out ofthe car we were whisked awayto help unpack and while I was

ferrying bags and bikes herethere and everywhere I wasintroduced to a few people whomade me feel right at home.

Once everything was unloadedand put in the areas it needed tobe we went outside to startmarking out the field for thewhite tents which for the next 9days was going to be home. Thisis more of an art form that youwould originally think. Mostimportantly we have to do thesquarey square dance and usethe home made marking outdevice from that black box.

After helping to put up the tentswe went into the kitchen to helpMarion with the washing up, weended up with a little productionline of washers, dryers andpeople putting away, this was afairly lengthy process as we kept

stopping to dance to TheJackson 5 Blame it on theBoogie.

As the day went on more andmore people arrived, none ofwhom I knew, but after spendinga few hours with them I felt Idknown them a lifetime. That nightwe all sat together and orderedpizza giving me a chance to getto know the other leaders.

Saturday was when the leadersand members from othercompanies arrived. Everyonestepping out of the mini buses

were as excited as we had beenthe day before. I had been toldabout the funny accents andsure enough camp had been

taken over by them. Thatafternoon activities began and Iwas starting my week of newand exciting challenges.

After a week of ghyll scrambling,canoeing, raft building, archery,art and a walk with a log,carrying the vicar and acting likepirates I knew that Id be backthe following year. Judging bythe tears on the Friday night andsaying goodbye on the Saturdaymorning I was going to misseveryone.

After my first week at North EastCamp I was hooked for lifehaving found a love for ghyllscrambling and made newfriends who I felt Id alreadyknown for a life time. I finallyunderstood what all the fuss wasabout! I can honestly say thathad been one of the best weeks

of my life and I cant thank theleaders at St. Aidans enough forpushing me to go.

If youre thinking of coming as amember or a leader do it! Ipromise you will have the time ofyour life. Speak to one of yourleaders for more information.

Fifth North East Camp here Icome

58 days to go.

Sarah Ryo raising money for

North East Camp and Charlie

Bear.


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Valiantly under hisBannerSomething to Pass on

By Mike Perry

Theres a flag. Its the like the one you

see to the left. Except this one is

different. Its not made of the English,

Scottish and Northern Irish flags. Its

not made of triangles of different

colours. This one is made of you guys.

That sounds preachy and a little trite,

but I mean this in a literal sense; Ill

come back to that.

Its easy to forget that we are part of

the same institution. When its a cool

288 miles from the most northerncompany to the most southern, a feeling

of being alone is inevitable.

This flag aims to bring us close

together again. It will have the name of

each individual that attends Camp and

some vital statistics. On its completion

and home coming, to Camp, each

individual will be reunited under our

flag. Again, not to sound too romantic

about it all, but; without the Members,

Leaders and Officers the Brigade would

simply pale into insignificance.

Time to remember your allies...

North East CampA model ChristianCommunity?

By Tom Glover

As anyone who has ever visited

camp will well know, there is a

wonderful family feeling and spirit

amongst everyone over the week. Thisis something which even visitors for the

day pick up on straight away.

I spend most of my working life

serving the Christian community of

the Church, and over the past few

years as Ive reflected on how an ideal

Christian community should function,

I have come to realise that many of the

things we do at camp mirror this in

many ways. First of all, we meet

regularly to worship. Im always

delighted about how central to campour worship together is, and worship is

at the heart of what the church does.

Secondly we eat together. This might

seem a little obvious, but it is also an

incredibly Christian thing to do. Jesus

shared a meal with his disciples the

night before he was betrayed, and the

act of sharing with one another is at the

heart of a faith in a loving God. Finally

we support one another. Think about

those times when youve perhaps been

on a difficult activity, or been a bit

lonely at night, or when something just

hasnt gone well, and think about all the

help and support that fellow members

and leaders have offered. Its incredibly

difficult to be a Christian on your own

without the help and support of those

who are similar, and likewise think how

hard some times at camp might be

without the support and

encouragement of friends. So we have

three ways in which the community of

camp reflects the community of the

church - we worship, we share times of

fellowship and we support one another.

However, one vital difference is that

Christian communities meet every

week. Im sure that for all of us wed be

on camp every week if we could. Sadly

that cant be the case, but one of the

hopes I have for camp is that we can

take those wonderful values -

worshipping God, sharing great times

with friends and caring for one

another, into our lives throughout the

year.

Overnight Expedition

2012

The Union JackNorth East Camp 2012

Windermere


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As much as its great to read the stories fromleaders in this Newsletter and to get an insightof what Camp means to them it's alsoimportant to consider the practical aspects ofthe current Camp and this is something that anumber of people have been working on sincethe 2012 Camp was brought to a close.

A few weeks ago, activity and returns formswere sent out to companies with a requestthat they were completed and returned by nolater than 6 July which is our last meetingbefore the big event. I cannot stress enoughhow important it is to get these forms(together with payment) back on time as theyinfluence everything to do with our planningfrom the number of tents to order, meals toplan for, buses to confirm and activities tobook. Literally everything depends on the

returns and numbers reported so please,please, leaders get them back to us on time.

In addition, now that the excitement is buildingit is a great time to be encouraging newmembers to join us in August.

On a personal note, I'd just like to add mythanks to all those who have supported me inmy recent 'expedition' to the top of MountKilimanjaro - the highest freestanding

mountain in the world at 19,340 ft. I have yetto get a final sponsorship total but am likely toexceed my target of 3,000, all of which isgoing to St Oswald's Hospice in Newcastle tohelp those who will never have theopportunities that many of us take for granted.

Thank you.

Note from the C.OBy Derick Jackson

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