Summer Camp 2001

Great Tower Situated on the East side of Lake Windermere, midway between Bowness and Newby Bridge, Great Tower's 250 acres of heavily wooded and rocky terrain offer many varied camp sites, ranging from large areas close to camp centre facilities for younger and less experienced groups, to isolated woodland clearings to test the skills of more experienced campers. This year we, the 14th Darlington Scout Troop, went to Great Tower for our yearly Summer Camp, Great Tower 2001. We set off from the Scout Centre early Saturday morning and arrived back the following Saturday afternoon. We went abseiling, indoor climbing, sailing, archery, cycling, attempted an assault course, won a basketball competition and did many other competitons and activites. It was a great laugh although the weather was a bit rubbish with rain most days :( I was a Parol Leader at Great Tower and found some times hard, I enjoyed it but found the other camps I went to better in some ways (the weather was probably part of it). I would recommend Great Tower, Lake District to other scouts (as it is a scout camp) and would recommend giving Summer Camps a go. I have learned a lot from the camp about Leadership and camp skills. Yes I will shut up now as it is begining to sound like a biography of me. Patrol Of The Week: Devoke Scout Of The Week: Andrew Giles (Gilly) (Me) Basketball Winners: Damo, Jordan and Smurf Pics to follow soon.......................