Posted by Admin | Posted in 2nd Scouts, 47th Scouts, 6th Scouts, Camp 2019, Group News, News, Rover News, Scout News, Venture News | Posted on 27-08-2018
Hi All,
Great News! We’re now in a position to announce our Camp for Summer 2019! Next year, our camp will be in Adelboden, Switzerland!
Adelboden is a village high in the Swiss Alps. It’s about 30km from Kandersteg International Scout Centre – which of course we’ll be visiting!
Adelboden village has it’s own website, which you can see at: https://www.adelboden.ch/en/s/home
There will be a HUGE range of really good activities available. While not arranged or booked yet, among the possibilities are:
- Absiling
- Boat Trips
- Canyoning
- Chairlifts & Cable Cars
- Dry Toboggan Run
- Guided Mountain Hikes – Snow & Ice!
- Overnight Mountain Expeditions
- Swimming
- White Water Rafting…….
The list goes on and on!
Accommodation
We’re planning on staying in a JEKA Hostel – as we have done before in Prague & Austria. We found these great for use every few years. Main benefits are:
- No camping gear to bring with us
- No worries if there was a storm during our time. (In this area of Switzerland, we’ve found that the weather is generally great, but also the possibility of a decent storm!)
- Food is supplied every day for us.
- It’s our own, private Hostel. No other groups or people will be staying there.
One of the hostels in the village which we’re looking at is:
Travel
As we’ve done before, we’re planning on travelling by luxury coach.The benefits of this mean that we have our own coach available to us while we’re in the area. It add’s to the fun of the journey. Most importantly, it’s a significant cost saving on what it would cost us to fly.
Dates
Not confirmed yet, but it’s highly likely that we’ll be away for about 12 days, in July. Likely to be mid July. We’ll confirm these as soon as they’re tied down.
Cost
We anticipate the cost of the trip to be €900. Switzerland is expensive to go to & for activities etc, so it’s a significant achievement to keep the price to this! We will have fundraising during the year, to enable us to manage this.
What’s next?
The first thing you need to do is express your interest. The ONLY place to do this is on the form on this website!
PLEASE note that there will be a limit on the number of people who can go on this camp. (Remember, the number of seats on a coach is limited!). So get your name down fast if interested.
Payment structure
We will have a payment structure in place. A €50 non refundable deposit will be needed by 15th September to secure your place.
After this, we’ll have a schedule of payments in place. These will not be optional – they’re there to make everybody’s life easier in the long run! The fact that we’ve most of a year until this camp, will mean that these payments should not be too onerous.
These payment options will go live on www.easypaymentsplus.com in the next few days
Questions or thoughts?
We welcome any questions or thoughts on the camp. Please feel free to contact any of the Scouters, or email:
Enda Downey (Group Chairman) – enda@douglasscouts.ie
Conor Crowley (Deputy Group Leader) – conorcrowley@douglasscouts.ie
We look forward to hearing from you!!!
By the way, we will of course, have a meeting for everyone shortly to discuss further!!