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Camp 2012 Info

October 11th, 2011

We’re really excited to announce the details for Camp 2012. As we expected, we’ll be heading to Folkestone, Kent, for 10 days in ‘the garden of England‘. Camp 2012 will start on Tuesday 24th July and end on Thursday 2nd August. Full details are predictably on the Latest Info page which we’ll keep up to date as Camp approaches…

The site is approximately 5 minutes walk from the beach at Sandgate and 20 mins walk to Folkestone town centre & seafront (and it’s almost entirely flat – nothing like the hills in St. Ives!). In addition to the showers/toilets, we’ll have access to a football pitch, tennis courts, a large playing field & running track. This will be the fifth time MK Camp has taken place at Folkestone, the previous four having be a great success. One activity which we only do at Folkestone is boating on the military canal – a great laugh, whatever the weather!

There’s a countdown to Camp 2012 in the top-right corner of the website (see above) to help you keep track of how long there is to go! We look forward to seeing you in Folkestone in July!! Look out for posters and Camp Forms in the weeks ahead…

Why not visit the Facebook event and let us know that you’ll be attending & see who else is going, or check out the ‘live’ photos from Camp 2009 in Folkestone (warning: photos feature a bare nipple, some ‘buttock engineering’ & a grown man snuggled under a blanket on the beach in blazing sunshine, cos that’s how we roll!)…

Have your say…

August 24th, 2011

If you joined us at Camp 2011 in St. Ives (Campers, Asst. Staff & Staff), we’d love to know what you thought of it. In about a month’s time we’ll be starting to make plans for Camp 2012, and we want it to be even better, so would you help us by filling in this form (click below):

 

Hands Up If You Love Table Two…

August 22nd, 2011

As a follow-up to the previous post, here’s the second animated photo taken on the last day of Camp. Just like the previous photo, this one reveals some interesting behaviour. Particular highlights to watch out for:

  • Sam ‘fingers‘ Kelk checking out Ashan ‘innocent-victim‘ Barnes
  • Jonny ‘metal‘ Evans letting rip with some head-banging
  • Sue ‘chatty‘ Gibbs still trying to engage the camera in conversation
  • Sian ‘three-arms‘ Wilkinson giving it all she’s got – and more!
  • Rebecca ‘funky’ Leeman doing some dad-dancing – nice
  • Miki ‘one‘ Nye, Elliot ‘two‘ Day & Vanessa ‘three‘ Tilley all dancing to their own head-turning beat
  • Paul ‘too-cool‘ Chickwende -it’s all about ‘me, me, me’ ;o)
  • Josh ‘strangely‘ Brown – you can see his heart beating through his hip
  • Chris ‘violent-disorder‘ Allen smacking Jade ‘I’m-a-boy‘ Espey & Sam ‘fingers‘ Kelk in the face
  • David ‘mind-my-teeth‘ Putman almost losing his teeth again!
  • Erik ‘still-itchy‘ Tsoi having a sneaky scratch on the other side

Here’s a small version to give you a taste – but be sure to click it and view the full size image. Let us know in the comments if you spot anything particularly amusing.

Official Camp Photo

August 16th, 2011

At the end of Camp we all get together for the final Retreat Parade, then say our goodbyes, and pose for the end of Camp Photo. This year the camera took a few shots about a second apart, which when viewed in quick succession make for an interesting animated picture.

It reveals some interesting behaviour. Look out for these in particular:

  • Chris ‘Bieber‘ Allen tapping his foot along to some imaginary music
  • Barbara ‘Guppy‘ Bedford doing her impression of a fish
  • Josie ‘Matt‘ Leaver coming on to the camera
  • Sue ‘chatty‘ Gibbs greeting the camera with ‘hi, hi, hi’
  • Nat ‘dreamy‘ Bates & Nick ‘wrong-shirt‘ Buttenshaw playing invisible ball tennis with their heads
  • Katie ‘oi‘ Nelson telling off Ricky ‘false-grin‘ Rew for smiling
  • Eric ‘itchy‘ Tsoi having a sneaky scratch
  • Matt ‘fiance‘ Dungate repeatedly shouting ‘love, love, love’
  • David ‘lightning‘ Wright doing a split second smile
  • Rebecca ‘meow‘ Leeman doing a cat impression
  • Josh ‘strangely‘ Brown practising to be a bouncer
  • David ‘mind-my-teeth‘ Putman staying well out of harms way at the back

Here’s a small version to give you a taste – but be sure to click it and view the full size image. Let us know in the comments if you spot anything particularly amusing. PS – if you’re feeling smug that you weren’t caught doing anything strange or unusual – just wait – there’s another one coming soon!

Get Ready for the Concert & Banquet

July 19th, 2011

As you’ll have seen from your Camp Booklet, each year towards the end of Camp we have a concert to showcase the talents of our MK Camp attendees. You can enter as an individual, a pair, a triplet or a group: a tent, a table or a bunch of randoms. Start thinking about what you might have to offer and what props/costumes you might need to bring with you. Here’s a clip from an act in 2006 which will either inspire you, or maybe convince you that we’ll accept just about any ability ;o)

Also, we celebrate the end of Camp with an amazing banquet. The cooks produce some incredible food, and a team of people transform the Marquee for this special occasion. The theme of this year’s banquet (in keeping with the wider Camp theme) is ‘superheroes & supervillains’ and we would encourage you to come dressed as a superhero or supervillain: either your favourite, or a creation of your own. Be creative and surprise us.

Note: if fancy dress isn’t your thing, don’t worry, just bring some smart clothes to wear instead…