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W?" .5 Ulrhfi CAMP 1965. By J/E‘te EELES. This term, Camp was held between the 24th June and 8th July, in Wales The first iiportant fact to be established is that we had a "lions” share of fairly decent weather, which is wholly desireable for a fortnight under canvas. Briefly, the camp was divided into two distinct phases. The first see k v; snvnt at Devils' Bridge, near Aberystwyth. W ‘ .‘;*yon; arts- iaN as their particular :8? :his was thc ti: 3 task ir the are ”: jas::: the 1" week at Castle-Martin, near 5e: br rage : _;:i t11-. A: Devils' Eriiga, t _:‘ 1=orhi:; and enjoyable scheme lasted for a week in scze :: :1- fery oeautiful ’elsh countryside. The exercise was easily u1131=tncd (1!!) but proved to be more difficult than it sounded. 1"1 the dsections had to do, was to reach 1 number of check points tte over the area. All the information needed to reach the _ext dcheck point was contained in a tin at whatever point they happened so be. Simple really £ The beauty of the scheme W15 tnnt the sections had hardly any distance to walk as the Check yointe were close together, compared to previous sohoa;e anyway. For an extra measure of intrigue and excitement, cvoh section carried a "two-way" radio, thus enabling b3s a to has; in tguch with the sturdy youths. Eve: 3:, fishy :; t;-3, 3123:: 3‘11“: _;:r~er:; over the "Land of Our Fathers” since: 11“; :cttres‘. I’D—one ear to great harm. "he: :11; "ea; :5 -; ::::_ 5:15e1;t was over, everyone celebrated wildly with an outin.f to 1. srystwyth. While crawling over seemingly forsaken peaks, secret dreams of a lazy week at Castle—hartin were abundant. When we arrived, everyone seemed to no filled with new zest. The sea air was working wonders. Thr1visite, which had been arranged, were all interesting and designed to broaden our general knowledge. One Platoon spent 1 fascinating morning on the R.A 0. Tank ranges, watching a tank battle run from astride a Centurion tank which rumbled up and down th; rens\. While we were at camp, We saw the arriv l of the Ger11n 'nzc.rs Regiment with their equipment. ‘We even managed to spend 1:. aftrrnoon on their transport ship, "TREUTEI HEELS”, which V)? z:oered on liildord Haven. We spenta great deal of our time in 1nd around the Haven. It was here that we canoed,s1ilod and had a eonEucted tour of the whole area at the expense of British ,etrolcu-, who own one of the several refineries in the vicinity, (bht1y31JSO provided us with a fine tea). When Wu wished to delve :into history, we just went into Pembroke Castle to wander about. When we were not on visits, we went to a fine beach at Broadhavon to indulge in normal sca~side activities, with sever'L Variations of our own. Finally at had to return to Blackdown to work hard until the end oi term. V -Altogethor, the camp proved to be a resounding success, thanhs to the tremendous efforts of both Junior Leaders and Permanent Staff. The impression left on the locals, at both sites, was highly commendable. In many opinions, the ideal camp is over for another term. |