Agenda
Reminders
Forms
Staff
Facilities
Organisation
Souvenir Money
Activities
Food Things to take Things not to take
Questions
Reminders
Monday 3rd June– Friday 7th June 2024
Hindleap Warren is in the Ashdown Forest near East Grinstead
Final payments are due by Friday 29th March
Forms/Paperwork to take home today:
Kit List/Information about pick up and drop off
Health and Dietary Consent Form
Residential Trip digital Media Acceptable Use Policy/Facebook permission for both school Facebook pages
Confirmed Staff
Minster:
Mrs Wish
Mr McPherson
TA
Monkton:
Mr Marston
Miss Debling
Centre staff
Facilities
Accommodation
This year we will be most likely be in the new block.
Girls and boys will be in separate areas.
Drying rooms are on the ground floor.
Staff rooms are on both the ground and first floor.
Organisation
MONDAY 3rd JUNE (MORNING):
Please ensure that you arrive at the church for 7.55am. Please also ensure you have been to the toilet.
All luggage is to be left by the side of the coach.
Miss Debling will register you and help you board the coach.
If you have any medication, please hand this to our designated medication staff member (clearly labelled with name and dosage) before boarding.
If you have any extra money for a souvenir, please hand this to Mr Marston (in a labelled envelope clearly showing child’s name and amount of money) before boarding.
NO CHILD IS TO BOARD THE COACH WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF A MEMBER OF STAFF.
FRIDAY 7th JUNE (AFTERNOON):
We aim to be back at the church at 4:00pm. If there is a significant delay, you will be notified.
Medication:
All medication must be in a sealed bag or envelope with the child’s name and dosage clearly marked.
If your child is prone to headaches, stomach aches etc. please provide necessary medication.
If your child requires travel sickness pills, these must be provided and dosage clearly stated.
If your child has developed an illness/medical condition since filling in the medical form, please update us.
We will be taking child paracetamol with us (e.g. Calpol) so you do not need to send this unless they cannot have this type of pain relief.
Souvenir Money
OPTIONAL (These were the costings for last year)
Please bring pocket money (max £10) in a labelled envelope clearly showing your full name and amount of money
Activities:
Archery
Bush craft
Climbing
Wall Forest Adventure
High Ropes
Obstacles Orienteering Crate Stack
Zipwire Team Exercises
Evenings – TBC the order!
Monday – Finishing rooms and making door signs
Tuesday – Movie Night
Wednesday – Forest walk
Thursday – Campfire and souvenirs
Every evening (weather permitting) free time in the playground, awards, tuck and hot cocoa!
Please make us aware of any dietary needs on the Health and Dietary Information Slip
Please make us aware of any dietary needs on the Health and Dietary Information Slip
Please make us aware of any dietary needs on the Health and Dietary Information Slip
Things to take
Packed lunch for first day
Clearly named luggage
Hindleap Hoodie (please wear this on the coach Monday morning)
Waterproof coat, waterproof trousers and wellies (For Forest Adventure & Obstacles Activities- you MUST have these and they will get very muddy! Please be aware that these 2 activities often happen on different days so children may have to re-wear these during the week.
Waterproof coat- for the clean activities in case of wet weather. (Children should therefore have 2 waterproof coats for the trip- one for clean wear and one for muddy wear!)
Long socks to wear with wellies
Long sleeved T-shirts/Jumpers/Sweatshirts (For Archery, High Adventure and Climbing Wall)
Tracksuits/combat trousers/ leggings (As Archery, High Adventure and Climbing Wall)
Old Hoodies
Old trainers for outdoor activities
T-Shirts
Shorts (In case of hot weather)
Clean clothes for evenings- for outside games and walks in the forest
Small water bottle (for evening only) to take drink of water to bed if needed
Indoor shoes (trainers, slippers, flipflops etc)
Toiletries (PLEASE NOTE NO AEROSOLS)
Towel (for shower)
Sun lotion (If hot weather forecast) and Bug spray and sting relief (if the mosquitoes are out!)
2 thick black sacks (CLEARLY NAMED) for carrying home wet/dirty kit and to assist packing for the return journey. VERY IMPORTANT. PLEASE PUT NAMES ON AS MANY ITEMS AS POSSIBLE.
Things not to take
Mobile phones
Any electronic items
Digital Cameras (All group leaders will take plenty of photos)
Any aerosols, including deodorant
Chocolate or chewing gum
Anything expensive