GuidingUK's
Hopeless Guiders' Camps |
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The
concept of the Hopeless Guiders' Camp is quite simple : the first, original
HGC was held in September 2001 after someone on the GuidingUK list said
"I didn't know that - I must be a hopeless Guider!" Lots of
other Guiders admitted to being hopeless too, so the first Hopeless
Guiders' training camp took place in Oxfordshire, with a parallel camp
on the same weekend near Sheffield, Yorkshire for those who couldn't
travel so far south.
Since
those humble beginnings HGCs have blossomed, encompassing camps at all
corners of the British Isles, indoor residential trainings on a variety
of topics, narrowboating and even a seagoing cruise under sail. In 2004
the HGCs went beyond these shores to Dublin. Many of these HGCs have
their own websites (see the list below) and all are, have been or will
be advertised on the main GuidingUK email list.
HGCs
are for members of the GuidingUK e-list ONLY, so if the idea interests
you but you are not a member of the List and would like to join (and
are eligible to do so) go to this link
and see what you have to do!
GuidingUK
Hopeless Guiders' Index
List
of HGCs and index to pages / sites where available
click
here for HGC Guidelines
HGC
camps and events past, present and proposed*.... |
Date |
Title
/ designation |
Location |
Theme |
01-03 Sept 2001 |
HGC(O) |
Oxfordshire |
Traditions of Guiding
Guide section badge |
~ ditto ~ |
HGC(N) |
Yorkshire |
~ ditto ~ |
15-17 Mar 2002 |
HGC2B |
Berkshire |
Traditions of the
four home countries |
27-31 May 2002 |
HGC
Audrey |
North Sea |
Sailing cruise |
30Aug1
Sept 02 |
HGC 1st Anniversary |
Yorkshire |
|
15-17 Nov 2002 |
HGC
Scotland |
Netherurd |
Scottish traditions |
28Feb/02Mar 03 |
HGC Wales |
Broneirion |
Back-to-front |
23-25
June 2003 |
HGC
Narrowboat(S) |
Yorkshire |
Staff only - trial
run, not a proper HGC |
29-31 Sept 2003 |
HGC 2nd Anniversary |
NW London |
Festivals |
28-30 Nov 2003 |
HGC Leics |
Leicester |
Activities |
26-28 Mar 2004 |
HGC Campfire |
Leicester |
campfire training |
15-18 Apr 2004 |
HGC Ireland |
Dublin |
|
28-30 May 2004 |
HGC Widegames |
Midlands |
Widegames training |
25Jun-2 July 04 |
HGC
Narrowboat |
Yorks/Lancs |
Trip on the Rochdale
Canal |
03-05 Sept
2004 |
HGC
3rd Anniversary |
Lancashire |
Mystery weekend |
01- 03
Apr 2005 |
HGC2S |
Netherurd |
HGC Scotland II- The
Sequel |
06-15
May 2005 |
HGC Narrowboat 2 |
Yorkshire |
Narrowboat permit
training trip |
24-26 June
2005 |
HGC Golden Oldie |
Northants. |
Boguk The Golden Oldie |
26-28 August
2005 |
HGC 4th Anniversary |
Coventry |
|
17-23 Oct 2005 |
HGC Lorne |
N. Ireland |
|
20-22
Jan 2006 |
HGC London |
London |
|
21-23 April 2006 |
HGC Campfire 2 |
Milton Keynes |
|
26-29 May 2006 |
HGC Wide Games 2 |
Cosgrove |
|
30 Jun-3 Jul 2006 |
HGC Oop North |
South Shields |
|
25-27 Aug 2006 |
HGC 5th Anniversary |
Surrey |
|
27-29 October 2006 |
HGC Scotland 3 |
Netherurd |
(Scottish Borders) |
I have not received notification of any other HGCs : if your are organising one, please email me direct so I can add it to this list. Simply posting it on the GUK list will not necessarily get the information to me as I am on Digest. |
04-06 Sept 2009 |
HGC Brownsea |
Brownsea Island |
Centenary of the Crystal
Palace Rally |
Other
HGC-related web pages |
|
HGC2b |
The
Boguk Song |
|
|
Flossie's
babies |
|
HGC Campfire |
The
song of the Hopeless Guider |
|
HGC badges |
Virtual
camp blanket |
*Please watch the GuidingUK
list for details of future camps : once the decision is
made to hold a camp/holiday separate lists will be set up for each
individual event.
Please note - you can NOT apply to come on a camp via this
website!

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