Camping Weekend, Bushywood
Down Syndrome Development Trust
A summary
Our children and young people benefit greatly from partaking in activities outdoors. We have successfully run forestry skills and sports sessions at the Bushy Wood scout camp in Hailsham. So we are planning a fully weekend with camping so families can enjoy forestry activities, sports and cooking and singing around the campfire.
For the first part of the activity children can participate in a variety of short duration sports activities which are carefully tailored to suit needs and ability. If there are lots of younger ones, we split off into two groups, otherwise we work together as one big group in the large grassy arena surrounded by trees. Following this, there is a lunch break. We then move round to the campfire area, where there is the opportunity for our children and young people to take part in lots of forestry school activities such as cooking over the campfire, making dens, painting etc. We finish this session around the campfire for singing and dancing! This session is great fun and thoroughly enjoyed by children and parents!
Please bring suitable footwear as it can get muddy, and warm, waterproof clothing in the winter months and sunscreen and sun hats when the weather is warmer.
This is a fantastic opportunity for our young people and their families to enjoy a social camping event including sports, forestry activities, an evening meal, live music and a movie among the trees! Everyone is welcome. All for £48 per family on Saturday 13th June to Sunday 14th June 2026
Saturday 13th June 2026
12:00-15:00 Sports, outdoor forestry activities.
13:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Forestry activities
14:30-16:00 Bouncy castle and assault course
16:00-17:00 Rest and set up tents
17:00 - 18:15 Dinner
18:30-20:00 Live music and karaoke
20:15 - 21:45 Movie, chill, popcorn
22:00 Lights out!
Sleep in own tents or the possibility of sleeping in one of the scout huts.
Sunday 14th June 2026
07:00-08:45 Breakfast
09:30 - 10:00 Wildlife Hunt
10:15 - 11:15 Yoga
11:15 Goodbye singalong
12:00 close of event
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Down Syndrome Development Trust
Down Syndrome Development Trust
Our service includes support to individuals and their families via educational, sport, enrichment and social groups for children and young people with Down syndrome.
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