This years AGM and Reunion will take place at Toddington Village Hall Bedfordshire on November 25th, but it will be the last year at this venue. In 2024 we are thinking of changing it’s format.
Folk Camps Council are now looking for ideas on how to reboot it for 2024. All comments and ideas gratefully received!
Please Contact Us with your thoughts…
You can find the latest Folk Camps newsletter (Extent) on the newsletter page, here.
The 2023 Folk Camps reunion and AGM will take place at Toddington Village Hall Bedfordshire LU5 6AN on Saturday November 25th.
The evening ceilidh will have music for dancing provided by The Unexpected Polka Band led by Alastair Gavin and Chris Jewell. All tunes played will be taken from their Unexpected Polka Tune book, and anyone and everyone is welcome to join in playing in the band.
Further details of the day will be found here nearer the time, but for now, get the date in your diary!
Bookings are now open!
Book your holidays now, and tell your friends so they can come to Folk Camps with you. If you also recruit new people to Folk Camps, you will get a discount on next year’s holidays.
Even though we are mostly thinking about Christmas, thoughts will soon turn to our 2023 holidays. We have just published the 2023 programme of Folk Camps events. You can now plan your 2023 Folk Camps holidays, and ignore the TV ads for holidays that involve airports and delays!
The 2023 programme of Folk Camps is now available to browse. Take a look now, discuss with friends and family, and make your plans for what to book. You can also browse by staff here.
We will open bookings on Boxing Day
The summer camps will be at Peakhill Farm (it’s flat!) in Suffolk, near the beaches at Aldeburgh and Southwold, close to the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Natural Beauty.
As usual, we also have a full programme of weekend events throughout spring and summer. And just a few places left at our February Craft Break, at Halsway Manor this year. I’m already looking forward to my 2023 Folk Camps, are you?
You can find the latest Folk Camps newsletter (Extent) on the newsletter page, here. With news of the season just gone, and things to look forward to in the future.
We will meet face to face at Toddington for the Reunion and AGM on Saturday 19 November.
Daytime socialising, music, AGM and food.
Evening ceilidh with Jenny Newman and Andy Glass, with MC Patrick Self and other Folk Camps callers.
AGM official notification will be sent to Governing Members before the end of October.
July 2022: Updates to Covid Policy
We have thought long and hard about the best Covid Policy for Folk Camps, given the current national situation.
This policy is for the safety of you and others. We rely on volunteers to run our Folk Camps, and if the staff become ill that risks everyone’s holidays.
Please take a lateral flow test before attending camp, and only attend if you are negative.
We will refund your camp fees if you have tested positive just before camp.
Please bring further tests with you so that you can test your family if anyone develops cold or covid symptoms. You can buy them at chemists: e.g. at Boots they are £2 each test. We will take some additional precautions at each Folk Camp to reduce the chance of infection, however this cannot be a guarantee.
There are more details in the full Covid policy.
We have taken account of the changing national circumstances and regulations, and we will continue to do so.
Summary of Current Policy:
We aim to run Folk Camps as normally as possible in the current circumstances, while minimising risks to all campers, especially those who are more vulnerable.
We will update this policy as necessary throughout the season.
Our 2022 Spring Folk Camps newsletter is now available on the website. Extent is here, along with older issues too.
