FAMILY CAMP - 2008
Saturday 2nd August - Saturday 9th August .
2008 will see our 12th annual camp on the beautiful hilltop behind the Temple! We all look forward to this lively, warm-hearted and spiritually nourishing week, and extend a special welcome to both regular and new families, with children of all ages. Our camp theme in 2008 will be 'Seeing through different eyes'. This will give us the opportunity to look at the world through the eyes of other cultures, through the eyes of the animal kingdom, and even through our own inner eyes! We anticipate a particularly interesting mixture of activities, crafts and meditations. Our camps are a lovely way both for friends of many years to come together in the uplifting surroundings of the Temple and for newcomers to the Lodge to get a real feel for what the Lodge has to offer.
Campers provide their own tents and camping equipment and are able to enjoy the use of the Temple gardens and grounds. For indoor activities we use the meeting room and our tepee, as well as having the use of New Lands bathrooms, showers and a field kitchen with fridge-freezers. The Temple itself is used for morning meditations and other spiritually based activities, including a special camp healing service for anyone who wishes to attend. The camp is coordinated by a small team of volunteers including some of our great teenagers!
Evening meals are shared around the camp fire on the Temple hilltop. This year we are providing a catered evening meal on the first, last and one mid-week evening. This is partly to ensure that parents with young children have time for their own relaxation! The charge for the camp includes these 3 catered meals, and this year will be £95 per family group, £60 for individuals or groups of one parent/one child. This price covers the use of all facilities and craft materials. Full details of the camp are given in an information pack (see below). We regret that we cannot accept campers for part of the week only.
Please email Kathryn Bingham to find out more about this very special week by requesting an information pack.
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Camp One Night and Special Family Day
Saturday 5th July - Sunday 6th july
Come and meet friends and other White Eagle Families at our special Family Day on Sunday 6th July 2008. Families are welcome to arrive on Saturday 5th July and camp overnight on Temple Hill—an evening meal will be provided, as well as a buffet lunch on the Sunday. Come and enjoy sitting around the campfire under the summer stars! The Sunday will consist of a special Family Service, with a range of activities to follow. There is a small charge of £5 per family group for camping and a charge of £5 per adult and £3 per child for each meal. You are of course welcome to come just for the Sunday if you prefer.
For full details please email Kathryn Bingham
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FAMILY SERVICES IN THE TEMPLE
Our Family Services are held in the beautiful setting of the Temple in a relaxed and warm-hearted circle. The content is adapted (as far as possible) according to the age range of children present—we welcome all from tiny tots to teenagers! These occasions are extrovert, but designed to nurture each child's understanding of their own link with the inner world of spirit. You are invited to bring a packed lunch and stay on for afternoon activities until around 3 pm. You will be warmly welcomed with or without children!
Please ask for our current leaflet of all activities for Families and Children.
We have a special White Eagle Families newsletter, Ohana (sent out 3 times per year free to all Family members). If you are interested in Family membership, please contact or email Jeremy Hayward or Kathryn Bingham at New Lands.
Provisional dates of family services for 2008 (all on Sundays at 11.30am) are:
| 3rd February |
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2nd March |
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6th April |
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4th May |
| 1st June |
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6th July |
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3rd August |
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5th October |
| 2nd November |
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7th December |
The White Eagle Lodge has implemented a Child Protection Policy and helpers at all activities involving children have received training in its implementation.