1000 Guides, Senior Section members and their leaders celebrated the centenary with their own festival style camp – Bucks100Fest. The four day camp started with special centenary crafts and activities including making memory books, burning names onto wooden discs for attaching to the totem poles which will be erected in the county to celebrate the centenary, tasting favourite camp food and many more. This was followed by the opening ceremony and dancing to a disco.
During the following days there was a huge range of activities for everyone to try in the four activity zones – Creativity, Physical, Go Wild and Blast off. Whether they were making giant lanterns, climbing spider mountain, swinging through the trees on the high ropes course or walking on custard there were happy faces all around the campsite.
In Blast Off zone there were many experiments to take part in and learn about as well as the opportunity to speak to people from around the world via the amateur radio station. Go Wild was the zone where you could do just that! There was space hopper football, giant inflatables and many activities where you could use up your energy! Creativity was where everyone’s artistic skills were used. There were all sorts of lanterns and creations being made from willow, tissue paper and recycled stickers. You could also have your face painted or your hand covered with a henna pattern. In the Physical zone you could try climbing, crate stacking, hire ropes course, archery and many other activities. There was also the opportunity to see what Guides of the past did by visiting the heritage exhibition.
In the evenings there was our own Fest Factor competition won by Grace singing Ben along with disco dancing and a great performance by the cast of the High Wycombe Gang Show.
All too soon the event came to an end with the closing ceremony and finale with a fantastic fire show and fireworks.
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