Beavers Go Wild – Information

Beavers Go Wild will take place on 16th – 17th May 2020 at Bentley Copse Camp Site.

Beavers Go Wild Fees

Beavers: £28.00 (plus transport from your district). This includes food, camping, organised activities

Leaders – £12.00 (per adult). This includes food and camping.

All attendees will need to bring a packed lunch on Saturday.

In order to secure your registration, a non-returnable deposit of £14 per Beaver must be paid which must reach the Surrey Scouts’ account by 31st December 2019.  A deposit of £6 per adult must be paid at the same time.  Please book via the registration link.

Due to the popularity of this event, it is a first come, first served booking.

Full payments and numbers: by 31/3/2020 .

Each group is responsible for arranging their own transport to and from the event. To ease congestion, please seriously consider travelling by mini-bus rather than cars.

Beavers Go Wild Registration

Welcome to the Beavers Go Wild Online Booking System

All spaces for Beavers go Wild 2020 have been filled.  If any initial bookings do not take their full number of spaces, booking will be reopened in January and notification will be given at that point.

Beavers Go Wild is an event for Beavers from Surrey. In order to secure your registration, a non-returnable deposit of £14 per Beaver must be paid which must reach the Surrey Scouts’ account by 31st December 2019.  A deposit of £6 per adult must be paid at the same time.  Please use the booking form on the documents page.

Registration now closed

Full payments and numbers by 31/3/2020 .

If you have any more questions regarding Beavers Go Wild, please contact

gowild-bookings@surrey-scouts.org.uk.

Beavers Go Wild Payments

The Beavers Go Wild Administration Team would prefer all payments via BACS. In order to pay via this method, you will need the information below:

CAF Bank

Sort Code: 40-52-40

Account No: 00013107

Please use payment reference: BGW20 followed by your booking reference

For example, if the 99th Bentley Copse had the booking reference 12345, the reference would be: BGW20/12345

If your Group is unable to pay via BACS, please make out a cheque payable to Surrey County Scout Council and send it along with your booking receipt, which will be sent to you via email automatically once you have registered to:

Beavers Go Wild Administration
County Office
Bentley Copse Scout Campsite
Hound House Road
Shere
Guildford
Surrey
GU5 9JH

Once your payment has been received, you will receive and email confirming your payment. These payments are also viewable from the View Payments and Balance page on the online booking system.

Beavers Go Wild Activities

We are asking each Colony to provide an activity for the Beavers with the theme “Beavers Go Wild” for the beavers to do, make and enjoy i.e. badge making, backwoods cooking, blind trail, pushball and rope making to name just a few.

You will need to provide the activity and any equipment that you will need to run it. The Activity can be run by other adults i.e other sectional leaders or parents that have a DBS.

The activity team will review the activities as they come in.  Only two of the same activity will be allowed in order to give a great variety.

If your activity gets the go ahead, you will receive a confirmation email.

If there is a problem (two versions of that activity already or costs are too high), a member of the team will get in touch.

Expenses will be reimbursed.

Beavers Go Wild Documents

• Beavers Go Wild poster 2020
• Beavers’ Kit List and Leader’s Guidance
• BGW Expense Form

Frequently Asked Questions

What 1st Aid facilities are available?

We have our County First Aid team on site at all times.

Who will be looking after the site during the night?

The colony leaders will be sleeping close by to their colony and we have a team that will look after the site during the night and assist any beaver who may need guidance to the toilets and returning to their tents.

Can I drive on to the site?

We have 2 small car parks on site and each District will be allocated a time for arrival and departure to drop off and collect their Beavers. Cars must be full because of the parking and parents aren’t allowed to stay once they have dropped off their child . We will have a 1 way system through the site and they will leave at the top exit and turn left on to Hound House Road towards Ewhurst.

Why do we have to turn left at the top exit?

Because Hound House Road is very narrow and the volume of traffic in a short space of time, traffic will have to turn left, allowing a clearer road to allow traffic on site at the lower car park.

Why do we have to have a car full?

We are asking each car to be full of Beavers to cut down the amount of traffic on to the site.

Can Beavers sleep indoors?

No, this camp is for all Beavers. We would like them to have a 1 Night camping experience in preparation for their journey to Cubs.

Can Leaders bring their children?

Unfortunately no children of Leaders are allow to the camp. This gives the Beavers more opportunities for enjoying activities.

What toilets are available?

We have a brick toilet block on site for both boys and girls and separate leaders, including Showers.

When do I put up the tents?

We would ask, if possible, that you put them up on Friday, either during the day or evening. There won’t be much time on Saturday.

How do I claim my expenses?

You will be able to print off the form from the website and submit it to the County Office with the accompanied purchase receipts.

Do you need a DBS to stay?

Yes all adult leaders and helpers need a DBS Permit to stay over.

Do I have to have a Nights Away Permit?

Each Colony should have a Nights Away permit to camp. If you don’t have one then you could join up with another Colony in your District who has one.

Denise Iverson holds a Permit and is staying on site.

Where can I park on site?

Please join with other leaders to fill the car up who are staying for the camp, who will be parked on Site 10. Because of the space the cars will be parked close together.

Will there be any other campers on site during the weekend?

We have the whole site to ourselves. 

Can I bring a coach /minibus?

Because of the location of the site, coaches aren’t able to be used but minibuses can.

Do Beavers have to bring any money?

The Beavers don’t need any more money as every thing is provided. There is a Tuck Shop on site but it wont be open.

Where will the camping take place?

The beavers will camp with their District on the field.

Where will the activities take place?

The majority will take place within the wooded camping sites.

What are the ratios of adults to Beavers?

The requirement is for 1 adult to 6 Beavers and 1 extra adult.

Scoutabout Team

Surrey Scouts

Name	Role
	Denise Iverson Beavers Go Wild Event Leader Assistant County Commissioner (Beaver Scouts)
	Katy Cozens (Admin) Katy deals with all Scoutabout admin
	Kevin Yeo (Admin) Kevin deals with the booking site
	Sue Hathaway Site Manager County Beaver Leader
	TBC Activities Team Leader
	Alistair Tickett Media Team Leader Deputy County Commissioner (Media & Comms)
	Ian Macqueen Deputy County Commissioner (Events)

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