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Lots of Activities are beginning to be planned:-

Saturday 4th December, Christmas Wreath making 


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Saturday 4th December, Virtual Disco -  4 - 6pm

2022
22nd January - Frosty Sparkler Event
5th March - Next Steps for Girls 
13th May - Cook Challenge Evening
23rd June - Camp Fire Supper
14th October - Guide & Ranger Challenge Evening

Unit Visits
Dudsbury Guide Camp is now fully operational, although a number of additional measures remain in place to keep our visitors, and volunteers safe – we will explain everything you need to know when you make your booking.
 
We continue to monitor the latest guidance closely – you must check any special arrangements that still exist with your governing body, where appropriate.

Use of the outdoor space includes the use of the outdoors toilets for your groups

Special prices for unit visits during the Autumn Term

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Prices & booking conditions:- bookings can be made by email to :- elizabeth.dawkins1@ntlworld.com     


We held our 90th Birthday celebrations on Sunday 2nd October. It was lovely to be able to open the site to local residents and our guiding family.  Please do come along and see our Big Art Exhibition. 
 Frosty Sparkler
Guide and Ranger Units from Dorset attended our first Frosty Sparkler overnight challenge camp. They completed many "frosty challenges" to compete for a trophy, and also had a frosty camp fire in our Round house. 

Dudsbury Apple Fair September 2019

Dudsbury was opened up for the local community to come and have a look around. 
Save the date for 2020 - 13th September 2020
April 2019
Safari themed activity weekend for all sections.

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Bournemouth Guide Camp wins Heritage Lottery Fund support
Bournemouth Guides have received £32,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for an exciting project to investigate the 3000 year old hill fort called Dudsbury that their campsite is situated on at West Parley.

April 2017 Pirate Weekend
Pirate themed activity weekend for all sections.
Brownies came during the day on the Saturday. Guides arrived during the afternoon to put up their tents.  They stayed over night. The Rainbows came out Sunday morning with their parents for a picnic and games.
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Chalet Bathroom Re-Fit
New showers have now been fitted into the Chalet
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 April 2015 Dudsbury Bug Hotel
Back in April we invited Rainbows, Brownies and Guides to help us build a Bug Hotel for our on-site residents.  This is the result of the w/e.  
The weekend started off with the guides spending the night in a bivi bag, that is after they had, had some bug activities.  
The Brownies came Saturday, to build our Hotels.  Followed by the Rainbows for Bug Antic's on Sunday.

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Geo- Cache & Orienteering Now available on Site
Available from the Wardens on site.
A small deposit is required for kit used for these activities  -
refundable when equipment returned in good condition. 


Dudsbury Challenge Now available.
Earn the Dudsbury Challenge badge while staying at Dudsbury.  Lots of things to keep you busy during your stay.
Ask the wardens for copy of the challenges.









​The Dudsbury key was returned to Dudsbury today (Tuesday 26th August 2014) by Major Fisher.
Major Fisher is the grandson of the Rosling family and the son of Dorothy Rosling to whom the House is a memorial. 
His grandmother was there when Olave Baden Powell opened the House in 1931 and he has a key to Dudsbury given to his grandmother by Lady BP, which he has now returned to Dudsbury.

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The Bournemouth Guide Camp Association is a registered charity (registered number: 1060476) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (registered number: 00259058 in England & Wales) and operates the Dudsbury Guide Camp. Registered Office: 174 Christchurch Road, West Parley, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8SS

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