12/04/2024
Easter camp weekly highlights
As soon as it starts, it feels like it’s over! They do say that time flies when you’re having fun, though. We’ve had another great week at our Easter camps, with 43 camps open for our final week of fun we’ve shared lots of lovely moments across our venues.
There are way too many individual moments of magic to share them all, but here’s a selection of our highlights from our last week of camp:
Weekly theme
Every week at camp has a unique theme. This is a great way to make sure that there’s a special vibe at camp and children get to be a part of something unique.
We celebrated ‘Wonderful World’, taking an exploration through countries, cultures and communities!
Our focus artist for this week’s theme was Van Gough and Starry Night. This was a great opportunity for children to learn more about this fabulous artist and ignite their own creative passions. We loved seeing all the artwork created at camp, inspired by this unique topic and style.
Instagram takeover
Camps love getting involved with our daily Instagram takeovers and we love the chance to see what a day in the life at camp is like.
This week we enjoyed a sneaky peak into Chigwell, Norwich Langley, Romford, Upminster and Woodford.
Just head over to our Instagram account and check out our daily stories for all our takeovers this Easter.
TikToks
If Instagram isn’t your thing, there’s loads of fun to be had on TikTok. Our camps have been sharing some fun moments over the week. From Salisbury having fun in the sun, sports stars at Romford, dancing at Barnet and Cobham, a blast from the past with the Macarena at Chigwell and lots of appearances from our friendly Mascot, Billy Barracuda, throughout our Easter camps.
Even Gary Barlow made an appearance (though not really)!
We love the energy and thanks to all our staff and children who’ve kept us entertained.
Want to see the fun for yourself? Take a look at our TikTok account.
Photo of the day
We continued sharing our favourite daily photos, it’s quite a job to choose, but we rose to the challenge. This week’s winners were:
Children posing with Billy in the Bedford sports hall, smiles with build a fort at Cambridge Long Road, children jumping for joy at Bedford camp, archery at Norwich Langley and sports hall fun at Chigwell camp.
Session of the day
It’s so hard to choose our favourite photo’s that we also share our session of the day (sneakly!). Our daily winners were:
Motor Sports at Norwich Langley, Yoga at Chigwell, children showing off their weekly theme inspired artwork at Woodford, Parachute games at Hutton and a fabulous archery session at Romford.
Head over to Instagram to see more standout pics!
Specialist courses
We offer a number of specialist courses at select locations at our Easter camps and summer camps. Children enjoyed professional coaching at our official football camps; Palace for Life at Croydon and Norwich CSF at Cambridge Long Road.
Who knows, we could have the next football stars emerging in the future!
Staff member of the week
You’ll want to know that your child is safe hands at camp. Our staff are a key component, not only to their safety, but also the fun factor.
We think it’s important to recognise our seasonal staff and would like to give a shout out to Harry at Norwich Langley, who won our staff member of the week. Our Camp Manager said;
“Harry has been an incredible member of staff. His enthusiasm and caring nature have allowed him to slot into the team and it's like he has always worked at Langley. It is clear Harry puts the children at the centre of everything he does, as a result the children in his sessions always have a fantastic time, this has been noticed due to Harry's archery/ motorsports sessions consistently having high numbers wanting to take part.”
We love the enthusiasm and dedication our camp teams have delivered this Easter – a big thank you to them all!
Trustpilot reviews
Your opinions matter to us. We always aim to be top of the pack and deliver amazing experiences. We’ve been delighted with our independent parent reviews this Easter. Here’s just a few comments we’ve had over the past week:
“My child has had the most incredible week at Newbury camp! The red shirts have been amazing and my child has had nothing but positive things to say. The blue shirts have been fantastic each morning, welcoming us with a smile and just adding the extra touches (like giving the teddies a name sticker). All in all another great season and can’t wait for the summer!!” Anonymous
“Both of my children attended Barracudas at Bushey for the first time and they both absolutely loved it! They was upset they couldn’t come back but I’ll most definitely be booking them in for summer! I couldn’t recommend Barracudas enough!” Amanda
“Loved how organised it has all been, even before my son started. They offer a range of activities which my son has really enjoyed. All the staff were really friendly and seemed like a great atmosphere. He's had the best time!” Carly
“My daughter is attending Barracuda's camp (Romford) this week. I was a bit nervous as she is usually quiet and uncomfortable around new people, leaving it alone to stay in a new place. I was delighted to see her big smile yesterday when I picked her up. She enjoyed the day doing different activities and meeting new friends. Great place, with friendly staff. I will 100% recommend It xx.” Brenda
“Our daughter always loves it at barracudas, in fact this year she was sad she couldn’t come back for the 2nd week of Easter. She’s begged us to come in the summer!! In her words “ I love barracudas because it’s fun and they do lots of nice activities, I’m with other children and everyone is kind!” See you in the summer!!” Jessica
See all our parent reviews on Trustpilot.
We can’t believe that Easter’s now over! We’ve had the best time on camp, keeping active, making friends, trying new things and developing skills.
A big thank you to everyone who made memories with us over the past 2 weeks. We’ll head off now and prepare for our next season at camp. We hope you see you there!