The Tibetan Community in Britain 's 2005 Picnic Programme

Got any ideas for Picnic programme? Share it on TCB Forum The TCB annual picnic will be held from Friday 22nd  July to Sunday 24th July at the Pestalozzi Village . The full address is : Pestalozzi Village , Sedlescombe, Battle , East Sussex , TN33 ORR (off the A21, approx. 7 miles from Hastings ).  The nearest train stations are either Battle (3 miles from Pestalozzi) or Hastings (7 miles). The site will be located at the top end of Pestalozzi Village (near the playgrounds) and will be clearly marked on the day. TCB Supporters and Friends of Tibet are most welcome to the picnic

The charges for the weekend will be as follows:

£6 per day per person for those who pay TCB membership fees

£8 per day per person for those who do not pay TCB membership fees

£0 children under 10 : free

For those who will be joining us for a shorter period, the charges are as follows:

£4 per meal per person for those who pay TCB membership fees

£5 per meal per person for those who do not pay TCB membership fees

 

We will expect people attending the picnic to share in some of the workload including participating in the cooking of meals for the weekend. The picnic is run as a non-profit event and all charges levied by the Tibetan Community are made to cover the costs for the weekend.

There is no charge to you for the camping site for those of you who are bringing your tents and camping out for the weekend. The Tibetan Community makes a payment to Pestalozzi for the use of the site and their facilities for the weekend. If you do not have a tent and are considering hiring rooms/beds for the weekend, please contact Carol Blythe at the Pestalozzi Village on 01424 870444 between Tuesday to Friday. A hire fee will be charged at the rate of £10/bed/night for the weekend. Please bring your own sleeping bags/bedding.

Please note that the Pestalozzi Village and not the Tibetan Community in Britain are making this charge. Rooms/beds will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

Please note that many activities are being planned for the weekend for those who are interested; please see the enclosed programme for more details.

 

Tentative programme

Friday 22^nd July

Afternoon / evening : Arrival & set up

7:00 – 8:00pm : Dinner

Evening: Party

Saturday 23rd July

8:00 – 9:00am : Breakfast

10:30 – 12:00pm : Activity 2 (tentative Orienteering or Fencing)

1:00 – 2:00pm : Lunch

5:00 – 6:30pm : Activity 3 (tentative Raft building or Climbing)

8:00 – 9:00pm : Barbecue

Sunday 24th July

8:00 – 9:00am : Breakfast

10:30 – 12:00pm : Activity 4 (tentative Archery/Zip Wire)

1:00 – 2:00pm : Lunch

2:30 – 4:30pm : TCB Annual General Meeting

5:00pm : tea and snacks

6:00pm : Clear up site

- End of picnic -

 

Notes: The activities will be run by PGL; the company employs qualified staff and runs many activity holidays at centres throughout the country. All activities programmed for the picnic weekend will take place onsite at Pestalozzi. There will be a charge/event payable direct to PGL. The Tibetan Community will pay a part of the charges for the events but will require those who want to take part to contribute.

The charges that individuals taking part in the activities will need to pay are:

Activity 1 & 4: £1:50 per ride on the zip wire (high speed travel whilst suspended and harnessed from an overhead cable) & £1 for fifteen arrows for the archery

Both the archery and zip wire will be available for the whole 2 hours duration on Saturday & Monday.

Activities 2 & 3: £3 per person for one and a half hour fully supervised session . Each session will be for between 6 to 15 people for any one activity. Restrictions on choices will apply if there is a high demand for the activities.

Raft building – build your own rafts in teams & sail/race in pond (with life-vests)

Orienteering – map reading & navigation skills training & competition in teams

Climbing Wall – two 30 to 40 feet high climbing walls

Fencing

All the above activities are suitable for children aged 8 and above, and for adults.

PGL asks that anybody participating in the activities to wear training shoes and loose fitting clothes (not jeans).

Football and volleyball facilities will be also be available over the weekend (no charge).

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