What does my child need to wear?
What does my child need to bring each day?
Can my child choose activities for each day?
What if my child loses something?
Will my child take part in all the activities you advertise?
Do you have first aiders on site?
What shall I do if I have any further questions?
What does my child need to wear?
All children should wear practical clothing for physical activities. We would like to be outside as much as possible so tracksuits are ideal, with shorts and polo shirts if the weather is good, and warm hoodies and rain tops in more adverse conditions. Polo shirts are great for hot days to keep the sun off the back of the neck.
Trainers are essential. Ideally, your child should bring two pairs of trainers (if the camp has indoor facilities), one for outside and one for indoor use if the weather if poor.
Sun caps are also ideal for the summer camps.
We would discourage your child from wearing their favourite clothes or ones that are new or expensive. All items should be name tagged please. Lockers are provided at some centres for all children to safely store any excess clothes not used during the day. Items cannot be stored in lockers overnight.
What does my child need to bring each day?
Your child will need to bring a swimming costume and towel every day (goggles and swim hat too please) for swimming (see venue specific page) and/or aqua slide. Aqua slide operates at all venues, weather and ground maintenance permitting.
Don't forget lunch and drinks, if staying for the full day, and snacks for break times. We operate a healthy snack shop during break times for children requiring extra refreshments. A water bottle, with your child's name on, is recommended as we encourage all children to drink water regularly throughout the day.
Please ensure your child also brings sun cream (and a sun hat) for all days on summer camp. As we cannot provide cream for all children every day, please apply the sun cream to our child in the morning and send the appropriate factor to camp with your child. Your child's Group Leader will remind and assist (if appropriate) your child in reapplying the cream throughout the day (unless you advise us otherwise).
All medication must be handed in at registration with the appropriate medication form completed and signed.
What if we turn up late?
This is fine. This might happen for a number of reasons but we ask that you call us to let us know. This will help us organise groups accordingly as there is no guarantee that your child will be able to choose a group with their friends if they turn up after 9.15am.
Can my child choose activities for each day?
We set the activities each day according to the weather, staff experience and expertise, and the number of children on camp. Changes regularly occur to the timetable so we do not send a weekly programme to parents pre-camp. We will encourage children to take part in all activities, but they will not be made to take part in something they do not want to. Children can choose to opt out of an activity and we do try our best to find them an alternative activity (although not guaranteed), but please be aware that joining other groups after 9.15am will be difficult if groups already have maximum numbers.
How do I book?:
We are very excited to soon be unveiling our new online booking system but in the meantime you can book by downloading our Booking Form and returning it with payment to
Activ Camps Ltd.,
Bookings,
PO Box 476,
New Malden,
KT3 9ED.
Call us on 07896 546 067 and we can reserve your place over the phone. Please note that your place is not confirmed until your booking and payment has been processed.
What happens if it rains?
We try and get outside as much as possible but many of the venues we use have fantastic indoor facilities that we can use if we need to be inside. We will endeavour to put on a full and varied activity programme when the weather is poor, but venues with limited indoor space might make this intention more difficult. Please look at the facilities available at each venue.
What if my child loses something?
We operate a lost property system at every venue. We cannot guarantee the return of any lost item, but we do ask that all clothing and items brought in by your child is clearly labelled with you child's name. Please ask the Site Manager if items are lost at any point. We do find that some items turn up a day or more after being lost.
Will my child take part in all the activities you advertise?
We ensure that all activities that we advertise are part of the weekly programme for your child on camp. However, we cannot guarantee the exact days of the week that each activity will occur. The days the activities occur depend very much on the weather and ground maintenance. Your child will enjoy all the activities if they book for a full week, unless the venue decide that some facilities are out of action for maintenance. We will endeavour to inform you of these alterations at the earliest time. All updates will be posted immediately on venue specific pages.
Do you have first aiders on site?
We will not operate any camp unless we have a suitably qualified first aiders as part of our staff team on site with the children. The person in charge of first aid will be in charge of all medication and will keep records of all first aid administered.
What shall I do if I have any further questions?
We are here to help you find the right holiday provision for your child. If your question is not answered above then please do contact us so we can help. Use the following methods to contact us:
Use the contact us form on this link.
Email us at info@activcamps.com
Call us on 07896 546 067