Frequently Asked Questions

ID Badges

These need to be worn at all times and can be collected from your sub camp HQ on arrival. The ID card has certain codes for the benefit of Security and Activity Staff.

Uniform

Full uniform should be worn for arrival at site and for departure on the last day. Your sub camp badge can be worn, on your uniform, over the right pocket area (if there was a pocket there!) for 3 months with the agreement of your County Commissioner. This has already been agreed for Scout Groups in Cheshire and applies to your sub camp badge, not the full collection!

Fuel

Calor Gas can be purchased from the Administration Centre in exchange for empty Calor cylinders. There is no need to take you empty cylinder, once you have paid for the gas, Site Operations will deliver it and collect your empty cylinder. Unfortunately, we can only exchange Calor cylinders of the same size and type.

Fire Precautions

All Group leaders are reminded that they must provide buckets (to be filled with water) for kitchen areas and we strongly advise against the use of tiley lamps and that neither tiley lamps nor gas lights (no naked flames) are to be used in sleeping tents.

Open Fires

Sorry but open fires are not allowed on sub camp sites. A number of people have asked about using BBQ’s which are allowed on the condition that they are not left unattended when lit and great care is taken not to damage the grass.

Generators

In the interest of fire safety, these should be run on Diesel or Gas. In the interests of other campers who will be in close proximity they can only be run between the hours of 8.00am & 8.00pm. Any appliances running on them must be plugged through an RCD.

Ice Packs

Each sub camp will have a freezer which subject to available space can be used to freeze ice blocks for use with cool bags, it can not be used to store food. We recommend you consider using a Calor Gas Fridge which we understand are available for around £50, you are also encouraged to use the facility to purchase fresh food from the central catering team who have facilities to store food at the correct temperature (sorry but this facility cannot be used to store your own purchase food).

Transport to “off site” activities

Transport for off-site activities will leave on time so please make sure all your campers are at the pick up point in good time. Times and pick up points will be designated at the evening Activities Briefing meeting.

Accidents

Minor accidents should be dealt with by your group first aider, however, if you require further assistance please contact your sub-camp HQ. Report all accidents to your own sub-camp Leader. Please do not use personal mobile phones to call for an ambulance this will be done on our Medical Hot Line. It would cause a great deal of embarrassment if more than one ambulance turned up for an incident.

Refuse

All refuse (including the contents of the grease trap) should be put in plastic bags which are available from your sub camp HQ. The full sacks should be tied at the top and taken to the nearest collection site. Please do not over fill bin bags, if in doubt please double bag.

• Empty aerosol containers, gaz re-fills and broken glass must not be put in with ordinary rubbish, but should be taken to the central refuse disposal point.
• Any syringes or used medical dressings should be put into special bags, again provided by your sub camp HQ, but should be taken to the central refuse disposal point.

All refuse will be recycled by our waste disposal company who aim to recycle 90% of the waste they remove from site.

Waste Water

There will be waste water points at each Toilet Block to avoid the need for digging wet pits.

Radios/ipods etc

These should not be played at a noise level which annoys others and under no circumstances between 23:00 hrs and 07:00 hrs.

Knives

Only approved pocket knives of Swiss Army type can be worn. Knives will not be carried on activities or on any off site activity or visit. (This is the law of the UK.)

Lights Out

All Scouts and Guides must be in their own sub-camp between 22:30 and 23:00hrs. 23.30 – 07.00 is a quiet time when everybody should be able to sleep undisturbed.

Litter

Chamboree is the guest of the Cheshire Agricultural Committee who are very proud of the show ground that is being used by you and your fellow Scouts and Guides for this International Camp. Please respect the site, don’t drop litter, protect the hedges and fences, help us to leave nothing behind but our thanks. Please encourage campers not to drop litter. Pick up any you see. If it is there the responsibility is yours, thank you.