What is the Theme for 2011?

The theme for this years camp will be...

New Facebook Fan Page just for International Camp

"It's about bloody time" I hear you shout, well it is more work for me and probably won't really be that popular but I may as well give it a go.

Please visit our Facebook Page and become a fan, start posting your photos, videos, stories and memories.

Let us know what you want and how we can make things better online for all campers old and new.

Have fun and see you at IC 2010 or online.

More Videos from Camp 1992

Andreas has been busy converting old VHS tapes (remember those) to something we can all appreciate and enjoy; YouTube video.

We love you Andreas, thanks and keep up the good work.

International Camp Mersea 1992 - Part 1


International Camp Mersea 1992 - Part 2


International Camp Mersea 1992 - Part 3a


International Camp Mersea 1992 - Part 3b


International Camp Mersea 1992 - Part 4a


International Camp Mersea 1992 - Part 4b

Some International Camp Videos

Please upload any international Camp videos to YouTube and let us know about them so we can post them here.

Either email the details of the video or use the comment form below.


International Camp Mersea 2009


International Camp 2008 Nationality Day


2004 News at 10 is back


2004 10 o'clock News Featuring Alex Zane


2004 10 o'clock News


2004 Final 10 o'clock News


1963 - 1975

Weather report is bleak

Well did I speak to soon!!?!? Rain, rain and more rain, it does not seem to want to stop.

We are still having fun though, playing tent shuffle where everyone who has a wet tent moves around to a dry tent. The winner is the one that ends up in a cabin because there are no more tents available!

Amazingly most people still have a smile on their face and are looking forward to a wet week or two.

David

So it begins

Camp has started and all is well so far. Service team are working well together and a few groups and individuals have arrived and are already having fun.

Bundeswehr arrived at 6:30 this morning !!?!?! Early start but feeling wide awake now after a few coffees.

Stormy weather but fairly warm and no rain (yet!).

Expedition

Expedition started a little damp but we have had a fun time. Thorrington has nothing as far as activities goes but we did a lot of things.

Making friendship and Hair Braids, spaghetti and marshmellow towers, animals out of wood and twigs to burn on the fire at night, football, cooking including making our own pizzas.

The International Feeling

What does it mean to be an "international camper", what does it do to you?
No one ever described it better than John Wiltshire in the following poem, as published in the camps "Clarion" (no1) in 1971

Skies over Mersea 1

Hurricane Andrew 2004

My first night at camp

I was a very naive 15 year old when I first came to camp. The camp rules were very strict. The first night almost became my last!
We arrived on friday night (Camp started on a Saturday in those days) and after we had given our passports and money to the bank, we got our camp ID, the camp rules and were assigned to a village. My first village was Brighton.
There were no activities for that night so we sat around in front of one of the tents, smoking and talking.

From one of the tent a Spanish boy asked if someone could bring him a cigarette... So I lit one, and brought it in to him.
At that exact moment the campers outside the tent spotted the camp boss Ken Harvey, accompanied by 2 strong guys and a fierce Alsatian doing there night watch round and heading straight for our village.
Boy, was I in trouble. Breaking 2 of the most important rules. There was no way to get out of the tent unseen. I would surely be sent home on the first boat back if they discovered me.
The boys in the tent covered me with blankets and luggage. I held my breath and they pretended sleeping while Ken and his men checked all the tents.
Of course they noticed one girl missing from the village, but their torches could not discover me under all the luggage in the boys tent fortunately......