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This report would be incomplete without a tribute to the loyal
and unswerving service of my colleagues, who year by year give
so ungrudgingly of their time and experience. Without their
co-operation and support it would be impossible to carry on, and
in the name of those hundreds of children, who have as your
guests, enjoyed a health giving and restoring holiday under ideal
conditions, I would say "Thank you."
DYMCHURCH HOLIDAY CAMP, 1932.
Extracts from Report by Miss L. P. Wise.
It is with very great pleasure that I present this Seventh
Annual Report of the Girls' Camp held at Dymchurch from 12th
August to 26th August, 1932.
The party numbered 202 girls and a staff of 10. Of these,
142 were assisted cases and the rest paid the full cost of the
holiday.
The travelling facilities this year were excellent. It was
decided to travel by motor coach instead of by rail. Arrangements
were accordingly made with the L.C.S., and their coaches left
nothing to be desired in the way of comfort. Six coaches carried
the party and luggage. We left Stock Street School at 12 noon,
and readied Dymchurch at 3 p.m., one stop of about twenty
minutes being made on the way.
This very pleasant journey over, the children were divided
into nine parties, each under the care of one member of the staff,
the children choosing their own parties as far as possible. This
method, I find, lessens the home-sickness, sometimes prevalent
on the first night away from home, after the excitement of preparation
and the journey.
This year we were again housed in the Berkshire Block, which
has the advantage of having the dining hall under the same roof
as the dormitories. The food, as usual, was plentiful and well
prepared. The weather proved the best we have ever experienced
at Camp; no rain fell during the fortnight, and we enjoyed day
after day of brilliant and glorious sunshine.
Swimming and sun bathing, together with games on the sands,
occupied most of the day-time, and the more strenuous games of
netball, hockey, etc., in the camp grounds, were for the most
part reserved for the cool of the evening, though I did hear of
netball matches played before breakfast. Thanks to the calmness
and warmth of the sea, several girls learned to swim during their
holiday.
An excursion bv motor coach to Folkestone was arranged for
those who wished to go, and a very enjoyable day was spent
seeing the sights there.
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