The Outdoor Plus camp started during the proceeding week when each group sat down and worked out a menu for the weekend based on about £7 per head.

On Thursday evening each group met Nick at the Co-op and bought their food.

We arrived at Phasels Wood from six o'clock on Friday evening, pitched the tent, explored the camp site and started a fire.

The Scouts had to cook their breakfast on a open fire and then construct a camp oven, create a food preparation and an eating area and collect enough wood to fuel their ovens and an open fire on which they were to cook their evening meal.

Ovens being constructed and in operation

Preparing the wood pile

Cooking on open fires

and eating at the specially prepared eating areas.