2017 EVENT GUIDE

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@OutdoorLads /OutdoorLads /OutdoorLads #GetOutMore Could YOU be an OutdoorLads Event Leader? No mater what your expertse or experience there are lots of ways you can give back to OutdoorLads. Find out more at outdoorlads.com/become-a-leader Welcome to OutdoorLads’ BIG Spring Camp 2017! We’ve QUIETER CAMPING AREA got a great programme of actvites planned to give you a If you prefer things a litle more sedate we have a quieter fantastc weekend. This event guide will provide you with camping area as shown on the site plan. Please refrain informaton about exactly what’s happening. from loud talking and playing music around tents in this area. NEW TO OUTDOORLADS?

Welcome! We want to make sure you have an amazing FIRST AID weekend with us and that you get to meet others really If you get injured or need frst aid whilst on site please go quickly. If you’d like to camp with other people on their to the OutdoorLads Bar or speak to any member of the BIG frst event, we have a dedicated camping area just for new Events Team who will be able to radio a qualifed frst guys shown on the site plan, although don’t feel you HAVE aider. If you’re out on an actvity the Event Leader will to camp here – you’re welcome to pitch anywhere on the assist you. camping feld. We’d also like to invite you to a special welcome get together just for new or recent members on FIRE Friday evening. Please meet at 21:00 in the Marquee. If If there is a fre on site please assemble on the rugby pitch you’re unsure about anything at any tme, please come closest to the road. and speak to one of the event organisers (wearing their red BIG Events Team polo shirts) and we’ll do our best to CASH MACHINE help you. There’s no cash machine on site but you can get cashback

at the OutdoorLads bar in the club house with a £5 REGISTRATION minimum spend. When you arrive onsite you will be met by our lovely volunteers (wearing red BIG Spring Camp VOLUNTEER t- WASTE / RECYCLING shirts). Please say ‘hi’ to them! If you’ve come by car, We have three large skips for rubbish located at the end of they’ll ask you to park up in the ‘holding area’ and go the club house building. Unfortunately there isn’t a inside to register. Here you’ll meet Harry and the BIG recycling point on-site so please, where possible, take your Spring Camp Volunteers Team who will register your recycling home or use the recycling point in Llanrwst Co-op arrival, issue your wristband and answer any questons you car park or Plas y Dre car park. might have. You’ll then be allowed through into the main parking areas and shown to the campsite. If you arrive late WI-FI (afer 10pm on Friday evening) you must fnd one of the Free Wi-Fi is available in the OutdoorLads Bar. All we ask is BIG Events Team who will register you and issue your in return is that you help us publicise OutdoorLads and wristband. ‘Like’ us on Facebook, ‘Follow’ us on Twiter and Instagram

and ‘share’ using our hashtags #BigSpringCamp and WRISTBAND #GetOutMore. You can also ’Check in’ on social media. You must wear the wristband you were issued at There may be tmes when we have to disable the Wi-Fi to registraton at all tmes throughout the weekend. Don’t ensure the smooth running of the event (for example worry, they’ll stand up to showers and other abuse! If during the registraton period). you’re spoted without it you will be refused entry to the club house by our external security staf. Your wristband CLUB HOUSE lists your pre-booked paid actvites and food optons and All the toilets, showers, entertainment, food and the will be checked when ordering food from the club house. OutdoorLads bar can be found in the club house. It’s also

the place where you can fnd the registraton desk and PITCHING YOUR TENT informaton about actvites. Please pitch your tent at least 2 metres away from other tents to minimise the risk of fre. If you’re pitched too close SOCIAL SPACES together we’ll have to ask you to re-pitch. To avoid this The OutdoorLads bar is a lively social space. The Marquee annoyance make sure there’s a safe distance between and outdoor chill-out areas are quieter, more relaxed tents. Please atach the yellow tent tag you were given social spaces. Afer 23:00 please respect others who may when you registered to your tent. be sleeping by only socialising in the Bar or Marquee.

NEW CAMPERS AREA SEX If it’s your frst tme at BIG Spring Camp or you’ve Everyone loves a bit but OutdoorLads is about making come on your own, you may want to pitch your tent in mates, not adding notches to your bed post. Should you the new campers area. This is a secton of the camp meet someone who you do want to take back to your tent, where you’ll fnd it easier to meet other guys in the please ensure you play safe. Free condoms and lube can be same boat. found in the OutdoorLads bar thanks to our friends at the LGBT Foundaton in Manchester.

FOOD FRIDAY Hot food is served in the club house. Please order and pay 19:00 Quiz (Marquee) at the OutdoorLads bar and listen out for your name when 21:00 New Member Welcome Meetng (Marquee) called. Cooked breakfasts are available from 07:30-10:00 22:00 Event Leader Meetng (Marquee) and evening meals can be purchased between 17:00-21:00. We’ve included the food menu later in the event guide so SATURDAY you can see what’s on ofer. Pre-ordered packed lunches 17:00 Assault Course (in front of the club house) can be collected at breakfast. There will be a BBQ on 17:00 Free Play Saturday evening and Sunday night is gourmet pizza night - 19:00 Individual Timed Runs both available from outside the marquee between 17:00- 20:00 Team Relay 20:00 (vegetarian BBQ only available untl 19:00). Packed 17:00-20:00 BBQ (outside the Marquee) lunches, BBQ and gourmet pizza night are all pre-booked 19:00 Lip Sync Batle (Marquee) however a small number of extra places may be available 22:00 Gaydio Takeover (Club House) over the weekend. Please enquire at the OutdoorLads bar 22:00 Movie Night (Marquee) at the earliest opportunity. SUNDAY SELF-CATERING 17:00-20:00 Gourmet Pizza Night (outside the Marquee) If you intend to cook for yourself at your tent please 19:00 Blind Date (Marquee) ensure that any BBQs are raised of the grass. No fres are 21:00 Comedian - Jonathan Mayor (Club House) allowed we’re afraid. 22:00 90’s Retro Disco (Club House) 22:00 Movie Night (Marquee) DRINKING WATER & WASHING UP You can fnd a drinking water tap at the side of the path CAMPSITE RULES between the two car parks or in the washing up area. We want everyone to have a great tme, so please respect Washing up facilites are located outside at the back of the other people and follow the campsite rules. Members not club house. complying with these rules may be asked to leave the site. THE OUTDOORLADS BAR The OutdoorLads bar is fully licensed and will be open in • Respect other guys and their property. This is our most the club house untl the early hours each day. important rule to ensure everyone is happy • No glass on site All funds raised on the OutdoorLads bar are re-invested • Unfortunately dogs are not allowed back into the charity. Without Members supportng our bar • STRICTLY no drugs. Anyone caught taking or dealing in we would have to increase the price of events or illegal substances will be asked to leave membership so supportng the bar supports OutdoorLads • All camping felds to be silent between 23:00 and 07:00 events. Payment can be made by cash, credit or debit card • Quiet camping area to be quiet AT ALL TIMES (including contactless) and Apple Pay. Cashback is also • Please socialise only in the club house, marquee or chill- available. out area between the hours of 23:00 and 07:00 • Pitch tents at least 6 feet or 2 metres apart EVENING ENTERTAINMENT • No fres As well as keeping you busy during the day with the best • BBQs must be raised of the ground adventurous actvites has to ofer, we’ve also • Keep your camping area clean and tdy put on evening entertainment to keep the party going!

NOISE doors quickly behind you!) The campsite should be There are now more people than ever enjoying BIG SILENT from 23:00. This means all socialising at tents Spring Camp and we want to make sure that everyone must stop and move to the club house or marquee. Our does just that - enjoys themselves. We don’t have many security team will be patrolling the campsite throughout rules over the weekend but complaints about noise the night to enforce this. cause us the most problems so we must insist that these When returning to your tent afer leaving the club house rules are followed. please do your best to be as quiet as possible. You can make as much noise in the club house as you This might sound heavy handed but there are many like untl the bar closes in the early hours. Our security people who will be looking forward to the following team will keep the doors closed from 23:00 to help stop day’s adventures and would like a good night’s sleep so the noise travelling across the campsite (you can of please help everyone to have a good weekend. course contnue to come and go but please close the VOLUNTEERS GOING HOME Please remember that OutdoorLads is run almost entrely You will need to leave the site by midday on Monday. by people giving of their tme for free and everyone you Please ensure all your belongings are packed up and that see wearing a red BIG Events t-shirt is a volunteer! Be nice you have vacated your camping area by this tme. and thank them for making BIG Spring Camp the awesome Remember that OutdoorLads is run by volunteers so event it is. ensure your camping area is lef in the same conditon as you found it and don’t leave any liter or other items There are over 130 volunteer opportunites throughout the behind. weekend ranging from meetng and greetng new campers as they arrive to working behind the OutdoorLads bar. Thanks for being a part of BIG Spring Camp 2017 and we Each volunteer shif is around two hours and you can sign look forward to seeing you on another OutdoorLads up for as many shifs as you like. As a ‘thank you’ for your event very soon. help you’ll get a BIG Events Team ‘volunteer’ t-shirt which is yours to keep and a free drink voucher for each shif you POST-EVENT SURVEY work. On the Wednesday afer the event you’ll receive an email from us asking you to complete a short post-event survey. Volunteering is also a great way to meet people so if it’s Please spare just a few minutes to provide any feedback your frst BIG Spring Camp or even your frst event with you can as this is essental to making sure next year’s BIG OutdoorLads, helping with car parking or showing campers Spring Camp is even beter where to pitch their tents is a great ice breaker. WHAT NEXT? If you’d like to help then speak to the Volunteers Team If you’ve enjoyed yourself this weekend then look out for when you register. our next BIG Events detailed later in this event guide or visit outdoorlads.com SIGNING UP/CHANGING ACTIVITIES If you haven’t already signed up for an actvity or would BIG SPRING CAMP 2018 like to swap to a diferent actvity, and if there are stll We’ll be back in North again next year from 25th- places available, you can register as normal at 28th May, 2018 so save the date in your diary! outdoorlads.com untl a few days before the event. Afer this tme you will need to check the sign up sheets in the QUESTIONS club house. If you have any general questons please come to the OutdoorLads Bar and we’ll do our best to answer them. DEPARTURE POINTS All actvites will leave from one of fve actvity departure points on the grass in front of the club house as shown on WIN BACK YOUR EVENT FEE! the site plan. Be sure to check later in the event guide to see which departure point you need to meet at.

MEETING TIMES You should aim to be at your departure point a few minutes before your meetng tme as listed later in the event guide as ofen we’ll be unable to wait for latecomers. Please note that most actvites require a drive to the start and we’ll be looking for people to car share. If you have a vehicle and are willing to drive, please let the Actvites Team know when you get to your departure point.

PHOTOS & VIDEO

With so many great actvites over the weekend there will be lots of great photos. We like to share photos and video We’ll select the best photos, videos and survey on social media, but if you don’t want to appear, please feedback submited afer the event and refund your make sure you tell anyone taking a picture. event fee! So make sure you share your memories of

the weekend on social media using the hashtags We’d love to use any video you take in our new #BigSpringCamp and #GetOutMore, and if you see our promotonal video. If you have a GoPro or just your iPhone social media frames or hashtag placards around the and capture some great footage of guys on your event site, get some mates, grab a photo and upload it to please send it to [email protected] Facebook, Twiter or Instagram.

ACTIVITY SCHEDULE/MEETING POINTS You can fnd the whole weekend’s free and paid actvites below including the meetng point (in red). Your pre-booked, paid actvites are listed on your wristband as well as on the sign-up sheets in the OutdoorLads bar. If you spot a mistake then speak to the Actvites Team as soon as possible. There may be spaces available on actvites so check the sign-up sheets.

SATURDAY 27TH MAY 2017 SUNDAY 28TH MAY 2017

07:30 07:30 Yoga (36560) Yoga (36584)

07:45 08:45 Llandudno Juncton Parkrun (36562) Canoe Journey Day (35525) Coasteering Adventure Day (35526) 08:45 Mine Exploraton Day (35527) Canoe Journey Day (35504) Sea Level Traverse (35528) Coasteering Adventure Day (35505) Adventure Expediton (35530) Mine Exploraton Day (35507) Sea Level Traverse (35508) 09:15 Adventure Expediton (35520) RibRide - Session 1 (35540) Day Walk (36578) 09:00 Zip World - Titan - Session 1 (35511) 09:30 Mountain Biking - Penmachno (36674) White Water Rafing (35531) Outdoor Climbing (36567) (35538) Tough Mountain Biking Experience (36585) 09:15 Zip World - Titan - Session 2 (35512) 09:45 Snowdon via Pyg and Miners’ Tracks (36550) Surf Snowdonia - Surf Lesson (35532) The Edge of the (36579) 09:30 Fell Run (36586) White Water Rafing (35509) Zip World - Velocity (35513) 10:00 The Carneddau Range (Most of them) (36552) A Dam Fine Day Walk - Llyn Cowlyd and (36580) Beginners Mountain Biking (36569) 10:15 09:45 RibRide - Session 2 (35541) Surf Snowdonia - Surf Lesson (35510) LLwytmor and Foel Fras from (36581) Blaenau Ffestniog and Moelwyn Mawr (36553) Around the Orme (36582)

10:00 10:30 Back to the Old BIG Spring Camp and Back (36554) Nant Uchaf Viewpoint and Llyn Geirionydd (36583) South Snowdonia Road Cycling Day (36563) Day Trip to the Beach (Naturist Beach) (36587)

10:30 14:30 Day Visit to Great Orme Mine & Castle (36564) Electric Mountain Tour (35539) Day Trip To The Beach (Regular Beach) (36566) 15:00 11:00 Surf Snowdonia - Crash & Splash Lagoon (35533) Spring Camp Circular inc Llanrwst and Grey … (36556) To Betwys-y-Coed and Back (36558) 15:15 Zip World - Bounce Below - Session 1 (35535) 13:30 Experienced Mountain Biking (36577) 15:30 Zip World - Bounce Below - Session 2 (35536) 15:00 Surf Snowdonia - Crash & Splash Lagoon (35514) 15:45 Zip World - Bounce Below - Session 3 (35537) 15:15

Zip World - Bounce Below - Session 1 (35515)

15:30 Zip World - Bounce Below - Session 2 (35517)

15:45 Zip World - Bounce Below - Session 3 (35519)

Breakfast Packed Lunch Main Meals Served 07:30 – 10:00 Available 07:30 – 10:00 Served 17:30 – 21:00

£5.00 Traditional Breakfast £9.50 Packed Lunches for the Weekend £8.00 BIG Tasty Beef Burger Locally sourced Sausage and Bacon served with: Freshly Made Sandwich, Choice of Fruit, Bag of Locally reared beef burger in a fresh roll, with lettuce Hash Brown, Scrambled Egg, Baked Mushroom and Crisps, Packet of Biscuits and Bottle of water. and tomato salsa. Served with Chips and Onion Beans. Rings.

£6.00 BIG Breakfast £8.00 BIG Chicken Fillet Burger Locally sourced double Sausage and Bacon, served Drinks Locally reared breast of chicken in a fresh roll, with with: double Hash Brown, Scrambled Egg, Baked Served All Day lettuce and Cajon mayo. Served with Chips and Onion Mushroom and Beans. Rings. £1.20 Tea £4.00 Vegetarian Breakfast (v) £7.00 BIG Quinoa Vegetable Burger (v) £1.50 Fresh Filter Coffee Hash Brown, Grilled Tomatoes, Scrambled Egg, Homemade quinoa burger in a fresh roll, with lettuce Baked Mushroom and Beans. £1.50 Hot Chocolate and tomato salsa. Served with Chips and Onion Rings. £5.00 BIG Vegetarian Breakfast (v) £1.00 Bottled Water 2 x Hash Brown, 2x Grilled Tomatoes, Scrambled £1.20 Orange Juice £8.00 Fish and Chips Egg, Baked Mushroom, Beans and Toast. £1.20 Apple Juice Traditional Fish and Chips. Served with Mushy Peas and a slice of Lemon. £2.50 Beans on Toast (v) £1.20 Cranberry Juice £7.00 Penne Pasta (v)

£2.50 Scrambled Egg on Toast (v) Served with Tomato & Pesto Sauce.

£3.00 Breakfast Roll Fast Bites £8.00 Homemade Lasagne Any two items from the breakfast bar. Locally reared beef and homemade Ragu sauce Served 17:30 – 21:00 layered with pasta. Served with chips. £2.00 Cereal or Porridge (v) £2.00 Chips (v) A section of cereals or a porridge pot £7.00 Spring Garden Vegetable Risotto (ve) £2.50 Chip Buttie (v) Arborio rice and vegetable risotto. £1.00 Toast £4.50 Sausage, Chips and Beans Granary toast with a selection of jams

EVENING ENTERTAINMENT The fun doesn’t stop when you return to the campsite afer your day’s adventures. We have a packed programme of FREE evening entertainment too and there’s plenty for you to get involved in. It all starts with our 110f, infatable assault course in front of the club house on Saturday between 17:00 and 21:00!

QUIZ (FRIDAY 19:00 - THE MARQUEE) Bring a team of four or make up teams when you arrive. Great fun with the chance to win great prizes! 90’S RETRO DISCO (SUNDAY 22:00 - CLUB HOUSE) Our very own Trustee and Event Leader Will Forshaw will be hostng our 90’s retro disco on Sunday night. He’ll be spinning tunes from your favourite decade with a good sprinkling of cheese! This is your opportunity to dress up as your favourite pop singer/sportsperson/celebrity from your youth and if you do you can have a free drink on us!

GAYDIO TAKEOVER (SATURDAY 22:00 - CLUB HOUSE) Craig Law has been an established name on the gay scenes of Wales for a number of years. Regularly rocking dance foors, Craig has held residencies at clubs in Cardif, Swansea, Bristol and Birmingham. He started life as a broadcaster for some of Wales' most prestgious radio statons before making the move to become a regular fxture on Manchester's legendary Canal Street where he now holds residencies at KIKI and AXM.

COMEDIAN (SUNDAY 21:00 - CLUB HOUSE) Jonathan Mayor sets the stage alight with his razor sharp audience banter and stunning charisma. But don't be fooled by the gliter and glamour as underneath lies an intelligent line of socio-politcal humour from a unique and fascinatng perspectve. He will reduce any audience to hysterics whether they are erudite Radio 4 listeners or the drunkest Friday night crowd! As a compere Jonathan has worked at venues alongside names such as Johnny Vegas, Peter Kay, Dave Spikey and Steve Coogan and is regular support act and warm-up for Sarah Millican's live and TV shows.

LIP SYNC BATTLE (SATURDAY 19:00 - THE MARQUEE) Afer the success of OutdoorLads’ Got Talent at last year’s BIG Spring Camp, it was obvious that we have some very talented Members! This year we want much more of a performance from you so pick out your favourite song and get practcing those moves but remember - no singing! You can sign up to take part at outdoorlads.com or speak to the Entertainment Team on site. BLIND DATE (SUNDAY 19:00 - THE MARQUEE) OutdoorLads will be ofering a litle bit of datng magic on Saturday night as we look to make our very own BIG Spring Camp couples! The Queen of datng may no longer be around to entertain us but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a go ourselves. You can sign up to take part at outdoorlads.com or speak to the Entertainment Team on site. MOVIE NIGHTS (SATURDAY & SUNDAY 22:00 - THE MARQUEE) If the music and dancing of the club house isn’t for you, we'll be showing two popular movies in the marquee on Saturday and Sunday nights. So bring along a chair or sleeping bag and curl up on the foor for some classic entertainment. On Saturday night we’ll be showing The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and on Sunday we’ll be showing The Goonies. Grab a drink (or two) from the bar and bring your snacks! YOUR BIG EVENTS TEAM Did you know that OutdoorLads is run almost entrely by volunteers? From our Board of Trustees to our Event Leaders, everybody gives of their tme freely to make our organisaton the huge success that it is. The BIG Events Team work hard throughout the year to bring you BIG Spring Camp, BIG Summer Camp, BIG Halloween/Fireworks Weekends and our Christmas and New Year events so if you see Simon, Harry, Mat, Greg, Will, Liam, Mike, Steven, Mark, Steve, Danny, Stuart or Neil in their fetching red polo shirts, be sure to stop them and say ‘thanks’!

Simon Pearce Harry Prosser Mat Tennant Greg Lamb Will Forshaw Liam Stericker Event Manager Asst Events Manager Bar Team Bar Team Bar Team Bar Team

Mike Howdon Steven Allan Mark House Steve Sorrell Danny McKeown Stuart Fletcher Neil Phillips Catering Team Catering Team Actvites Team Actvites Team Entertainment Team Volunteers Team Volunteers Team

CAN YOU HELP OUTDOORLADS? We’re always looking for volunteers to help with the running of OutdoorLads whether it’s leading a day walk around your local area, helping out at a hostel weekend or joining our Board of Trustees. Becoming a volunteer Event Leader is a great way to give back to the charity and it might not be as difcult as you think! Speak to one of the BIG Events Team or one of our charites Trustees over the weekend if you think you might have something to ofer.

For our fourth year, we'll be taking over the This year we’ll have SIX Christmas hostel events taking haunted castle of Borwick Hall in Lancashire place over the Christmas and New Year holidays. The but this year, instead of celebratng frst weekend of December sees our South West/South Halloween, we'll be letng of freworks for our frst Wales Christmas event in Devon and the North West BIG Fireworks Weekend! Region event in the Lake District followed the next weekend by the South East Christmas event in Norfolk This is a hostel weekend with a diference as in and our Scotsh hostel weekend. We’ll be celebratng additon to great evening entertainment we ofer Hogmanay as usual at the end of December and our amazing outdoor actvites during the day including BIG New Year event is back again afer a year of; this caving, kayaking/canoeing, archery, ropes course and tme in Shropshire. bouldering/indoor climbing/indoor caving. We'll also have mountain biking and a variety of walks. Find out Many of these events are already online and more and BOOK NOW at odl.to/freworks available to book at outdoorlads.com

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