Operation Camouflage
Operation Camouflage is a five-day activity camp for 60 young
people aged 10 to 16 years living or attending school in
Suffolk Coastal.
The camp takes place during the school summer holidays at the
Rock Barracks army base near Woodbridge with permission and support
from the 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault).
The 60 participants are placed into teams containing a mix of
ages and backgrounds to encourage team-building, social skills and
self-esteem.
Given the location, the camp has a strong military theme throughout
- each participant is issued with a kit at the beginning of the
week which includes t-shirts in their team camouflage, hat,
towel, compass, camouflage paint and army water bottle. A team of
soldiers based at Rock Barracks are assigned to the camp and help
throughout the week.
Activities held during the week include climbing, archery,
dance, shooting (water-pistols), skateboarding, graffiti, tri-golf,
basketball, football, tag-rugby, dodgeball, bushcraft and a
modified army assault course.
The young people also take part in sessions focusing on
anti-social behaviour prevention, personal safety, alcohol and
substance misuse.
The event is funded by the Community Safety Partnership, Suffolk
Coastal Local Strategic Partnership, Suffolk Coastal District
Council and the Army Welfare
Service.