Operation Camouflage
Operation Camouflage is a five-day activity camp for 60 young
people aged 8 to 16 years living or attending school in Suffolk
Coastal.
The camp takes place during the school summer holidays when
anti-social behaviour and criminal damage are at their highest
levels. It is held 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 camp has received an overwhelming response and positive
feedback from young people and their parents and all places have
been filled for Operation Camouflage 2009.
'ASBO Wot Eva' leaflet
The ideas and designs of five local
youngsters have been used to create a special 'ASBO Wot Eva'
leaflet aimed at young people.
When the Suffolk Coastal Crime and Disorder Reduction
Partnership wanted a leaflet to explain to young people what
anti-social behaviour is, its consequences and how to report it, it
decided that the best people to help get the message across were
local youngsters and so a leaflet design competition was held.
The five winning designers were Gemma and Becky Oakes from
Dennington, Eloise Vest from Martlesham, Ellen Wright and Terry
Dean of Felixstowe.
Follow this link
to see the 'ASBO - wot eva!' leaflet (new
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