Family Camps
What is it?
Each year we run two "Family Camps", each a week long.
Family camp is a holiday with a difference. It provides:
- Bible Teaching and Worship
- Free time
- Good food
- Opportunities for playing sport
The camp programme includes a daily Family Time which all are encouraged to attend. In addition, there are groups for children, teens and adults.
On Sunday there are activities organized throughout the day. During the daytime, Monday to Friday, there will be free time to explore places in the area or to enjoy the facilities of the site, including the beach.
Breakfast and cooked evening meals are provided. Breads and spreads available for midday meals, or picnics.
Young and old, single or married are welcome.
You can either hire one of our large family ridge tents or you
can bring your own tent or caravan for a site fee. Dogs are not
allowed on site.
Who are the leaders?
Week One - Rodney and Debbie Cook
“Debbie has been involved with Suffolk Christian Camps for over 40
years, as a camper and a camp worker. Rod has been on the organizing
committee since the late 1970s and together we have led Family Camp
since 1999. We have 4
children, who all attended the various camps. Several of them are
still involved with the camps, now as workers.
Rod has worked in managing local government services for many years
and Debbie is a musician who teaches piano and flute.
We both enjoy walking in the countryside, reading and
spending time with family and friends.
Family Camp gives all of us on camp an opportunity to focus on
listening to God as we study God’s Word in a relaxing environment.
Over the years we have been challenged and encouraged to
deepen our relationship with God through the sessions, conversations
with others and also ‘time out’ individually with God.
It’s also through camp that we have made many lasting friendships.
Our children have really enjoyed Family Camp over the years and
again, they have gained so much from the Christian teaching they
have received and the friends they have made.
Many people come back year after year to Family Camp – it is a
combination of spending time with your own family, other families
and God, in a lovely setting, with good food. There is a good mix of
teaching sessions for the various age groups plus free time to relax
or swim or visit local places of interest.”
Week Two - Andy and Rachel Mugford
“Andrew and Rachel live in Maldon, Essex. They have 3 girls and a boy,
Abigail, Hannah,
Week Two - Tony and Ruth Hood
”Ruth and Tony have 3
children; Kate, Alice and Ben.
Ruth and Tony have a passion
to share the good news and truth of Jesus. They do this through
their work in the schools where they introduce Jesus to the children
and then follow that up with the Holiday Clubs and youth event in
the local churches. They also have invitations from churches to run
the children’s sessions at church weekends away Tony is an Elder in
the local church, High
Street Chapel, Hopton, who support us in their outreach work as
they seek to follow up the schools program they have working with
the children and, just as importantly, with their parents.
They like
all sorts of outdoor sports and activities like walking, hiking and
rock climbing, in fact anything that delivers a challenge.
