We’re offering all those who made bookings on last year’s Summer Holiday Youth Weeks the opportunity to book on one of our 2012 Summer Holiday Youth Weeks with a discount of £25 per child.

This offer is open to all those who attended 14-16 Expedition Camps, Residential Sailing Camps, Multi-Activity Camps and Summer Camps in 2011. But it is only for those who book before 30^th March 2012.

And there’s more! If your child would like to introduce a friend to join them on this year’s camp, the friend will be entitled to the special offer price too, when also booking before 30^th March 2012.

Our 2012 Programme, with the dates for this year clearly marked in a calendar grid at the back, can be viewed here. Once you’ve selected the date that best suits your family, just give us a call on: 01243 572791 or email: sail@cobnor.com, and we will reserve your place(s) at the reduced price.

We very much look forward to hearing from you and hope that we’ll be able to welcome your child/children back to Cobnor again this year!

Summer Camps, Multi-Activity Camps and Residential Sailing Camps run throughout the Summer Holidays at Cobnor Activities Centre. Campers get to take part in all sorts of outdoor activities, including sailing, kayaking and climbing throughout their stay at the Centre. We’re always striving to create the best experiences for Summer Campers so we regularly run evening trips to local highlights (great British weather permitting), such as East Head, and last Monday was no exception.

We thought it would be a great idea for our roving reporter to go out and about with the children and their watch-leaders to see what they get up to on a typical evening trip and here’s what she saw…

At around 19.00 a fleet of boats, including the Cobnor Chairboat and various other powerboats, left Cobnor for a leisurely cruise through Chichester Harbour in the late sunshine. All the time, we kept our eyes out for seals as the tide was fairly low and the conditions perfect but luck was not with us this time.

The boats arrived around 30 minutes later at beautiful East Head and the children were dropped off on the beach, where they were able to disembark safely and gather their belongings. Watch leaders then rounded up their troops and headed eagerly for the sand dunes to prepare for the games ahead.  

A sea mist came over, which added an air of mystery to events and, of course, made it all the more enjoyable for a bunch of thrill-seeking eight to thirteen year olds. Games of hide and seek and manhunt ensued then it was time for group photographs before everyone tucked into cake and drinks while watching the sunset – not at all bad, really!

After dark, the fleet made its way back to Cobnor HQ through the mist and the children were even involved in helping with night navigation. They helped the skipper spot the coloured lights and buoys that guided the group back to base and there were certainly a few keen navigators that the Centre is sure to meet again soon.

On arrival, the group trudged back up the slipway and made their way to their tents. It was most definitely time for bed and, we’re guessing, a very good sleep; the campers were spent on the freshest sea air and filled to the brim with satisfaction from their mini adventure.

Want to be a happy camper at Cobnor? Find out more about upcoming available camps and courses here or get in contact to discuss your options if you’d prefer something more bespoke.

Jamie recently scored 1,266 points in Horsham, winning him the county under-18 champion’s title. Before that he set a new Sussex record score of 1,274, winning the under-14 class and under-18 handicap categories at the Sheila Brown Memorial shoot at Mole Valley. He also came third in the UK championships, under-14 level, held at Lilleshall. Now the local archer is off to Northern Ireland and beyond.

“He is consistently setting himself new standards”, says proud dad Nick. You can also set yourself new standards by improving your archery skills at Cobnor Activities Centre. We offer many more outdoor activities as well, many of which can be sampled on our Summer Camps and Multi-activity Camps held during the Summer Holidays. Check out our Scheduled Courses page to see what’s still available.