2009 - Biblins Weekend

The lads and leaders from the weekend
April 2009 saw 14 of us heading off to Biblins campsite for an activity weekend. The weekend included a night hike, a days canoeing down the river Wye, some rock climbing a campfire and some great cooking and discussions.

Rock Climbing

Canoeing on the river Wye

What was the Best thing about the weekend?
Meeting new people
Conquering fears
Learning how to adapt to life outside
Cooking
Learning how people live with no electricity

One of the lads abseiling

Two of the lads birdwatching

What have you learnt about the others’ religion?
There are similarities
Not all Christians believe the same thing
We should respect each other
Not all Muslims are terrorists
To accept others opinions
People misunderstand Christians as well as Muslims

Two of the lads from the Biblins weekend

Discussion Idea


The late night discussions took the form of a simple game which you can download and use yourself. We had a series of questions on slips of paper inside and envelope. We passed the envelope round and each person took a question from the envelope, so they wouldn't know what it was until they took it. They then could chose whether to answer it or not. If they answered it they got a sweet, if they gave a really good answer they got a mini chocolate bar. What counted as a good answer was judged by the leader. It's a really simple idea but generated great discussion and lasted over an hour. You can down load the Discussion questions to use with your own group.