National History
from 1951 - 2000
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1951 Woodcraft Way published; Festival of Britain Camp - Debden |
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1952 Woodcraft Folk becomes a charity |
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1957 Children's Parliament at International Camp, Danbury Park |
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1961 10 countries attend a National Camp at Tenbury Wells |
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1964 'Natter tents' first appear at International Camp, Down Ampney & first Venturer groups formed & Lockerbrook first leased as outdoor centre |
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1967 International Camp, Scunthorpe, includes 1,800 children and young people |
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1970 Camp of Nations, Danbury Park; Green Company written as camp song |
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1974 Cudham Activities Centre opens in Kent |
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1975 50th anniversary camp, Stanford Hall, & Folk receives first government grant |
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1979 International Year of the Child camp, Malvern; 'towns' first appear at camp |
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1983 One World - Our World camp, Stanford Hall |
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1984 Strathclyde Project to support new groups in Scotland |
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1987 Bangor Project to spread development of Gwerin y Coed in North Wales & first National Young Adults Conference for DFs |
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1988 International Camp, Weston Park; first Saharawi children visit |
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1993 Hamsterley Forest Centre opens near Durham |
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1995 Right to a Future International Camp, New Forest |
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1997 Delegation to Jamaica spurs on sister organisation |
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1998 'Dancing to a Stronger Beat' strategic plan |
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1999 ADC becomes Annual Gathering under canvas at Stanford Hall |
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2000 Woodcraft Folk's 75th Anniversary Year |
(The above information was taken from www.woodcraft.org.uk)