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November 2001 We spent a weekend at Ellesborough Pack Holiday House, near the Prime Minister's Country Residence, Chequers in
Buckinghamshire. 22 Brownies 5 adults and 1 Pack Leader arrived on Friday. The theme of the weekend was 'Harry Potter' and all our
activities were based on this. The programme and menu for the weekend are below. Friday
programme
Saturday programme
Sunday programme
Menu To see our photos click
here Our
weekend programme Friday
| 2.30pm |
Guiders Start to arrive |
| 5.30pm |
Girls arrive and make their beds |
| 5.50pm |
Fire drill |
| 6.00pm |
Craft (Harry Potter place mats) |
| 6.30pm |
Supper |
| 7.00pm |
Washing up |
| 7.30pm |
Craft (ghost welly pegs) |
| 8.00pm |
Star hunt |
| 8.30pm |
Bed time drink and talk about weekend |
| 9.00pm |
Prepare for bed |
| 9.30pm |
IN BED |
| 10.00pm |
LIGHTS OUT |
| 11.00pm |
TOTAL
SILENCE!!!!!!!
("if only" said Tawny Owl) |
Saturday
| 6.30am |
Cooks group up |
| 7.00am |
Rest of Brownies up in small groups |
| 7.30am |
Hostesses lay tables |
| 8.00am |
Breakfast |
| 8.30am |
Washing up |
| 9.00am |
Chore time |
| 10.00am |
Craft (chocolate frogs and pouches) |
| 11.00am |
Morning Break and prayers |
| 11.30am |
Free time and diaries |
| 12.00noon |
Hostesses lay tables |
| 12.30pm |
Lunch |
| 1.15pm |
Washing up |
| 1.30pm |
Rest hour |
| 2.30pm |
Visitors arrive - The Wizard Challenge |
| 3.30pm |
Afternoon break |
| 5.00pm |
Visitors leave. Craft (owls and pouches). Free time and diaries |
| 6.00pm |
Tea |
| 6.30pm |
Washing up |
| 7.30pm |
Outdoor surprise |
| 8.30-11.00pm |
As Friday |
Sunday
| 6.30am |
Cooks group up |
| 7.00am |
Rest of Brownies up in small groups |
| 7.30am |
Hostesses lay tables |
| 8.00am |
Breakfast |
| 8.30am |
Washing up |
| 9.00am |
Chore time |
| 10.00am |
Craft (chocolate frogs and pouches) |
| 10.30am |
Morning Break and prayers. Continue craft |
| 11.30am |
Free time and souvenir buying |
| 12.00noon |
Hostesses lay tables |
| 12.30pm |
Lunch |
| 1.15pm |
Washing up |
| 1.30pm |
Rest hour |
| 2.30pm |
Pack and clear up |
| 3.00pm |
Afternoon break |
| 3.30pm |
Outside play |
| 4.00pm |
Brownies leave |
| 5.00pm |
Guiders leave on completion of clear up |
Our weekend menu
In between main meals snacks of fruit in morning and cakes in the afternoon were available at breaktime.
| Friday evening |
Ploughmans (French bread, cheese, ham, apple, pickle, coleslaw, mixed salad)
Jam doughnuts/yoghurts |
| Saturday breakfast |
Cereal
Eggy bread and spaghetti
Bread, butter and jam/marmalade |
| Saturday lunch |
Roast turkey
Roast potatoes
Sage and onion stuffing
Peas and cauliflower
Gravy
Jelly and ice-cream |
| Saturday evening |
Fish and chips
Chocolate bake and chocolate custard |
| Sunday breakfast |
Cereal
Potato waffles and baked beans
Bread, butter and jam/marmalade |
| Sunday lunch |
Sausage toad-in-the-hole
Sweet corn and carrots
Gravy
Chocolate biscuits/yoghurts |
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