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Activities low down

Our Spotlight reporter, Laura sheds the light on just a few of the more mysterious activities at Charnwood 2006.

With the camp less then 2 months away, I thought I would give you a bit of an insight into a few of the exciting activities that are on offer which you might have never heard of before.

Glice Rink

Like me, you may have been wondering exactly what a Glice rink is and after much strenuous research; I can now tell you. I had previously thought it was some kind of ice rink, and I wondered how the ice was going to be prevented from melting in the excellent sunshine that we will be having whilst at camp.

Well, the truth is, there is no ice.

Glice is the nickname for the synthetic ice that skaters will be gliding around on. The surface is in fact a panel laminated on both sides with a gliding surface of high density polymer ethylene. Sounds very hi-tech.

Apparently the surface even looks exactly like real ice, but without the need for chiller units, water, plumbing, re-surfacing or generators, making it much more environmentally friendly. The glice is supposed to simulate the glide properties of wet ice, but I will reserve my judgment on this until I get to have a go at camp.

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Fun Ice

Toilet Racing

Toilet racing is exactly what it says on the tin. No its not the race to who can find the first free portaloo, but racing around on actual toilets. No I‘m not kidding. Actual toilets. The motorized toilets are battery powered and a track will be set up on a hard surface for campers to race around on, wearing all the proper safety equipment of course. This is no bog-standard activity.

Human Table Football

I happen to have had a go at this before. Players are velcroed on to a giant inflatable version of the game and I can tell you now that teamwork is the key. Everyone has to move in the same direction at once, just like in the real game.

Katakanu

A katakanu is like two canoes joined together designed to be used on calm water. Up to six people can go in one together, and everyone has a single blade paddle to power themselves along. Apparently a Duke of Edinburgh‘s Gold Award group used a Katakanu to travel 35 miles in one day.

The Katakanu is designed for its users to be safe and have fun. They are apparently very difficult to capsize, and so are ideal for people new to or nervous about water activities.

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