The first ever Bat-Camp was on the weekend of 11-13 September 1998. Records and memories from that time are rather hazy. The camp was in the general vicinity of the “diving pond” 

From what we can work out there was probably about a dozen people along for this first camp

	Fishing was a popular way of spending time
This camp saw the use of our first communal tent; later replaced by “Brown and Smelly”
	We also had a leather sofa for camping in those days
And barbecue was the order of the day

It would seem that it rained on Saturday 12 September as we were indoors in the Chequers

Judging from the photos I don’t think it could have been very warm

But we caught fish – fishing is always popular at camp.

There are more photos from this camp that can be seen by clicking here