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Labeume 2009

Kayaking down riverIn July 2009 a group of 39 pupils and 6 staff spent 1 week in the Ardeche region of France taking part in a water sports and outdoor adventure holiday.

The views of the Ardeche region were absolutely breathtaking and the fact that some days the temperature reached 38 degrees was amazing especially as the weather back home wasn’t too good.




Everybody had a fantastic week pulling together as a team and sleeping in tents. A variety of different activities were available for staff and pupils to take part in such as:

  • Rock climbing

  • Gorge scrambling

  • Caving

  • Kayaking

  • Raft building

  • Bush craft

  • Archery

  • A 2 day river descent


    At the end of the day our evenings were spent around the camp fire (well it’s a big torch really) where the day’s activities were discussed and many of the staff and pupils got their groove going.

    We spent 2 exhausting days away from camp where we all took part in a kayak decent of the river. We stopped along the way to have lunch and take part in activities whether we liked it or not as Mr. Bias and Mr. Barton spent most of their time chasing pupils and staff down the river only then to tip them out of their kayaks. Along the way we took in further amazing views. We all tried to navigate the rapids but obviously there were some that did better than others. At the end of the day we camped up river and got to sleep under the stars with the bugs. Most of our days were spent taking part in the activities that were available although on some occasions the sites fantastic swimming pool offered a refreshing break from the heat. We all had a thoroughly amazing time and cannot wait for LABEAUME 2010.





    All together at the pool



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