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field plan
covered main fire (cooking fire)
part of camping area and some communal structures
a communal structure
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by the spring, 2
toilets
showers
people around the main fire, 1
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looking up to the the top fire (open fire circle)
looking down from the top fire with the Whale (the largest communal space) on the right, and Glastonbury Tor in the distance
hot tubs
saw-horse and part of field
stick
pinhole camera picture of main fire area (made into positive using video camera)
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History
Passages camps go back over a decade. They were run for many years by their founder and are now organised by a small group of people who are committed to the community continuing and developing.
Welcoming newcomers
We hope that this web site will give you a flavour of what Passages is about and something of the diversity of experience that can be had at the camps. Most of all, we hope that it will interest you enough to come and try out Passages for yourself.
Two camps a year
There are normally 2 camps each year – a 3-day spring bank holiday weekend camp and a 9-day summer camp.
Common thread
Whilst all kinds of activities, workshops and events can take place, the common thread is sharing in the experience of living as part of a group, a community of people – with all the challenges and pleasures involved – in a beautiful secluded field in Somerset.
There are no cafes or shops at Passages: all food is covered in the ticket price and the community cooks and eats together.
Most people bring their own tents, and there are a number of comfortable communal spaces, as well as a covered main fire that is at the hub of the camps.
We don't buy in people to perform or run workshops: all activities are run as a result of the skills, creativity and resources of the people who come.
Structure
An organising group provide a structure within which there is space for a whole range of activities and spontaneity to occur.
A typical day might involve the following:
- Tai Chi, Yoga, breakfast, as people wish.
- A brief morning meeting where the community comes together and where the programme for the day is presented and work tasks are volunteered for.
- A morning workshop.
- Work hour. Everybody chooses to share in a task each day – cooking lunch or the evening meal, cutting wood, cleaning, running the hot tubs, childcare etc – these tasks that keep the community running are done in groups.
- Lunch.
- The early afternoon is often free time and might be filled with a workshop, skill sharing or other activities that are offered or happen spontaneously.
- Support Groups. A variety of small ongoing groups are offered and everybody is encouraged to join a group through the camp.
- Supper.
- The evenings might have an organised event, a workshop or music around the fire.
Support groups
A range of support groups run each day and everybody is encouraged to join one for the duration of the camp. Each group meets for an hour and a half each day before teatime and offer different ways of working and/or facilitation. The support group provides a space for each member of the community to communicate about and understand their experience on the camp and to develop potentially closer connections with a smaller group of people.
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