Rotary Summer Camp

Sat, Jul 20th 2013 at 12:00 am- Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 - 12:00 am

Summer Camp is one of the activities within the Rotary Youth Exchange programme for young people. Each year, 18 youngsters aged 16-17 come from all over Europe for two weeks to share activities and culture, thanks to Rotarians in clubs around Manchester.

Rotary Summer Camp - One Thursday afternoon, the campers came to Westhoughton and learned real first-aid techniques with the Bolton Mountain Rescue team. They did an exercise bringing down injured people from Winter Hill on stretchers. Here is the whole team

Rotary Summer Camp - Report of an injured person on Winter Hill. Send in a team of experienced first aiders. Good job the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team trained them this very afternoon!

Rotary Summer Camp - There she is - such a drama queen! She even brings a mat to collapse onto.

Rotary Summer Camp - Load up the stretcher. Tie them down so they can't wriggle. don't rest your kit bag on the body and make faces to keep them nervous.

Rotary Summer Camp - Walk down the hill using your training to support the stretcher with minimum strain on your back by letting the others bear the weight.

Rotary Summer Camp - Keep swapping places so the poor victim still feels confused.

Rotary Summer Camp - The wonderful gathering at the end with the rescue vehicles 18 campers and a couple of injured minibus drivers.

Rotary Summer Camp - The group was received at Westhoughton Town Hall by one of the two youngest mayors in the country, at 21, Councillor Ryan Battersby

Rotary Summer Camp - In front of one of the lovely Carnegie frescos in Westhoughton Town Hall

Rotary Summer Camp - Grace and Wilson were the furthest-travelled campers from Macau. Here they present a banner from their club to Rotary President Arthur Price

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