VENUE & ACCOMMODATION
Location
Baden-Powell Activity Centre is located in Pennant Hills, approximately 35 minutes north-west of Sydney central business district.
The Centre is situated on 36 hectares of beautiful bush land. It is easily accessible by car from Pennant Hills Road, or the Comenarra Parkway via Pomona Street. Off street parking is available for both cars and buses.
Alternatively, the Centre is one kilometre from Pennant Hills and Thornleigh railway stations.
Click here for a link to the venue location on Google Maps
Arrival and Departure
Arrival
Saturday Nov 2nd, Between 8:00 - 8:30am
Please park in the cark park and only children staying for band camp should enter the site. Please follow the signs on arrival
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Departure
Sunday Nov 3rd, at approximately 6:30pm
The parents and friends concert will commence at 5pm
Catering
SHC24 will be fully catered, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks in between. Special diets and needs can be served by prior arrangement. Meals are provided by The Baden-Powell Centre Catering Department. Meals are prepared from fresh, local produce on the premises, and are self-serve allowing for generous portions.
Special dietary requirements (such as vegetarian, religious observance, diabetic, food allergies/anaphylactic) can be catered for if this requirement is noted during registration.
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For more information please contact us via email, and/or see the venue catering website.
Accommodation
At SHC the children sleep in rooms of about 4 or 5 people usually in bunk beds. Each room has an ensuite. The boys’ rooms and girls’ rooms are located in separate buildings. During registration, each child has an opportunity to nominate one or two friends they would like to share a room with. This preference will be considered but can’t be guaranteed. Students are required to bring their own linen/sleeping bag and pillow.
For more information please contact us via email, and/or see the venue accommodation website.
Outdoor Activities
We will be utilizing the Baden-Powell Activity Center outdoor activities as a means of giving students a break from playing their horns, and to facilitate further bonding with their peers. Some of the possible activities that will be held at SHC include: camp cooking, low ropes, pioneering, bushwalking, orienteering course, and crate stacking. For more information on activities, click here.
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Students may opt out of any activities they do not wish to try, and all activities that will be performed during the camp require consent during registration in order for students to participate.
SHC Memorabilia
Not only will all students go home with a wealth of knowledge after SHC, but they'll also be taking home their own SHC shirt to keep (note. the image to the right demonstrates the shirt provided in 2023). All memorabilia received will include the SHC24 logo and be of high quality, durable, and eco friendly material. For further questions, please feel free to email us.
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Sizes will be allocated as per any specifications made during registration.