We have all been left a little tanned and maybe much tired after the excursion day adventures in Wales on Friday, while for many the weekend means having been away from home on their ICC adventure for a week! And so things took a slower, relaxing, but just as fun a pace over the weekend.

Saturday was ICC’s first ever Media Day, with a focus and flexibility on unleashing participants’ creative spurs to produce content for our camp newspaper and podcast. Some took to the computer rooms to avidly type, while others produced audio content or based their writing from recorded interviews produced around the RNC campus.

On Saturday evening and again on Sunday morning, many participants and their national team staff took chance to explore the town of Hereford together. To name but some – the UK group introduced our Dutch and Croatian friends to the fine tradition of a British pub; while a UK, Hungarian and Japanese contingent walked the historic streets, and were joined by Czech participants on Sunday morning to the Cathedral Green and a Sunday morning service, followed by another fine British tradition, tea and scones!

Back on the RNC campus, a late brunch was served for those wishing to catch up on precious sleep, before everyone rejoined in the afternoon for workshops to recommence.

Batteries were well recharged by evening, as our most avid and competitive sporting leisure time activities took place. Team GB scored 15 in the football game, but was overcome by Germany and Slovenia’s combined strength hitting the net 16 times! Meanwhile the Queen’s Lawn was busy with more people enjoying a cricket session or first time ever taster of the sport. Indoors, UK volunteer and Goalball coach Graham Stearn was joined by one of our participants and a budding coach himself. Together they coached an enthused session and Goalball match. We saw skilful experienced and talented new players, from the UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium and Austria.

The weekend truly left us all enriched and refreshed.

Pictures from the weekend

  • Participants and a guide dog walk along a path sided with flowers and shrubs
  • A guide dog doses amongst sitting participants in the camp morning meeting
  • Two people talk and smile in the Podcast Media Day workshop
  • A line of people talking and working in the Podcast Media Day Workshop
  • A fan blows towards people at workstations in the Newspaper Media Day workshop
  • Group in front of the Hereford Cattle statue next to the Black and White Museum
  • Shrubs and flowers set in front of the RNC Learning Hub building
  • A person’s finger touches the tactile cone on a controlled pedestrian crossing
  • Hereford Cathedral
  • Special Air Service Memorial inside Hereford Cathedral
  • Group outside Hereford Cathedral
  • Spread of china, tea, and scones with jam and cream
  • Participants using phones in the Android workshop
  • Conversation in the Men’s Guide workshop – people are sat comfortably around a lounge
  • Participants work together at a computer in the Storeytelling workshop
  • Spread of Oreo Truffles made by cooking workshop participants
  • Truffles are serves onto plates
  • Truffles are enjoyed at a table on the terrace
  • Truffles are enjoyed at a table on the terrace
  • Football
  • Football
  • Football
  • Football
  • Goalball
  • Goalball
  • Goalball
  • Goalball
  • Goalball
  • Goalball
  • Cricket
  • Cricket
  • Cricket
  • Cricket
  • Cricket
  • Cricket
  • Cricket
  • Goalball

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