Please note that Thorrington Scout Camp is unmanned between 1:00pm on Sunday and 6:00pm on Friday. During this time no members of staff are present. In the event of an emergency please contact 07742 184573 immediately.

Our people

Meet the team

Campsite Chairperson

Our chairperson is selected by both Colchester North District and Colchester Estuary District to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the campsite.

Bob Candler

Bob is responsible for the day-to-day running of the campsite and chairs our Volunteer Running Team meetings, where updates and progress about the campsite is developed.

Volunteer Running Team

The Volunteer Running Team meet once a month and are responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the Campsite, and report to both District Lead Volunteers and the Oversight Team on a quarterly basis.

Tammy Lorimer

Finance Lead

Jack Dowrick

Secretary / Web Administrator

Piers Williams

Booking Secretary

Matt Nash

Duty Warden – A Team

Ivan Culham

Duty Warden – B Team

Helen Groves

Duty Warden – C Team

Glen Carnihan

Acting Duty Warden – D Team

District Lead Volunteers

The responsibility of Thorrington Scout Camp is split equally between Colchester North and Colchester Estuary Districts. The two districts provide oversight to the campsite via the Thorrington Scout Camp Oversight Team (TSCOT) who hold meetings on a quarterly basis. As part of the TSCOT framework each district has an allocated lead volunteer that is responsible for overseeing the campsites development.

Ian Welch

Ian represents Colchester North District. It is his role to ensure that Thorrington runs effectively and develops per the District plan, and is fulfilling its obligations in accordance with Scouting Policy.

Colin Batchelor

Colin represents Colchester Estuary District. It is his role to ensure that Thorrington runs effectively and develops per the District plan, and is fulfilling its obligations in accordance with Scouting Policy.