Countdown To Quinta V.... 11 Weeks!
Quinta is a residential weekend set in Oswestry Wales (on the English/Welsh border), which rewards the youth of Bolton YMCA for their hard work throughout the year, it also offers other young people who need a break or holiday this chance.
Each year there is a secret theme with the weekend being packed with games, activities and crafts and usually ends up with the youth trying to save their mascot from certain peril.
Previous Quinta themes have included Pirates and secret agent style weekends. We have had much support over the years from various funders, volunteers and partners. Quinta has proved to be a real favourite project with staff, volunteers and youth having the time of their lives!
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Information
We are excited to announce our fifth annual YMCA residential at Quinta Hall on Friday 25th to Sunday 27th of March 2011. Places are now ready for booking and because numbers are limited we hope you will get your consent form and deposit back to us as soon as possible. Here is a little information on where we are going and what you can look forward to:
Situated on the border of Wales
Action packed weekend with your favourite leaders
Secret theme
Activities, games and crafts
No parents, no work, no hassle!
The best weekend of your life for the price!
The cost of the weekend will be £25 and includes travel, accommodation and all meals. You might want to bring a little spending money for the tuck shop on site.
We will be leaving on Friday 25th of March at approximately 6pm from Bolton YMCA and will be arriving back at Bolton YMCA on Sunday March at around 5pm.
A "Kit-List" will be issues once your place has been confirmed. We never want anyone to miss out or feel excluded due to financial circumstances so please feel free to have a word with your workers during youth club or your parents/guardians can ring the YMCA on 01204 522855 and chat to the youth team.
Previous Quintas... Memories that last a lifetime!
QUINTA I - Black Sheep Weekend (9 - 11 March 2007)
Saw the birth of the YMCA mascot "Lamb chops" Youth enjoyed activities like "capture the sheep", "forefit football" and flag making. The Saturday afternoon saw the YMCA join with the Bolton Methodist circuits for a Highland Games competition.
QUINTA II - Mad Evil Sheep Weekend (29 February - 2 March 2008)
Had a medieval theme, teams had to look after princesses and try their hardest to impress "Queen Ruth". Activities included "Merlins Cooking Pot", Jousting and Crossbows. The Weekend finished with the young people battling trolls for maps to find their teams Dragon Eggs.
QUINTA III - Quinta of Solace (6 - 8th March 2009)
The 3rd Quinta saw Lamb Chops taken hostage by the Russian villain Yerbas Lichi (Chris Bailey). The young people spent the Saturday at "Spy School" where they went "Speed Dating" and cocktail making (non alcoholic). The weekend finished when the young people had to recover keys to the locked crate by completing laser fields and stealing keys off sleeping guards. Unfortunately the youth didn't diffuse the bomb and everyone thought Lamb Chops was lost in the fireworks. The young people then marched up the hill and defeated Yerbus with their water guns, saving Lamb Chops and ending a great Quinta weekend.
QUINTA IV - Silence of the Lamb (5 - 7th March 2010)
The 4th Quinta was done with a pirate theme, "Pirate King Gaz" ruled over the weekend which saw young people try and capture 140 gold coins to save Lamb Chops. Activities like "Cannon Ball Skittles", "Treasure Hunt" and floating "Larry the Lobster" took place. The weekend finished with teams racing through the water balloon gauntlet to find treasure maps buried in the forest. Unfortunately the young people collected 136 coins losing Lamb Chops, who was killed by the Phantom. The weekend finished with a tear jerking letter from Lamb Chops and a new mascot... Stitch!
