History...

Project was set up in 1989 to form part of the "Discovery 89" camps that were held throughout the UK and which also coincided with the 800th Anniversary of the Mayoralty of The City of London.

The Corporation of London (now The City of London) who own Epping Forest gave sponsorship for this event. In return the Scouts and Guides at the camp at Gilwell Park undertook to do conservation work in the Forest. The camp was called Project 800 and was so successful that The City of London agreed to continue sponsorship towards the costs of the camp on an annual basis. The next camp was called Project 801 and so the tradition of naming Project has continued.

‘Project’ as it is called affectionately by those attending, is a conservation project, which is carried out annually by members of the Scout Association. Previous Projects have seen young people from the Scout & Guide sections, along with older members from the Venture Scout and Ranger Guide sections attended from all over the U.K.  Now Explorer Scouts and Scout Network members (up to the age of 20) are supported by members of the Scout Fellowship.

Since Project 810 (1999), we have been online, and in the beginning each Project had its own website - which you can still visit by clicking on the links below :

1999 - Project 810     2000 - Project 811

2001 - Project 812     2002 - Project 813

2003 - Project 814     2004 - Project 815

Since Project 816 (2005), each Project has its own pages within this website, which can be visited by clicking on the links below:

2005 - Project 816 (Coming Soon!)

2006 - Project 817 (Coming Soon!)

2007 - Project 818

Project 819 will be held in August 2008 and you can find out more

about the preparations for this camp here.