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Back To Nature Christmas Camp 2024!
More than ever, parents and educators are understanding the importance of outdoor play and exploration of nature by children. Children’s development and, more importantly, building their confidence and problem solving have proven to make stronger and resilient adults.
The Back to Nature Camp is all about fun, exploration and memories!
Activities Include:
Hiking
Nature Activties
Science Experiments
Journaling
Environmental Art
Treasure Hunts
Camp Fire
Tours & so much more…
Shuttle Bus Service from the Aquatic Centre car park daily.
COST: BBD$25 per day per child and must be booked in advance.
LOCATION: Welchman Hall Gully, St.Thomas
DATES: December 16th - December 21st, 2024
TIME: 8:30AM - 2:30PM
AGES: 4 to 11 years old
COST: BBD$300.00, BBD$60.00 (day rate) Sibling Discount
(PLEASE NOTE: No refunds are offered once camp has started due to bad weather)
CONTACT: Debra Branker by email at welchmanhallgully@gmail.com OR call (246) 234-9960 for more information. You may also reach us via the Contact Us button below!
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Gully plant propagation
a. Plant survey
b. Collect and propagate plants
Landscape a selected area of the gully
a. Given a budget
b. Student design garden
c. Research plants d. Nursery research.
General work in the gully
a. General clearing of selected areas
b. Collecting African snails.
Welchman Hall Gully offers internships to students who are interested in plants, conservation, environment and nature based tourism.
Areas of interest to be explored by students:
Native plant propagation: a. Research b. Plant hunting c. Prorogation d. Relocation of native plants
Interns At Welchmanhall In Barbados
Landscaper visits
Spend one or two days with other landscapers
Spend one or two days in other tropical gardens.
Visit other private and commercial gardens.
Train to be a tour guide.
The internship is a volunteer experience. Accommodation is at the expense of the student but it can be arranged by the coordinator. Transportation to and from the gully will be paid by Welchman Hall Gully and any other small expenses pertaining to working at the gully. Along with a great love for outdoors, plants and conservation the student will need clippers (secateurs), a hat, sunscreen and bug spray.
Contact Debra Branker at welchmanhallgully@gmail.com for more information.
Weddings, Tours & Picnics!
Welchman Hall Gully & Andromeda Botanical Gardens
This tour is between 4 and 5 hours long. Take a stroll though Welchman Hall Gully followed by a 25 minutes drive through the country side and ending at Andromeda Botanical Gardens on the East Coast.
Weddings
Welchman Hall Gully is the perfect place for a wedding ceremony and a unique reception. A lush tropical landscape, with a cool breeze and a fantastic view of the east coast. Give your big day an extra speical touch inside a tropical forest – experience the magic of the gully for a day to remember.
For more information on all events contact Debbie Branker on 234-9960 or follow the link below.
Welchmah Hall Gully & Flower Forest
This tour is between 4 and 4.5 hours. You can wonder through a tropical forest followed by a stroll though a garden with breath taking views.
Tours & Picnics
You can have a private tour to the gully with trained local resident guide; all grew up in the surrounding community. We cater to schools, community groups, church groups, visitors, and many different organizations.
Why not bring a picnic? Enjoy your picnic (with or without a tour) under the lush canopy of a tropical forest. We have six picnic tables with a gazebo. You can watch monkeys feeding and green herons fishing in the pond. It is the perfect place for the young to discover nature.
Tours must be booked at least 48 hours before tour. Group rates available.
Garden tours of the Best in Barbados
All gardens are owned and managed by Barbadians who have a passion for gardens and a must see.
Hunte’s Garden is a magical place where some people swear they have seen fairies. Flower Foresttouches on a little bit of forest with a whole lot of a tropical garden and finally Andromeda Botanical garden is an eye full of colour mixed with cultural and nature heritage. Pick your tour combination and enjoy. Tours are private and include:
Welchman Hall Gully & Hunte's Garden
This tour is 3 to 3.5 hours. Explore natures wonder at Welchman Hall Gully followed by a garden tour created by Anthony Hunte. The tour includes pick up and drop off from your hotel or apartment.
Duke of Edinburgh Students & Volunteers Programme
Richie Faulkner (2013)
(Pictured above to the right) Richie started volunteering the gully in 2013, after a friend brought him to Welchman Hall Gully for a visit. Richie lives in Barbados part time, so when he returns to the island he volunteers once or twice a week by working on beautifying the Gully, planting trees, prorogating seedlings and other maintenance jobs. He decided to volunteer because he really likes Barbados and thought it would be a good idea to give back.
Duke of Edinburg Award Scheme
A twelve week volunteer programme for high school students. They come on Saturdays for genreral gardening work, painting, collecting Native plants, tours and more.
Duke students 2011 (pictured top left): Collin Joseph, Johanne and Lukas Echelmann, Chad Laurier, Jeremy Devonish, Ajani Daniel, Michelle Brathwaite & Deasha Dewane.
Duke students 2013 (pictured in the middle): Jerod Thompson-Springer, Heather Walker, Aiden O’Donnell, Isabella Burnham, Krystal Rogers, Bekari Hall & Kammele Knight.
Martine Rene
Martine Rene from Martinique (2019): Translation services.
McGill students (2008)
In September 2008, four students from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, as part of a course for three months, volunteered at Welchman Hall Gully. They built the nursery for the Native Plant Project.
Emma Brooks (2007)
The first volunteer at Welchman Hall Gully under its new management was Emma Brooks, a mother of three whose husband was working in Barbados for one year. She worked one day a week for just under a year. Her help, support and friendship was invaluable to the start of getting Welchman Hall Gully back in order..
Adopt A School
By hoping to persuade corporate Barbados to adopt a primary school for one year, the activities offered with the Nature Programme will be expanded.
Companies may choose to adopt their own school. It is proposed that students will visit the gully 6 times during the school year, 2 visits per term.
The facilitator will go to the school one week before the students are expected to visit the gully in order to introduce them to the planned activities. Since the sessions will be hands-on, discovery learning activities, each group will comprise no more than 15 students.
If you are willing to adopt a school, please contact the coordinator at welchmanhallgully@gmail.com for more information.
Nature Programme – Connecting kids with nature!
Back To Nature Camps
Let this camp be the camp your child falls in love with nature. They will discover its wonders, its smells, its feels, and get excited about being part of it. The key is allowing for a close relationship to develop between children and nature before they are willing to protect it. Welchman Hall Gully offers a unique place for young people to explore nature in a safe environment.
Limited space available (maximum of 30 campers per week)
Activities include but are not limited to:
Environmental games
Hikes
Nature activities
Environmental art
Collecting snails
Roasting marshmallows
Tour outside the gully
Cost: $300Bds ($150US) per week with sibling discounts on request. Four day camp $$240Bds ($120US) Hot lunches are extra 10Bds ($5US) per day
Contact 234-9960 for more details
Camp T shirts $25Bds ($12.50 US)
Time: 9 am to 2.30 pm (drop off from 8.30 am)
Ages: 4 to 12 years old
Please contact us via our Contact Form or email welchmanhallgully@gmail.com.
Thank you!