IOW Summer Camp

Our 2024 event has been a great success, with a total of 👏£7300 👏being raised for local charities.

£3650 being donated to the Joe Ellis Trust
£3650 being donated to Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW

We would like to thank our sponsors, Lsu Hire and Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries , and our local suppliers who help to make this event happen and be such a success, Ninham Country Holidays
Coast and Country Marquees , StageGear Rentals , Eves Teepees, Fat Shauns Outdoor Catering and Andy at ACMS refrigeration, NWVT.co.uk Professional Automotive Photography And Design.

Special thanks to everyone who came along and had a great time, despite the awful weather, raising so much money from only 45 people is just amazing, we look forward to welcoming you all back to camp in 2026.

🤩Our grand total from the 2024 event is now £6,800.🤩

This will give Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW and the Joe Ellis Trust £3,400 each.
Special thanks to our sponsors Lsu Hire and Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries, and a massive thank you to everyone who came, contributed, donated, and had a lot of fun, regardless of the weather, without you we wouldn`t have done a thing.

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🤩👏2024 Fundraising total so far stands at £6,050!!👏👍

This will be equally split between Joe Ellis Trust and Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW.

The years event has been amazing when you consider we only sold 23 pitches this year, half of our attendance in 2023, and the weather was the worst we have ever experienced at this event, at the height of Summer in July you wouldn`t expect constant wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph from Thursday to Sunday, rain for most of Friday, and the odd shower after that, so it was a challenge!

So, we need to say thank you to a lot of business`s that support this event , some of them you`ll not have seen or heard of but they are there every year ready to help us out and support us in the best possible way, this is their donation to the charities if you like, giving up their time and money to help us to help the charities that we support.
Firstly our two event sponsors, Lsu Hire and Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries, we certainly wouldn`t have got off the ground this year without the support of these guys, thank you so much.

Our hosts Ninham Country Holidays , as always a wonderful clean and well kept site with friendly and helpful staff.
Fat Shauns Outdoor Catering , what can we say, no one went hungry and the best menu at camp we`ve had so far, just amazing.
Coast and Country Marquees, thanks so much again to Callum and Keiran and the boys, and for coming to site withing half an hour of phoning on a very winding Thursday evening to make sure the marquee wasn`t going anywhere, top service thank you👍.
StageGear Rentals, new to summer camp and 🤩wow🤩 did we look professional with our stage, fabulous lights and sound system this year.👏👏.
Andy of ACMS Refridgeration.
Eves Teepees for the glamping tents.
NWVT.co.uk Professional Automotive Photography And Design, the amazing Nick who does so much for this event, we will all be packed away and back to normal and Nick will be sorting through some 4000 photographs, most of which will be available for you all to view and download in a couple of weeks time.👏👏👏👏
Our entertainment this year from, Brandon Ford , Huxley Hunt, and The Lazerhearts and Laura Robinson
And to the business`s old and new who donate items for our auction, Arty's at Clarence Marina , of Wight Distillery, Aiden of Isle of Flight Microlights , The157store ,, Di Brown , British Motor Show , the On The Edge Graphics , Wight Drone and The Tack Room IOW

Not forgetting all of our generous campers who donate items for the auction, and spend so much to sometimes even buy it back!!

Amazing event, here is a teaser photo from Nick Williams of a certain Steve Willson meeting our new Summer Camp sponsored Ability Dog, Willson.
💙Making a difference, no matter how big or small is what its all about.💙

As our 2024 closes stand by for thank -you’s , an update on this years fundraising total and a few photos to wet your appetite, all coming tomorrow, first I need some sleep👍

If you ve wondered what IOW Summer Camp is all about just sit back and watch this video of last years event, and if it looks good then drop me an email if you’d like to come to this years event, 4th to 8th July, if you can’t manage the 4 nights you can do 2 or 3 instead👍👍
Huge thanks to Robert Steele👏👏

TVR Isle Wight Summer Camp 2023 TVR Isle of Wight Summer Camp 2023. £20,001 raised for island charities, including YMCA Young Carers, Ability Dogs 4 Young People, the Joe Ellis Trust and S...

IOW Summer Camp participants came together on Saturday to give a very special day out to some families associated with the Joe Ellis Trust and The Wight Brainy Bunch , and we would like to publicy thank some of the people and business`s who helped to make this happen.
With our drivers giving a door to door chauffeur service, our first stop was the The Fighting C***s in Arretton, manager Laura Jayne Swan and her team looked after us and ensured we were all fed with food and drinks all round for all 41 of us, and wouldnt take a penny for any of it, well done The Fighting C***s and thanks to owners Sam and Donna for supporting the event again this year your generosity and kindness is an example to all.
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Huxley Hunt arrived at the pub and entertained the children after dinner with his amazing tricks and banter, thank you so much for giving up your time again Hux, greatly appreciated.
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Our families were then taken to Medina Theatre where we had the front 2 rows booked out to enjoy the fabulous pantomime Snow White performed by the The Wight Strollers, if you`ve not got tickets yet, hurry up they are going fast! Special thanks to Emily Scotcher , the families loved the photos with the cast after the show.
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Our families were then chauffeured back home after what we hoped was an enjoyable day for them a chance to go out as a family, stress free.
Thanks to our event sponsors Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries and Wightlink in the Community .👏👏👏

IOW Summer Camp, a fun and fundraising camping event 4th to 8th July 2024 on the Isle of Wight.
Previously known as TVR Summer Camp, and awarded “Best Contribution to Charity” at the Lancaster Insurance Classic and Sports Car Show at the NEC in Birmingham in 2022, this event is open to all car enthusiasts who are always prepared to help others, have a great sense of humour and enjoy making new friends.

Prices for 2024, 2 people per pitch for 4 nights Thursday to Monday cost £431, or 2 people per pitch for 3 nights Friday to Monday cost £360. Remember this includes all facilities, prizes, entertainments, live music, plus all breakfasts and evening meals and as much tea and coffee as you can drink. Glamping is offered as an optional extra.
We support local children`s charities, and to date have raised over £87,000 via our charity auction. This year we are supporting Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW, and the Joe Ellis Trust.
This event will sell out at a maximum of 50 pitches, ensuring a good friendly atmosphere on site, for more details please check out or website and our page contact Clive Ford the event organiser for a booking form, a £30 deposit secures your pitch, balance to be paid in full in May.
There are no strangers at IOW Summer Camp , just friends you haven’t met yet, and with half price car ferry travel, what`s not to like!!
Sponsored by Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries and Lsu Hire
contact clive ford, [email protected]
www.summercamp.co.uk

Edited to add we cannot accept dogs at this event

Our Satrurday night band this year will be The Lazerhearts , an Island based party/pub band playing everything from The Killers to Queen to Blur and Pulp, Im sure they will go down well and the marquee will be bouncing in true Summer Camp style!

https://www.facebook.com/lazerhearts

The Lazerhearts Isle of Wight based party/pub band playing everything from The Killers to Queen to Blur and Pulp

Prices for IOW Summer Camp now available, 2 people per pitch from £360, for a 3 night stay and £431 for a 4 night stay, this includes pitch fees, use of all site facilities, marquee, entertainments including live music, competiions, games and prizes, all teas and coffees, and all breakfasts and evening meals with our on site caterers Fat Shauns Outdoor Catering .

Glamping is also on offer with prices starting from £210.
please contact Clive for further info and to request your booking form, email [email protected]

You can secure your pitch with a completed booking form and a non refundable £30 deposit (if you change your mind your £30 goes into the 2024 event charity pot). You will also get an invite to the event page where you`ll get all the latest news and updates on the event and chat to other campers.

Some photos from previous events taken by NWVT.co.uk Professional Automotive Photography And Design

Charity Information.

We are proud to have raised over £87,000 over the last ten years, this includes 2 years on online auctions due to Covid causing us to cancel the event in 202 and 2021.

We support Island based children`s charities, to date these have included the YMCA Young Carers based at Shanklin, Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW , and the Joe Ellis Trust , and we also donate to a charity chosen each year by our host Ninham Country Holidays to date these have included, Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, Sandown and Shanklin Youth Football Club, and the Firemans Benevolent Fund.

2024 will see us supporting the Ability Dogs 4 young people IOW and the Joe Ellis Trust, here`s some basic onformation on the work that they do.

Ability Dogs 4 Young People IOW;- as the name suggests they train and supply ability dogs for children with a variety of health conditions, from detecting anxiety, low blood sugar levels, they can even help with day to day chores of getting out of bed and getting dressed and going shopping!
Summer Camp has sponsored two ability dogs, our first was Trevor a chocolate Labrador who is now 5 years old and placed with a young boy who he is looking after like a parent!
Our second ability dog, a black Labrador called Tasmin was just 11 weeks old when we saw her at Summer Camp in 2022, she is growing up fast and is excelling in her training, our target is to sponsor our 3rd abilty dog in 2024, if we can raise enough money.

The Joe Ellis Trust;- helps island children who have cancer and their families in their time of need. The Trust was set up in loving memory of Joe Ellis, who died on 30/6/14 at the tender age of just 13years, after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer.
Joe`s family had raised so much money to help with vital treatment for Joe in the USA but it was to late to be able to do anything to help him, so Joe`s parents set up this charity to help other Island children and their families to help them when their world gets turned upside down and inside out.
Clive and Sue have worked closely with this charity over the years when organising Sporting Bears fundraising events and have seen first hand what a fantastic charity this is, no wages, every penny goes where its needed, to give a quick example a single mum who`s young son was diagnosed with cancer was in danger of loosing her home as she couldn`t work as her son needed full time care, the trust stepped in and covered her mortgage to enable her to focus on her son`s care.
With most cancer treatments being based in mainland hospitals, the trust offers vital help and support with travelling and accommodation, and also making sure the rest of the family is able to able to deal with the difficulties that life has thrown at them.

Regular summer campers get tother each year in February to give 4-5 families associated with the Joe Ellis Trust a day out as a family to remember, we collect them from their homes in a fleet of cars and take them to the Fighting C***s pub in Arreton when owners Sam and Donna Shaw make sure our guests are treated to whatever they like, they are also entertained by Huxley the magician, and then taken off to 1Leisure Medina Theatre to watch the pantomime performed by local production company The Wight Strollers, where have have the frnt rows booked out for our guests. At the end of the show the families get to meet the cast for photos before we taken them back home, and hope they have all had a good time, time to do something together as a family.

Welcome to the Isle of Wight Summer Camp page, we are a group of car enthusiasts from all walks of life who get together once a year to have fun, relax, take part in silly games and quizes and challenges, and raise money for local childrens charities through our charity auction.

We are proud to boast that we are officially an award winning event, at the Lancaster Insurance Classic and Sports car Show at the NEC in November 2022 through our affiliation with the TVR Car Club we were presented with the "Best Contribution to Charity" award.
Celebrating 10 yrs of fundraising in 2023 we have raised just over £87,000 so far, which has been distributed to worthy Island based children`s charities.

So to give you the basic info, the event takes place each year in July, normally the first weekend of the month, and runs from a Thursday to a Monday, we offer a 4 night or a 3 night stay option.

2024 event is Thursday 4th to Monday 8th July.

You can bring your own tent, or camper van or even a motorhome, or we can even offer a glamping option for those of you who want a little more luxury and a lot less hassle and more space in the car.

The event takes place at Ninham Country Holidays where we have the whole of the Willow Brooke site to ourselves, with large level pitches, electric hook up if required and excellent toilet and shower facilities.
We have a large marquee for all socialising, meals, evening entertainments etc, and tea and coffee is available 24/7 , catering is supplied on site by Fat Shauns Outdoor Catering for all breakfasts and evening meals with all diets catered for, catering and tea and coffee`s included in the price. To give you an idea on the 2024 menu on offer, spaghetti bolognaise, sizzling chiken fajita’s, hog roast and bbq burgers and hotdogs, sweet and sour chicken and beef chow mien, plus full english breakfast each morning!

Entertainments and activities to include, Quiz night, a themed night, comedy night, live music, Driving Challenge, Sports Day, Treasure Hunt, along with various short fun games to get you all involved, meeting and making new friends.

Summer camp has a great atmosphere, people who enjoy helping others, have a great sense of humour, and are definitly not easily offended, and being generous when bidding for items in our Charity Auction, if you think you meet this criteria then you should be dropping me a message or email to ask for a booking form!

We have 50 pitches max available for this event, prices for the following year always come out in the Autumn of the year before, however, pitches can be booked in advance by asking for a pitch reservation form and sending a £30 deposit to reserve your space.

Summer Camp fees are for your pitch fees, all facilities, catering breakfasts and evening meals, all teas and coffees, entertainments, and all the bits needed to stage this event.

Glamping fees are in addition to the Summer Camp Fees, glamping details can be found in a seperate post below.

We are also sponsored by Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries and we are able to offer 50% discount over normal fares to attend this event in cars and camper vans.

So what would you need to bring, a tent, sleeping bags, airbed, wash kit, towels, personal effects, camping chair, torch, mug and tea spoon, teddy and pyjammas.
Your will need to suply your own soft drinks and alcohol, and we supply a chiller unit to keep everything cold for you.

No dogs, children are welcome, but please bear in mind this is an adult based event, there will be swearing, rude jokes ect after 9pm.

If you would like to know more and enquire about booking for our 2024 event, please send me a message or email.
Once you have booked you will be invited to the 2024 event page where you can discuss the event with other campers and find up to date info on everything to do with next years event.

[email protected]