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Tending the Fire: What Ten Years of Campout Has Taught Me About Ageing, Community and Belonging

What is Camp Out?

Pete Lawrence
Jun 30, 2026
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Camp Out songs around the fire

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This summer, we’ll be returning to The Black Mountains the Welsh borders. It’s basically a couple of fields behind a pub in an idyllic setting not far from Hay on Wye.

On one level, it’s simply a lush and …

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