Camping time at Roanoke Rapids

But this week, the Roanoke Rapids High coaches were busy conducting a camp for youngsters in the third through eighth grades on the Yellow Jacket campus. The camp was a three-day basic skills camp.

Head coach Russell Weinstein, assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Pete Edwards and offensive line coach and jayvee coach Chris Hill put the young footballers through the basic skills to improve their techniques. Most of the boys have either played or will play in the local midget football league this season.

Edwards noted that the idea is “for the boys to learn the basic fundamentals and have an understanding about the work that goes into football. The kids have given us the effort and they have worked hard.”

Camping now stylish as purse strings tighten

Brits are returning to camping as the credit crunch bites, according to Canvas Holidays which has seen a 10-20% increase in bookings in the last six weeks.

The operator released the figures alongside a survey it has commissioned about current British holidaymaking trends which revealed that 75% would now choose self-catering above any other board option when booking a holiday.

Camping: A fun and inexpensive vacation

There is nothing more enjoyable than going to bed to the sound of crickets in the evening and then waking up in the morning to the sound of birds chirping outside your tent.

Teaching a youngster how to roast a marshmallow over an open fire will be a fond memory for years to come and looking for shooting stars in a sky bright with stars is an experience that cannot be fully appreciated in the city.

But the best news is that the cost of camping is still a bargain compared to staying in a hotel, motel or a rental cabin at a resort.