"Virtually everyone I knew was blown away by the place...it was superb. You could go 200 yards and you may as well be on the other side of the moon...it was just incredible.
It was infectious." The memory of Phil Rigby remains vivid as he recalls his times at a hideaway which was the source of adventure for generations.
His words are spoken over an old 8mm film shot in and around Middlewood Camp during the 1960s. Phil was the warden at the camp for 20 years, including the last camp when it closed in 2016.
In the footage lads are playing cricket in an opening, climbing trees, marching in uniform on a road, and walking through sunlit woodland.
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