Canon Markham was famous for his penmanship and, after camp each year, choristers were encouraged to write to him to say thank you; in return, he would always send a response in his inimitable style. Wishing to continue this important tradition, we invite current choristers to write a hand-written letter to us.
The protocol for exchanging hand-written letters with choristers is as follows:
- For hand-written letters being sent to the camp, parents/carers/choristers are given Camp’s official postal address at Newby End Farm (NEF), which is the address of the camp’s Chair of Staff, David Jones. In the event that a letter from an under-18 chorister is received by another adult connected with the camp it is forwarded unanswered to NEF.
- The Chair of Staff opens all letters received from choristers, forwards, by email, letters intended for other adults as required, records the details of each letter received and any reply sent, and stores securely online scans of all such letters received and sent.
- Hand-written replies sent to under-18 choristers are written under the camp’s official NEF address, not the adult’s personal address, and are checked by a second adult before being dispatched. The envelope is addressed to the parent/carer, not to the chorister, so that the parent/carer has the choice whether or not to pass the letter on to the chorister.