The 2010 Night Operation will be on the 9/10th of October. Contact Mike Smith on 0121 453 3531 to request an application form. More information will be sent to affiliated groups nearer the time itself.

NIGHT OPERATION 2009

Last years Night Operation took place on Saturday 25th April, again at Sutton Park. The Night Operation is an event that challenges teams of young people to navigate through the park at night using torchlight to find a variety of Actviity points where they complete simple challenges before moving on.

Birmingham Fed worked tirelessly through the night to provide food and hot drinks for the 60 teams of hungry and thirsty young people. The bacon sandwiches in particular went down a storm with the youngsters. A massive thanks to the following volunteers who provided a sterling service throughout the night into the wee hours - Barry Green, Andy, Leah and Robbie Douglas, Steven, Jimmy Grene, John Harbidge and Mike Smith. We look forward already to again playing a vital part in Night Op 2010 this year!

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NIGHT OPERATION 2007

Saturday 28th April at Sutton Park

THe 2007 Night Operation was a huge success with 336 young people aged 13 to 18 taking part, comprising 84 teams of 4. The Night Operation was a joint venture between Birmingham Fed, Birmingham City Council Youth Services and BAYC. This year it was a true adventure experience. Throughout the night, starting at midnight, teams navigated the 1000 hectares of Sutton Park looking for 'Incident Points'. They completed a variety of tasks, scoring pointsalong the way to compete for a trophy.

One of the key roles of Birmingham Fed was to provide the food and drinks for young people throughout the night. This took the form of a food marquee. A huge thanks goes to those who contributed their time and expertise (and sacrificed sleep!) throughout the night to keep the young people fed and watered. Particular thanks to:

Martin Florey - in charge of the Bacon barbecue

Barry - Vegetarian barbecue (Barry's blackened veggie burgers are now the stuff of legend!)

Steven Florey - bread man

John Harbidge - Tea/Coffee/Hot Chocolate

Matthew Todd - Hot Drinks, front of house

An extra special thanks to Mike Smith, who used his considerable navigational skills to direct many a lost group of young people, most of which never did get to their desired location after all!

This years Night operation will take place on Saturday 10th May 2008, again to be held at Sutton Park