Today I found myself down at the Adventure Rope Course again. This time working with a group of girls from Shrewsbury High School. The 50 or so girls had spent the morning doing work towards their DofE (Duke of Edinburgh) Award, and were being rewarded with a couple of hours at the Adventure Rope Course. [...]

Harper Adams University College are hosting over 40 Year 11 students from the West Midlands for their Summer School as part of the Government’s Aim Higher Scheme. The scheme aims to give young people, that are considering going to university, the opportunity to get a taste of what college life is like. On the First [...]

You may have noticed that Archery is not listed on my main website. So why am I doing archery sessions? Well, the fact is that I am a qualified Archery Leader with the Grand National Archery Society but I don’t have my own equipment. As a result, I don’t find myself running session very often [...]

Today marked the beginning of a 2 week holiday program at Prestfelde Preparatory School in Shrewsbury. Having broken up for the Summer a good 3 weeks before the state schools, an 8 and a half week holiday needs a bit of variety to keep it interesting! Today there was shelter building, an art project, a [...]

The Active Adventures programme for Summer 2010 has now been published! This is a Summer Holiday programme of activity sessions for all the family with sessions for kids, adults and families. If you fancy having a go at canoeing, rock climbing, high ropes, archery or hill walking, take a look at what’s on offer. We’ve [...]

The eldest of my 2 sons (Alfie – aged 12) has been showing an increasing interest in climbing over recent months. He’s done quite a bit of bottom rope climbing, both indoors and out, during the last few years but has started to show an interest in leading. For those that are not familiar with [...]