Archive for June 2011

3 Day Exercise at Swynerton with Ellesmere College CCF

Jun 29th, 2011 | By | Category: Cadets

As the academic year starts to draw to a close, Ellesmere College put classroom lessons on hold for three days to allow the pupils to take part in ‘Expeditions’. These take a wide range of formats for pupils with different interests. Some use the time to do a Duke of Edinburgh expedition while others go [...]




Bronze DofE Assessments with Shrewsbury School

Jun 24th, 2011 | By | Category: Duke of Edinburgh, Expeditions, Featured

For the last few years I have helped out with the provision of Bronze DofE expedition training and assessments. Due to the numbers of participants involved, a number of instructors are needed to supervise and assess the various groups over the course of 6 days. Over recent years, a core team has developed, making it [...]




Paddling Party on The Mere

Jun 11th, 2011 | By | Category: Paddling, Parties

A couple of weeks ago, I was a meant to provide some paddling fun on The Mere in Ellesmere for a birthday party. When it came to it, the wind was far too strong to enable anyone to have an enjoyable experience, so we were forced to postpone it. So it was with a certain [...]




Ellesmere Primary School at the Adventure Rope Course

Jun 7th, 2011 | By | Category: High Ropes

This afternoon, I took a small group of 6 pupils from Ellesmere Primary School for a 2 hour session at the Adventure Rope Course just north of Shrewsbury, on the grounds of the Albrighton Hall Hotel. One or two had some previous experience of high rope activities, but none had been to the Adventure Rope [...]




Active Adventures Holiday Programme Finalised!

Jun 6th, 2011 | By | Category: General

Over the last few years, we have been developing a holiday programme of activities for the whole family. The aim has always been to make outdoor activities more accessible for a wide age range. In our efforts to achieve this, we’ve tweaked the programme each year and are always eager to hear your comments and [...]




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