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Festivities at the Merry Mouldridge Mine
Our December Short Break encompassed a visit to the Foundry Activity Centre for a wintery weekend of festivities and exploration of the...
leechapman85
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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Climbing Mountains – one step at a time.
When Chris first went to live with his new parents, a file was created to list his achievements. The front of this file was adorned with...
leechapman85
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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What Lies Beneath?
Recently, The Adventure Service Director and Senior Outdoor Instructor, Terry Harris-Ellis, completed his level one Local Cave and Mine...
leechapman85
Aug 30, 20222 min read
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Thomas's Story
After completing my A-levels at Bilborough College, I went to East 15 Acting School for a year. Afterwards, I studied Psychology at...
leechapman85
Jun 30, 20221 min read
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Kaye's Shooting for the Stars!
Trainee Instructor, Kaye Beastall, recently completed the NSRA Air Rifle Tutor at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre. Kaye said “I...
leechapman85
Jun 18, 20221 min read
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We've got some corn for popping at Ashlea School, Cotgrave!
On Thursday 28th April, Terry and Helen spent the day at Ashlea School in Cotgrave. Working with two groups of Post 16 students, a fire...
leechapman85
Apr 29, 20221 min read
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A Successful Time of Inspections
At the end of last year The Adventure Service had a TWO of important inspections one from Learning Outside the Classroom for our quality...
The Adventure Service
Jan 5, 20222 min read
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Cracking Clay
Some of our instructors have been dabbling in a bit of clay making. I can't say it's something I would have thought of doing, but it...
The Adventure Service
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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All About Elder
Elder… An important herb through the ages with multiple uses for fabulous remedies. Our director, Helen and Trainee Instructor, Harry,...
The Adventure Service
Sep 21, 20202 min read
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Groovy Grass Heads!
Were you watching our twice daily Facebook Lives? Who am I kidding? Of course, you were! A couple of weeks ago, Activity Support Worker,...
The Adventure Service
Aug 26, 20202 min read
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Bonkers Blackberries!
What more sums up British summertime than a scramble through a blackberry bush clutching an empty margarine tub? Well, provided you’re...
The Adventure Service
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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Outdoor Awesomness
Over the last four weeks, life has changed drastically for UK citizens as many adaptations have had to be made to our day to day...
The Adventure Service
Apr 15, 20203 min read
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Influence of Fire on Human Evolution
Throughout the evolution of hominids, (the family of primates that humans belong to) there has been a close connection with fire....
The Adventure Service
Feb 21, 20193 min read
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