Summer Outdoor Activities - Falkirk Community Trust 2017 Outdoor Activities Youth Adventure Programme Summer 2017
The Adventure starts here! The Outdoor Activities team have been running our Youth Adventure Programme for over 20 years. This year has all your favourite activities in some of Scotland s best locations. Some of our activities include Canoeing in the Trossachs National Park, Rock Climbing in the Southern Highlands and River Kayaking through the Perthshire hills. Our qualified instructors are able to take full advantage of what Scotland has to offer. A fantastic day is guaranteed; just bring your sense of adventure. Our exciting activities run throughout the summer holiday period. We have activities to suit everyone with a flexible programme to ensure you don t miss out on the action. This year all our activities will take place at either our Victoria Buildings base or Action Outdoors Centre. Children can be booked on for individual days or take advantage of our discounted price for the week. This summer we will once again be offering a childcare element to the service at Victoria Buildings and Action Outdoors by opening our doors at 0830 in the morning and remaining open until 1700 after the activity has ended. During nonactivity time participants will be closely supervised at the centre. Our activities all begin at 09.00 and end at 16.30. Our Centres Courses will be delivered from one of our centres detailed below. If you have any enquiries regarding any of the courses offered please contact our main office. Victoria Buildings Adventure Days Ages 9+ Our Victoria Building based activities will take place away from the Falkirk area taking in some spectacular scenery in challenging adventurous surroundings. Action Outdoors Young Adventure Days Ages 8-10 This summer, we will be using our Action Outdoor centre for our Young Adventurers on the same basis as our Victoria Buildings centre. There will be single days or the option to join us for the whole week. Main office Outdoor Activity Base Victoria Buildings, Queen Street, Falkirk Tel: 01324 506846 Action Outdoors Centre Redding Road, Brightons FK2 0AA
How to Book All bookings are to be made through the Falkirk stadium By Phone (Card payments) Please call the Falkirk stadium on 01324 506850 Monday to Friday 9am until 7.30pm Please note we still need a signed copy of our under 18 s medical form before the start of the activity. By Post - Please enclose a under 18 s medical form, booking form and payment. Please send payment to Bookings Team Falkirk Community Trust, Suite 1A, the Falkirk Stadium 4 Stadium Way, Falkirk, FK2 9EE In Person - Falkirk Stadium Suite 1a (office hours Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm) Please Note: We only take bookings on receipt of payment, we cannot accept provisional bookings over the phone Confirmation of booking will be sent to your address, you will only hear further from us if your course has to be altered. We require an original medical form at the centre before the activity takes place. Please ensure this is sent in to Victoria Buildings prior to the activity date. Course Information Kit List Participants on all courses are required to bring; Towel Complete change of clothing (including spare trainers) Packed lunch and drinks Any relevant medication ***All specialist equipment will be supplied. See our website for further information Activity Levels: Our Activity courses are graded so everyone can get the most enjoyment out of their day. Please try to avoid booking onto a course above the participant s ability level. If you are unsure about the course levels please contact the Victoria Buildings centre. BEGINNER to LEVEL 3 B - No experience 1 - One or two previous experiences 2 - Good Knowledge 3 Intermediate Venues: For all courses the venues are not specified this is due to the nature of the activities and possibility of change. If the advertised activity has to change due to weather, staffing of other unpredictable reasons, then an alternative activity will be offered.
Our Adventure Days Canoeing Big boats equal big fun. Come and try it out, or if you ve been in one before, improve your skills on one of our local lochs. You might even visit a cave, an island or a ruined castle. Kayaking You may get wet, you will pick up skills and you will have a whole lot of fun. Our loch based kayaking courses are a great way to explore some stunning areas. River Kayaking A day for more experienced kayakers. You will need to be confident in water and have a skill level above beginner. If you haven t worn a spray deck before try our beginners kayaking course first before booking for a river trip. Rock climbing / Abseiling Rock climbing at a local crag or if the weather isn t good we will go indoor climbing. We can take anyone from absolute beginners to budding mountaineers. How high can you climb? How hard a route can you do? How big an abseil can you manage? Find out this summer. Gorge Walking This is our easiest rock and water activity. It s a challenge to scramble up a steep river where there may be waterfalls and jumps. It s great fun and very popular
Canyoning Exploring bigger canyons, where committing jumps and using ropes to abseil are essential to get down safely. For the more experienced adventurer only. Coasteering Climb, jump and swim along a beautiful stretch of coast on this action packed adventure. You don t have to be a strong swimmer to enjoy this activity and all the jumps are optional. Chainwalk The ancient fisherfolk of Fife got fed up getting cut off by the tide so they got a blacksmith to put in chains and cut steps in the rock so they could always get around. We will explore these chains and then go for a wee jump and swim in the sea after. Blokarting Racing along, powered by the wind, inches above the ground this is a fantastic experience. We really need the wind for this activity to run so if it s a calm day we will do another activity instead. Mountain Biking Mountain biking on single track terrain. This summer we will run bike sessions to suit all needs, from beginner to more experienced riders. For those who want to explore a little further we are running a mountain biking expedition. Bushcraft Learn a bit about surviving in the woods, build shelters, light a fire and get involved in a whole lot of fun! This course will appeal to anyone who just loves being out of doors. Shipwreck Day Imagine being shipwrecked on a lonely beach with nothing but what you ve managed to salvage to help you survive. This is a fun day at the beach learning to survive and thrive in the wilds.
Week 1 3-7 July Victoria Buildings ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 3 Gorge Walking 9+ B 34 Tues 4 Rock Climbing / Abseil 9+ B 34 Wed 5 Canoeing / Bushcraft 9+ B 34 Thurs 6 Coasteering 9+ B 34 Fri 7 Blokarting 9+ B 34 Week 2 10-14 July Victoria Buildings - ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 10 Coasteering 9+ B 34 Tues 11 Rock Climbing / Abseil 9+ B 34 Wed 12 Blokarting 9+ B 34 Thurs 13 Gorge Walking 9+ B 34 Fri 14 Canoeing / Kayaking 9+ B 34
Week 3 17-21 July Victoria Buildings - ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 17 Gorge Walking 9+ B 34 Tues 18 Shipwreck Day 9+ B 34 Wed 19 Coasteering 9+ B 34 Thurs 20 Mountain Biking 9+ B 34 Fri 21 Canoeing / Kayaking 9+ B 34 Action Outdoors YOUNG ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 17 Canoeing / Kayaking 8-10 B 34 Tues 18 Bushcraft 8-10 B 34 Wed 19 Blokarting 8-10 B 34 Thurs 20 Gorge Walking 8-10 B 34 Fri 21 Rock Climbing/Abseil 8-10 B 34
Week 4 24-28 July Victoria Buildings - ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 24 Blokarting 9+ B 34 Tues 25 Coasteering 9+ B 34 Wed 26 Rock Climbing / Abseil 9+ B 34 Thurs 27 Canoeing / Bushcraft 9+ B 34 Fri 28 Gorge Walking 9+ B 34 Action Outdoors YOUNG ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 24 Rock Climbing/Abseil 8-10 B 34 Tues 25 Blokarting 8-10 B 34 Wed 26 Canoe / Bushcraft 8-10 B 34 Thurs 27 Gorge Walking 8-10 B 34 Fri 28 Mountain Biking / Bushcraft 8-10 B 34
Week 5 31 July - 4 Aug Victoria Buildings - ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 31 Rock Climbing / Abseil 9+ B 34 Tues 1 Shipwreck Day 9+ B 34 Wed 2 Coasteering 9+ B 34 Thurs 3 Canoeing / Kayaking 9+ B 34 Fri 4 Gorge Walking 9+ B 34 Action Outdoors YOUNG ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 31 Blokarting 8-10 B 34 Tues 1 Canoeing / Kayaking 8-10 B 34 Wed 2 Gorge Walking 8-10 B 34 Thurs 3 Mountain Biking / Bushcraft 8-10 B 34 Fri 4 Rock Climbing / Abseil 8-10 B 34
Week 6 7-11 August Victoria Buildings - ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 7 Coasteering 9+ B 34 Tues 8 Rock Climbing / Abseil 9+ B 34 Wed 9 Gorge Walking 9+ B 34 Thurs 10 Mountain Biking Comrie Croft 9+ B 34 Fri 11 Canoeing / Kayaking 9+ B 34 Action Outdoors YOUNG ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 7 Rock Climbing / Abseil 8-10 B 34 Tues 8 Canoeing / Kayaking 8-10 B 34 Wed 9 Gorge Walking 8-10 B 34 Thurs 10 Mountain Biking / Bushcraft 8-10 B 34 Fri 11 Chain Walk / Sea Jump 8-10 B 34
Week 7 14-18 August Victoria Buildings - ADVENTURE DAYS Mon 14 Blokarting 9+ B 34 Tues 15 Canyoning 11+ 2 34 Tues 15 Mountain Biking 9+ B 34 Wed 16 Gorge Walking 9+ B 34 Thurs 17 Canoe / Bushcraft 9+ 2 34 Thurs 17 Coasteering Arbroath 11+ B 34 Fri 18 Rock Climbing / Abseil 9+ 2 34 Fri 18 River Kayaking 11+ 2 34 Note the details here and make sure you don t miss any of your booked Summer outdoor Activities: Dates Time Activity Location Outdoor Activity Base, Victoria Buildings, Queen Street, Falkirk. Tel: 01324 506846 www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors
Outdoor Activity Base, Victoria Buildings, Queen Street, Falkirk. Tel: 01324 506846 www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors