Outdoor Adventure Week 2013
On the OAW2013 starting blocks…Outdoor Adventure Week 2013: 4th-12th May! Are you ready to go?? We are. twitter – @oaw2013 More and more events and support are being announced for this, the 6th year of celebration of adventure across the UK. Use the opportunity to launch an event, raise profile or access support for the […]
Fear stops play
Fear of strangers, traffic and lack of confidence to avoid hurting oneself means children do not play outside – the only free place obesity, healthy lifestyles and diabetes can be tackled! Almost half (49%) of parents report that fear of strangers stops their children from playing out, while 46% say traffic and almost a third […]
Spirit of Adventure
Dewsbury man's adventure award for microlight adventure David Sykes flew over 20 countries in his microlight to reach Australia. "Much easier than in my wheelchair!" A paraplegic from West Yorkshire, David Sykes flew his microlight from the UK to Australia and was awarded this trophy for "the spirit of adventure". The Royal Automobile Club awarded […]
Risk and Adventure Quotations
#Ianspirational More leadership quotes Don't refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase – that's what wild geese are for. ~Author Unknown To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. ~Soren Kierkegaard I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that […]
Avoid death – go for a walk!
"We must get exercise into everyone’s life" Lack of fitness causes more deaths than smoking, obesity and cancer says a report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the build-up to the Olympics, estimates that about a third of adults are not doing enough physical activity, causing 5.3m deaths a year. The aim should be […]
The Great Exhibition 2012
Celebrating adventure and celebrating the supporters of adventure – Someone thinks our work with Campaign for Adventure needs celebrating…http://www.thegreatexhibition2012.co.uk/greats/ian-lewis/?search=1
Forestry Report
Publication of the Independent Panel on Forestry report The Independent Panel on Forestry have published their final report which is available to view online here: http://www.defra.gov.uk/forestrypanel/reports/ Responding to the report, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said: “I’d like to thank Bishop Jones and all the members of the panel for their hard work to produce this […]
Adventure Byelaws
The fun police do it again… Swimmers are banned from using the River Thames without prior permission from the Port of London Authority under a new by-law. The authority said the ban – introduced at the weekend – was needed for the safety of all river users. It is worried about the growth in popularity […]
OAW2012
Outdoor Adventure Week 2012 [May26-June5] completed beautifully with some of our more extravagant adventurers organizing really special experiences. One event, with a thousand boats on the Thames was amazing (if a little challenging for OAW2012’s Main Man) and another, having invited some talented friends, took over One’s Round-About for an evening’s vocal and firework adventuring! […]
National Citizenship Service Success
National Citizenship Service Success – "A youth intervention that pays" – full story From Young People Now – By Neil Puffett, Thursday 17 May 2012 The government plans to expand the programme, which is designed exclusively for 16-year-olds, from 30,000 places in 2012 up to 90,000 by 2014. Based on analysis into last year’s pilots […]