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Instructing For Arthog Wales

Posted on November 25, 2018 by chris

It was great to be back at Arthog Wales for a week of activity and a mighty fine week it was too.  Their resilience and perseverance  shone through as they took on the following activities. Team Building Exercises Climbing Gorge … Continue reading →

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A New Term – Instructing For Arthog Outreach

Posted on September 28, 2018 by chris

The summer now seems like a distant memory and it’s been good to be back working for Arthog Outreach, which has mostly been ascending the Wrekin with various year groups. The Wrekin In The Roman Times – Year 5 An … Continue reading →

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CHMAS – Bronze DofE Qualifying Expedition

Posted on September 27, 2018 by chris

Early in September, CHMAS had 40 young people out on a Bronze DofE Expedition in Llangollen and I’m pleased to say all the teams successfully completed their expedition is some pretty inclement weather! It always gives us a real buzz … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Instructing at Big Arthog

Posted on July 3, 2018 by chris

A change is as good as a rest so it was great to be instructing for Arthog in Wales and working at some great new venues. There was a mix of gorge walking, raft building and canoeing sessions full of … Continue reading →

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CHMAS – DofE Training

Posted on June 27, 2018 by chris

As an Approved Activity Provider (AAP) for the DofE Expedition Section, CHMAS was once again providing a full expedition package for a local school in Shrewsbury. We had two glorious weekends in May where the different groups got stuck in … Continue reading →

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Instructing For Arthog Outreach

Posted on March 11, 2018 by chris

Its been a busy few weeks at Arthog Outreach which has seen me having a smashing time breaking up the ice for canoeing, battling against the wind for a hill walking and team building activities for Years 3 to Year … Continue reading →

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Working For Arthog Outreach

Posted on February 11, 2018 by chris

Another good couple of days working for Arthog Outreach, which has seen predominantly leading team building sessions, something I have come to realise I am exceedingly good at. Year 3 / Year 4 Team Building In the morning, I delivered … Continue reading →

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Instructing For Arthog Outreach

Posted on November 20, 2017 by chris

Last week my sessions for Arthog Outreach were climbing and canoeing and both were very enjoyable sessions indeed. Climbing At Grinshill This is the second day of a multi day programme for this group of Year 5’s and they were quite … Continue reading →

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Canoeing for Arthog Outreach

Posted on November 12, 2017 by chris

This week at Arthog Outreach was possibly the wettest canoes session I have ever run! Not through people falling it but in terms of the weather. Despite it being the first session out of  four, the group didn’t complain too much about the … Continue reading →

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NCS Course Leading

Posted on October 29, 2017 by chris

Last week, I was course leading a National Citizen Service Activity Residential for Condover Hall and it turned out to be quite a challenging week but one in which I learnt the subtle art of conflict resolution. We had 110 participants onsite … Continue reading →

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