FCT Summer Youth Adventure Programme 2018

Summer 2018

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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 our Victoria Buildings base. 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 by opening our doors at 08:30 in the morning and remaining open until 17:00 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.

Victoria Buildings Adventure Days – Ages 9+ All our activities this year will be run from Victoria Building. Activities will take place away from the Falkirk area taking in some spectacular scenery in challenging adventurous surroundings.

Outdoor Activity Base Victoria Buildings, Queen Street, Falkirk FK2 7AF Tel: 01324 506846

Booking...

All bookings are to be made through the Falkirk stadium

By Phone (Card payments) Please call the Falkirk stadium number 01324 506850 Mon to Fri 9am until 6pm.

Please note we still need a signed copy of our under 18’s medical form before the start of the activity. www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors/docs/forms_policies/Medical_consent_under_18.pdf

By Post Please enclose an under 18’s medical form, booking form and payment.

Please send payment to Falkirk Community Trust – Bookings Team 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 email 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.

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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.

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Canyoning Exploring bigger canyons, where committing jumps and using ropes to abseil are essential to get down safely. For the more experienced adventurer only.

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.

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.

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.

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Week 1

2nd – 6th July

Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date

Activity

Age

Ability

Cost

Mon 2nd

Gorge Walking

9+

B

£36

Tues 3rd

Rock Climbing / Abseil

9+

B

£36

Wed 4

Canoeing / Bushcraft

9+

B

£36

Thurs 5th

Coasteering

9+

B

£36

Fri 6th

Blokarting

9+

B

£36

th

Time

Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00

Full adventure week £162

Week 2

9th – 13th July

Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date

Activity

Age

Ability

Cost

Mon 9th

Coasteering

9+

B

£36

Tues 10th

Rock Climbing / Abseil

9+

B

£36

Wed 11

Blokarting

9+

B

£36

Thurs 12th

Gorge Walking

9+

B

£36

Fri 13th

Canoeing / Kayaking

9+

B

£36

th

Full adventure week £162

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Time

Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00

Week 3

16th – 20st July

Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date

Activity

Age

Ability

Cost

Mon 16th

Gorge Walking

9+

B

£36

Tues 17th

Shipwreck Day

9+

B

£36

Wed 18

Coasteering

9+

B

£36

Thurs 19th

Mountain Biking

9+

B

£36

Fri 20th

Canoeing / Kayaking

9+

B

£36

th

Time

Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00

Full adventure week £162

Week 4

23rd – 27th July

Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date

Activity

Age

Ability

Cost

Mon 23rd

Blokarting

9+

B

£36

Tues 24th

Coasteering

9+

B

£36

Wed 25

Rock Climbing / Abseil

9+

B

£36

Thurs 26th

Canoeing / Bushcraft

9+

B

£36

Fri 27th

Gorge Walking

9+

B

£36

th

Time

Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00

Full adventure week £162

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Week 5

30th – 3rd August

Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date

Activity

Age

Ability

Cost

Mon 30th

Rock Climbing / Abseil

9+

B

£36

Tues 31st

Shipwreck Day

9+

B

£36

Wed 1st

Coasteering

9+

B

£36

Thurs 2nd

Canoeing / Kayaking

9+

B

£36

Fri 3rd

Gorge Walking

9+

B

£36

Time

Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00

Full adventure week £162

Week 6

6th – 10th August

Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date

Activity

Age

Ability

Cost

Mon 6th

Coasteering

9+

B

£36

Tues 7th

Rock Climbing / Abseil

9+

B

£36

Wed 8

Gorge Walking

9+

B

£36

Thurs 9th

Mountain Biking – Comrie Croft

9+

B

£36

Fri 10th

Canoeing / Kayaking

9+

B

£36

th

Full adventure week £162

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Time

Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00

Week 7

13th – 17th August

Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date

Activity

Age

Ability

Cost

Mon 13th

Blokarting

9+

B

£36

Tues 14th

Canyoning

11+

2

£36

Wed 15th

Gorge Walking

9+

B

£36

Thurs 16th

Coasteering Arbroath

11+

B

£36

Fri 17th

Rock Climbing / Abseil

9+

2

£36

Time

Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00

Full adventure week £162

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www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors Outdoor Activity Base, Victoria Buildings, Queen Street, Falkirk. Tel: 01324 506846