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Summer 2019
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, Coasteering around the Fife coast 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. We will once again be offering a wrap round element to the service at Victoria Buildings 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 0900 and end at 1630.
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 Monday to Friday 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/Adult_ consent_medical_form.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
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
All specialist equipment will be supplied. See our website for further information
www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors
Beginner to Level 3 B No experience 1 One or two previous experiences 2 Good Knowledge 3 Intermediate
Venues & Activity
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.
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
1–5 July
Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date
Activity
Mon 1st
Gorge Walking
9+
B
£37
Tues 2nd
Coasteering
9+
B
£37
Wed 3rd
Canoeing / Bushcraft
9+
B
£37
Thurs 4th
Blokarting
9+
B
£37
Fri 5th
Rock Climbing / Abseil
9+
B
£37
Week 2
Age
Ability Cost Time Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00
8–12 July
Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date
Activity
Mon 8th
Blokarting
Age 9+
Ability Cost Time B
£37
Tues 9th
Gorge Walking
9+
B
£37
Wed 10th
Rock Climbing / Abseil
9+
B
£37
Thurs 11th
Coasteering
9+
B
£37
Fri 12th
Canoeing / Kayaking
9+
B
£37
Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00
Week 3
15– 19 July
Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date
Activity
Age
Ability Cost Time
Mon 15th
Coasteering
9+
B
£37
Mon 15th
Canoeing / Kayaking
9+
B
£37
Tues 16th
Shipwreck Day
9+
B
£37
Tues 16th
Blokarting
9+
B
£37
Wed 17th
Rock Climbing / Abseil
9+
B
£37
Wed 17th
Paddlesports 1
9+
B
£37
Thurs 18th
Gorge Walking
9+
B
£37
Thurs 18th
Paddlesports 2
9+
1
£37
Fri 19th
Mountain Biking
9+
B
£37
Fri 19th
Paddle sports 3 RIVER TRIP
9+
2
£37
Week 4
Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00
22–26 July
Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date
Activity
Mon 22nd
Canoeing / Kayaking
9+
B
£37
Tues 23rd
Gorge Walking
9+
B
£37
Tues 23rd
Mountain Biking
9+
B
£37
Wed 24th
Canoeing / Bushcraft
9+
B
£37
Wed 24th
Rock Climbing 1
9+
B
£37
Thurs 25th
Blokarting
9+
B
£37
Thurs 25th
Rock Climbing 2
9+
1
£37
9+
B
£37
9+
2
£37
Fri 26th Fri 26th
Coasteering Rock Climbing 3
Age
Ability Cost Time
Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00
Week 5
29–2 August
Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date
Activity
Mon 29th
Rock Climbing / Abseil
9+
B
£37
Mon 29th
Paddlesports 1
9+
B
£37
Tues 30th
Coasteering
9+
B
£37
Tues 30th
Paddlesports 2
9+
1
£37
Wed 31st
Shipwreck Day
9+
B
£37
Wed 31st
Paddlesports 3
9+
2
£37
Thurs 1st
Gorge Walking
9+
B
£37
Thurs 1st
Mountain Biking
9+
B
£37
Fri 2nd
Blokarting
9+
B
£37
Fri 2nd
Canoe / Bush
9+
B
£37
Week 6
Age
Ability Cost Time
Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00
5–9 August
Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date
Activity
Age
Ability Cost Time
th
Mon 5
Mountain Biking
9+
B
£37
Mon 5
th
Rock Climbing 1
9+
B
£37
Tues 6th
Gorge Walking
9+
B
£37
Tues 6
Rock Climbing 2
9+
1
£37
Wed 7th
Canoeing / Kayaking
9+
B
£37
Thurs 8th
Coasteering
9+
2
£37
Fri 9
Climbing / Abseil
9+
B
£37
th
8
th
Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00
Week 7
12–16 August
Victoria Buildings – ADVENTURE DAYS Date
Activity
Age
Ability Cost Time
th
Mon 12
Gorge Walking
9+
B
£37
Mon 12th
River Kayaking
11+
2
£37
Tues 13
Bushcraft
9+
B
£37
Wed 14th
Canoeing / Kayaking
9+
B
£37
Wed 14
Coasteering
11+
2
£37
th
th
Thurs 15
Blokarting
9+
B
£37
Fri 16th
Rock Climbing / Abseil
9+
B
£37
Fri 16
Canyoning
11+
2
£37
th
th
Drop off 08.30 Activity 09.00 – 16.30 Pick up 17.00
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www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors Outdoor Activity Base, Victoria Buildings, Queen Street, Falkirk. Tel: 01324 506846