FCT Youth Adventure Programme Summer 2019

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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