AT Blog 5 January 2009

Well here we are 2009, new year, new ideas and we all hope despite the difficulties of the world economy, this will not stop young people having the opportunities of enjoying the outdoors and visiting Centres like ourselves. For our part we have endeavoured to keep costs down in 2009 and we are offering some great deals to ensure visitors do get good value for money and most importantly an enjoyable experience in a safe environment, be it for learning or fun. For more information on Avon Tyrrell and what great facilities and deals we offer please view our website http://www.avontyrrell.org.uk/ or for more information email your questions to info@ukyouth.org or call us on 01425 672347.

The weather maybe cold and as I write the snow is falling, but we still have some exciting things happening to start the year off. We will hopefully within the month finish the straw bale classroom, and thanks to the peoples millions giving us a £50k donation we will begin to build a volunteers and staff accommodation lodge which we desperately need, as the caravans volunteers and staff were using are falling apart. We also will begin the next phase of reinstating our reed bed to support our sewage plant and whilst we are busy learning about how to do this, we would very much appreciate any support that could be given from anyone who has knowledge of building reed beds.

We also will see the arrival of 2 of our GAP students in the middle of this week and we very much look forward to welcoming them and our new apprentices and seasonal instructors as we begin a training cycle for the new staff and volunteers. And remember if you are interested in becoming a GAP student at Avon Tyrrell for 2010 please do contact us by email, info@ukyouth.org or call us on 01425 672347.

Finally maybe you have seen these two characters when visiting Avon Tyrell, do you remember them... I will let you know who they are when I write our next blog!

Enjoy the New Year