Last Saturday we had an Open Day and on the day the main organiser Alison Plested confessed how nervous she was that people would not come and support the event. She need not have worried; the afternoon was a success with some 800 people visiting Avon Tyrrell.
The weather held out and visitors were entertained with live dance groups including the street dance world champions Shake. We also had an excellent live acoustic session from 'Nothing But Trouble'. Visitors got to play on our activities land and water based and we had 35 stalls from the local community and traders. Our Friends of Avon Tyrrell stall was particularly busy with many questions about the Centre and people wanting ago on the Tombola. All in all despite the hard work needed to run such an event we had a fabulous day and the feedback from visitors was very positive with many asking for it to become an annual event. We think it probably will.
For those interested in numbers, The Friends of Avon Tyrrell raised £630 on the day, which is brilliant and the money will be used towards buying items for the Centre to help improve facilities for visitors.
Have a great weekend and if you want to find out more about Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Centre and the many varied opportunities we offer people please contact us – Tel; 01425 672347 or email info@ukyouth.org or view our website www.avontyrrell.org.uk/
Remember… experience – learn – develop
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