Avon Tyrrell Latest December 2010

The snow is falling and the forest resembles a Scandinavian winter and despite the weather our staff have continued to operate the centre and guests have visited and enjoy the scenic winter wonderland of Avon Tyrrell.   We are open right through Christmas and we hope that all our Christmas visitors have a memorable and fun filled enjoyable Christmas and New Year with us.

Our Inspiring you weekend ran a week ago with absolutely no snow and what an enjoyable weekend it was for the families with a member with a disability and our staff alike. The weekend was very successful and we can look back on the highlights and the life changing moments that remind us that we have the best jobs in the world!

We saw the BOMA chair used for the first time by a disabled parent who blessed us with a lovely quote, "for once my family had to keep up with me…usually it’s me who has to try and keep up with them!"

And.... Santa made a call to see the children on the Sunday morning.....

 

 

We do have two more weekends organised for February and March and if you would like to know more please do contact us on the details below.

Also last month our senior team got an upgrade!  they all took part in our walking group leader training so we can start leading groups on expeditions in the new forest.  they had the lovely Dartmoor weather with continual rain, strong winds and freezing temperatures but despite that they had an amazing time and can't wait to lead groups all over the new forest in 2011

And to round off last weekend on the Sunday afternoon we had a very enjoyable Christmas Fayre with many visitors to our event.  We had stalls, rides, singing form the local New Forest Ensemble Choir, Punch and Judy and of course Santa made it back for the afternoon.  Thank you to everyone who supported the event and attended.

 

As we sign off for 2010 we want to thank all of you who support us and visit us and hope you have a wonderful Christmas Break and a most prospurus New Year.

To find out more about Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Activity Centre and the many varied opportunities we offer please contact us on Tel; 01425 672347 or email info@ukyouth.org or view our website http://www.avontyrrell.org.uk/

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Hi all,

Just a very quick blog to say Santa Clause was spotted last week during all the snow checking the routes in and out of Avon Tyrrell House and we think this maybe as he is due to visit us this Sunday. We hope to see him for breakfast when he will be saying hello to all the families participating in our disability adventure activity weekend.

And then we hope he will also pop back in the late afternoon and meet all the children who be attending our fun packed Christmas Fayre, with Punch and Judy and a Fairground Ride as well as indoor stalls and Christmas Carol singing and some lovely food from our kitchens.

 

To find out more about Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Activity Centre and the many varied opportunities we offer please contact us on Tel; 01425 672347 or email info@ukyouth.org or view our website http://www.avontyrrell.org.uk/


 Remember… experience – learn – develop

Avon Tyrrell November 2010

The leaves have fallen the nights have drawn in and it’s not warm in the mornings as we move inescapably towards the end of another year.


However for the fish in our lakes this is not such a problem and yesterday 1200 fish were released into our small lake, which were kindly donated by the Environment Agency. The EA were joined by the Holy Family Catholic Primary School from Southampton who were staying with us and kindly offered to help release the fish into the lake.

 




Recently we have seen the departure of our European Volunteer Student, Jana, back to Slovakia after a year with us and we are going to miss her as she was a very helpful and willing volunteer who was a credit to the EVS project. Here she is pictured with our excellent new Head Chef who assisted Jana in creating a typical Slovakian Lunch for staff and guests before her departure.





We have also recently had a visit from volunteers from UPS who spent the day removing overgrown vegetation from between the two lakes so the area remains open and the wildlife have suitable wetland to play in. We are very grateful for the work completed by the UPS team who worked hard. We said our thank you by feeding them well on the day andalso let them play on our high ropes, which they all enjoyed. If any corporate group would like to do a volunteer day at Avon Tyrrell please do contact us on the details below, its actually good fun, promise....

 

Our Eco Health Project continues to work hard looking after the grounds and they have now erected their Polly Tunnel in preparation for the start of increasing their vegetable production for next year. The plan is that they will supply our kitchen with some fresh vegetables when they can. This will help towards the Avon Tyrrell sustainability plan.

 

To find out more about Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Activity Centre and the many varied opportunities we offer please contact us on Tel; 01425 672347 or email info@ukyouth.org or view our website http://www.avontyrrell.org.uk/  

Remember… experience – learn – develop