Much to tell you about this week, where to begin. As always we like to mention the schools who are visiting and this week it is Park Lane Primary School in the Main House with Shawfield Primary and St Joseph’s Schools using our Lodges. The children have enjoyed a windy week but the staff have commented how good they have all been and how much they have enjoyed their activities.
The Enduroman event is in full swing finishing this Sunday. What is Endurorman, well 20 athletes are over 10 days completing 10 Ironman Triathlons in and around Avon Tyrrell. This means each day they are doing a 2.4 mile swim, 112 miles on a bike then a 26 mile marathon. Phew is that awesome or what? Now not everyone can do ten so after 5 days there is a 5 day event with the same distances back to back, then 3 days out from the end there is the triple but they do it differently as they do each distance in one go, ie 7.2 mile swim, 336 miles on the bike and 78 mile run and then on Saturday there is the double which also groups the distances together. So far it has been fantastic to watch and see the athletes performing, some often late into the night before getting one or two hours’ sleep and starting all over again. If you are free this weekend come and watch it is amazing stuff to see these athletes or sign up for next year’s event….
And we have had a volunteer team from the B&Q Store Design Team who were supported by our Maintenance Team, wow what a great hardworking team they were, as you can see from the pictures. And despite all their hard work they still had some energy left to enjoy a session on a couple of our adventure activities, kayaking and archery before heading off to one of our lodges for well-earned rest and a BBQ. The Team really made a difference to the project we are working on to the South of our lakes, it’s now clear to see what is happening. This work will make a difference and improve the grounds and access to all users of the site.
Oh and one final thing, who’s this sitting in the ‘Bosses’ chair… we do like to encourage staff to have goals.
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
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