Hi all,

Very busy time of year for us here at Avon Tyrrell and the staff are working their socks off trying to ensure everyone’s experience at Avon Tyrrell is enjoyable and memorable. Whitley Primary School is with us this week and our lodges are full with various groups and we have campers in the grounds as well, so there is an exciting buzz around the site as everyone enjoys the fine weather and facilities and activities we have.

Exciting things happening this week, well during the weekend just gone the staff rescued two long eared baby bats with the help and assistance from the RSPCA. The bats had found their way into our Training Room but after some assistance and water they were returned to the wild.

 

Not content with long eared baby bats we had a grass snake move into our swimming pool plant room which has scared the hats off of one or two staff…. We think the snake has now moved on.

And then at the end of last week we had the good company of the Central Replen Team from B&Q who kindly gave up there day to do a corporate volunteer day with us. Once again supported by our Maintenance Team they continued the clearance work along the South of our lakes and put in a magnificent days hard work clearing a huge amount of vegetation and revealing more of the original landscape of the grounds.  We rounded the day off by running a session for them to build rafts and paddle around our lake, trouble was they were a little worn out so did not paddle that fast.…. A very enjoyable group to work with and thank you for your great effort.

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 www.avontyrrell.org.uk


Remember… experience – learn – develop