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Here we have information for and pertaining to our England Northwest Region.
If you have any info that could be included here please email details to fiona@outdoor-learning.org
NRIOL Professional Development Workshops
The first in the series is:
Active Reviewing in the Outdoors
‘Reviewing at the beginning, middle and end of outdoor programmes’
with Roger Greenaway. 31st Oct. 08 - Bendrigg Lodge, Nr Kendal (close to M6 J37)
- Develop your tool box of reviewing skills
- Take home some innovative ideas
- Time: 10am until 4.30pm ish
- Cost: A special rate of £30 for IOL Members. £65 - Non-members
- Tea/coffee and some biscuits will be provided. Please bring along a packed lunch.
To book your place fill out the booking form here and return to IOL with payment. You can also call Louise and pay by credit or debit card. Tel. 01768 885800.
A maximum of 25 places are available. Your place will be confirmed with your receipt.
Whats next in the series?
Watch out for an annoucement of an Intro to NLP with Sugar NLP - 28th November).
Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Canoeing in Cumbria
Alan Aldred, Barry Howell and Jim Wilson will be receiving awards from cumbriacanoeists for outstanding contribution to canoeing in Cumbria over many years!
2008 Northern Region Conference and AGM
- The Region's Premier Outdoor Conference took place on 1st February 2008 at Hilltop, University of Cumbria, Ambleside.
- Despite the awful winter weather the attendance at the 2008 Northern Region conference was well over 100 delegates.
- This year's event was hosted by The University of Cumbria Hilltop Campus and the conference was opened by Richard Lemmey - Head of the Outdoor Education Dept.
Insurance company Jardine Lloyd Thompson sponsored the event and Cotswold (Keswick) provided some excellent prize draw goodies.
Sponsored by JLT Fantastic prize draw courtesy of Cotswold
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Some photos from the day - thanks to Ross Wallace for these
- The weather caused some problems with workshops, but mostly it went well - with delegates able to attend workshops ranging from Water Safety, BCU updates, Expedition Vehicle Maintenance, bushcraft to environmental art. The keynote speaker was Conrad Dickinson who entertained us with stories of his epic snowshoe adventure to the North Pole. Kaz Brush (IOL CEO) gave some feedback on the IOL Business Plan and facilitated a quick information gathering exercise designed to inform the 2008 plan.
- The Northern Region AGM was also held - Ross Wallace stood down as Chair and Paul Bond was elected - Paul is the Head of the Castlehead Field Studies Centre. We would like to offer our sincere thanks to Ross for all his hard work and welcome Paul to his role.
- We would like to take this opportunity to thank Cotswold for the excellent prizes and freebies, Jardine Loyd Thompson for the fantastic recycled cotton bags, the Northern Region Exec. Committee for organising the conference, the students at the University of Cumbria for help throughout day, the workshop presenters and, of course, Conrad Dickinson.
Access to Church Beck Coniston
Following the installation of the new hydro electric power scheme into Church Beck the land owner has confirmed that he is agreeable for those signed up to the original Church Beck User Agreement to be able to use the ghyll again. It is very important that users continue to respect the conditions of the agreement, as use of the gyhll will still be monitored by the land owner and his land agent.
It should be pointed out that users should conduct a new risk assessment for the ghyll before using it as there may be changes to the ghyll following the engineering work.
Northern Region News
Charges for canoes and kayaks in the Lake District National Park - BCU are strongly objecting both by the online consultation
The Lake District National Park is minded to introduce charges for canoes and kayaks.
We are strongly objecting both by the online consultation, more fully in writing and attending a LDNP public meeting on 18 January in Cumbria .
The link to the LDNPA survey is: http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/survey/
We would be pleased for outdoor education establishments and clubs to register views. Can you please help by forwarding this information on. The deadline to respond is 9 February.
There is no mention of third party insurance, but that could be another unwelcome element in this proposal.
Kevin East, National Access Officer of BCU K.East@btinternet.com
APIOL bursary
The APIOL bursary fund has been supporting several aspirant practitioners.
Access & conservation
Some good liaison and communication has been had with a number of bodies and organisations around the region in particularly United Utilities who own a substantial amount of land accessed by outdoor users. United Utilities are currently reviewing their policy on usage of their land and NRIOL were able to respond to their proposals ensuring they understood the values and concerns held by the outdoor sector.
Courses
High Borrans OEC, Windermere. First Aid Courses 2009.
For details of these courses in January 2009 click here
Events
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