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Entries from June 2009

Hiking Adventure Holidays

June 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Adventure holidays are a good excuse for getting the family away from the pressures and problems of real life for a time. The stresses of urban life just melt away when you turn your mind towards outdoor pursuits and start breathing fresh air.
Hiking is the sort of outdoor activity that brings to mind pleasurable leisurely [...]

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Tags: Family Activities · Outdoor Activities

Garden gazebos – for a range of outdoor activities

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

A garden gazebo is a very useful item for a garden and can change its entire look, which is ideal for outdoor individuals who enjoy the great outdoors. People have started realizing the value of the gazebo and its popularity has increased dramatically over the past few years. Today, garden gazebos can be used as [...]

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Leadership Games

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Leadership is an ephemeral thing. How do you define it? Teach it? Harness it? Plainly, it’s the ability to lead. In a work environment, among the levels of management, leadership is a quotable quality. It is imperative that people be led and that there be leaders to lead them, and that they do so consistently, [...]

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Outdoor pursuits – brining your team together

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Outdoor pursuits are a popular past-time with many people in the UK. Activities such as rock climbing, hiking, canyon crawling, kayaking and camping are all notable outdoor pursuits for those looking for a getaway from the pressures of work and life. Whether it is a corporate away day or a family day out, a day [...]

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Honing Invaluable Skills

June 20th, 2009 · No Comments

According to Ofsted – the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills – a number of schools do not take their pupils on outdoor activity trips, which is partially due to a fear of being sued. However, it is important to remember that these activities help children work on their social and physical [...]

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Tags: Adventure Course · Family Activities · Outdoor Activities

Backpacking Adventure Holidays

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments

The adventure holiday is fast becoming a tradition among families in the UK. Whether it be a trip to someplace exotic, or somewhere more local, outdoor activities with the family can be a great way to spend a vacation or activity day. Family activities on an adventure holiday can take place via a professional adventure [...]

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Outdoor activities the whole family can enjoy

June 13th, 2009 · No Comments

All families need some time to themselves – time to get away from individual pursuits, whether it be work, school or social responsibilities, and re-connect as a family. To reignite the spark of communication that may have dimmed over time. Many in this situation have found that a series of family days out are the [...]

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Kayaking Adventure Holidays

June 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment

If you love being outdoors and don’t mind getting wet, then kayaking is probably right up your alley. Kayaking is a rigorous outdoor pursuit which involves travelling by self-propelled boat along a river or the ocean’s shore. It is not an activity for the weak of heart or body, and can even be dangerous to [...]

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Abseiling – a great outdoor activity!

June 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Abseiling is a popular activity among those craving a bit of strenuous exercise. Participants rappel down or across natural or man-made rock formations, with the end goal of reaching the bottom or a predetermined stopping point.
Abseiling is a common outdoor pursuit among those on adventure holidays, adventure courses or on a corporate away day from [...]

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Corporate Away Days Keep Teams Strong

June 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Teambuilding is a concept that is usually applied to a working environment. A corporate away day will feature teambuilding games or challenges that involve working as part of a team to complete the tasks successfully. The idea of this is to bring together the team in a non-work related environment; the actual tasks aren’t as [...]

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Tags: Adventure Course · Corporate Away Days · Outdoor Activities