Summer Outdoor programme - Falkirk Community Trust

Outdoor
Summer
Activities
01 July – 16 August 2013
Summer 2013 Youth
Adventure Programme
The Adventure starts here!

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Gorge Walking
Our exciting activity day and week
options run throughout the summer
holiday period. We have activities to suit
everyone with a flexible programme to
ensure you don’t miss out on the action.
Some of our activities take place away
from the Falkirk area taking in some
spectacular scenery in challenging
adventurous surroundings, whilst many
are delivered locally to minimise your
time spent travelling and maximise your
time out on activity.
Our team of instructors are valued for
their people skills as much as their
technical abilities, ensuring your time is
action packed, fun, safe and enjoyable.
This summer we will once again be
offering a childcare element to the
service at both centres by opening
our doors at 0830 in the morning
and remaining open until 1730 after
Main office
Outdoor Activity Base
Victoria Buildings,
Queen Street, Falkirk
Tel: 01324 506846
The Adventure starts here!
Action Outdoors
Centre
Redding Road,
Brightons
FK2 0AA
Rock Climbing
the activity has ended. During nonactivity
time participants will be closely
supervised at the centre.
Our activities all begin at 0900 and end
at 1630. This year all our activities will
take place outdoors.
Outdoor Activities Office
Our main office is situated at Victoria
Buildings Annexe, Queen Street, Falkirk.
• All booking and enquiries will be
processed at this office.
• Please ensure all medical forms are
sent in to this office.
Our Centres
Courses will be delivered from one of our
centres detailed below. If you have any
enquiries regarding any of the courses
offered please contact our main office.
Falkirk Community Trust Outdoor Activities
Mountain Biking
Falkirk Community Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of Falkirk Council

Contents
How to Book
Summer Outdoor Activities - Falkirk Community Trust 2013
• In Person – Please call in to our office (office hours Tuesday to Thursday 9am until
5pm, Friday 09.00 until 13.00). Outdoor Activity Base - Victoria Buildings, Queen
Street, Falkirk Tel: 01324 506846.
• By Post – Please enclose a under 18’s medical form, booking form and payment.
Please Note:
• Any booking must be made on the Falkirk Community Trust application form -
available via our website www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors. With all sections
completed and returned to the Outdoor Activities Base at Victoria Buildings. Please
do not send payments to any of the other venues.
• Cheques payable to Falkirk Community Trust
• We only take bookings on receipt of payment, we cannot accept provisional
bookings over the phone
• Confirmation of booking will be sent to your address, you will only hear further from
us if your course has to be altered.
• We require an original medical form at the centre before the activity takes place.
Please ensure this is sent in to Victoria Buildings prior to the activity date.
Course Information
Kit list
Participants on all courses
are required to bring;
• Towel
• Complete change of
clothing (including spare
trainers)
• Packed lunch and drinks
• Any relevant medication
***All specialist equipment
will be supplied. See
our website for further
information
Week Date Page
WEEK ONE MoN 1 JuLy - FRI 5 JuLy 9
WEEK TWO MoN 8 JuLy - FRI 12 JuLy 10
WEEK THREE MoN JuLy 15 - FRI 19 JuLy 10
WEEK FouR MoN 22 JuLy - SAT 27 JuLy 11
WEEK FIVE MoN 29 JuLy - FRI 2 AuG 12
WEEK SIX MoN 5 AuG - SAT 10 AuG 13
WEEK SEVEN MoN 29 AuG - FRI 2 AuG 14
Activity Levels:
Our Activity courses are
graded so everyone can
get the most enjoyment
out of their day. Please
try to avoid booking
onto a course above the
participant’s ability level.
If you are unsure about
the course levels please
contact the Victoria
Buildings centre
BEGINNER to LEVEL 3
B - No experience
1 - One or two previous
experiences
2 - Good Knowledge
3 – Intermediate
Venues:
For some courses the
venues are not specified
this is due to the nature
of the activities and
possibility of change.
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Courses run from Victoria Buildings
Split Days
These days are taster sessions where we
offer two activities in one day (half and
half). This might include rock climbing
and canoeing, climbing and mountain
biking or gorge walking and kayaking.
The whole day will be spent away from
Falkirk so please book with this in mind.
Five Days of Adventure
If you book five activity courses with
us we charge you the cost of four. For
instance you may want to book on five
mountain bike days over the whole
period or you may want to come along
every day of the same week and take
part in what’s on offer that week – either
way if you book five separate courses
for the same young person in the same
booking it will cost £104.
Family day
This is the chance to have a full day out
on activity for the whole family. Prices
are based upon one adult and one
child. Additional family members are
£15 per head. Kids, ever wondered how
the old man would get on in the gorge?
Parents, now is your chance to see what
all the fuss is about and join the young
people for a day out with us in the great
outdoors.
Coasteering
Overnight Courses
Our overnight camping expeditions
are a great way to get the most out of
the outdoors. These courses run over
two days with a camp overnight. Our
instructors will be in charge of the cooking
and all camp-based activities so it is
suitable for people who have not camped
before.
overnight Bushcraft 2 days
How about building your shelter and staying
in it overnight? That’s the aim of this 2 day
course. If the weather is poor we have tents.
A kit list will be sent out upon booking.
3 Day progression courses 1 2 3
To progress to our higher impact courses
you’ll need prior experience or a bit
of coaching from qualified instructors.
These three day courses are aimed
at people who want to increase their
skills on any of the following activities:
climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, rock
and water. We will build up your skills
each day until, on the third day; we will
do a more technical session.
These courses can be booked as a block
of three for the discounted rate of £63 or
if you only want to book one day of the
course it will cost the day rate of £26.
Gorge Walking

Rock climbing / Abseiling
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River Kayaking
Coasteering
Blokarting

Summer Outdoor Activities - Falkirk Community Trust 2013
Courses run from Action Outdoors
This summer we are offering an all-outdoors activity camp that runs all week where
you get the chance to take part in canoeing, kayaking, biking, bushcraft, Blokarting
and climbing as well as have the chance to achieve a Paddle Power Award.
Sample Adventure Week Programme @ the Action Outdoors Centre
(Please note this is only a sample programme and activities, days and venues may
change)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Katacanoe and
Kayak
@ AOC
Rock Climb
@ Beny Beg
Canoe Trip
@ AOC
Blokarting
@ St Andrews
Mountain Bike
and Bushcraft
@ AOC and
Muiravonside
Half Day Taster Sessions at Action Outdoors
As well as offering our Adventure Weeks
at Action Outdoors we will be running
half day sessions here on the fourth and
sixth weeks of the school holidays. The
minimum age for most of these taster
activities is 7 years old. We are offering
half day Try It kayak or canoe sessions,
mountain biking and our new activity
Katakanoe crazy – which uses very stable
double kayaks to explore the canal and
have a whole lot of fun.
Try It – Canoeing
Introductory half day sessions in
our open canoes for beginners. No
experience required – learn how to
control the boat and how teamwork
makes life easier.
Try It – Kayaking
Introductory half day sessions in our
kayaks for beginners. No experience
required – learn the skills needed to have
fun on the water.
Paddlepower Awards
If you want to improve your skills we will
be running our “Paddlepower Awards”,
practical lessons where progress is
assessed and certificated. This course
runs to Scottish Canoe Association
standards.
The five Paddlepower Awards are:
Start, Passport, Discover, Explore & Excel
Each award builds on the last to help
the paddler become more confident and
skilled on the water. These courses run
regularly throughout the holiday period.
There will be morning and afternoon
sessions. We envisage an informal
club element developing for regular
participants.
Try It – Mountainbiking
Our sessions will access Callander Estate
Cycle Network via the canal towpath.
There are all levels of trails on offer here.
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Our Activities
Canoeing
Big boats equal big fun. Come and try
it out or, if you’ve been in one before,
improve your skills on one of our local
lochs. You might even visit a cave, an
island or a ruined castle.
Kayaking
You may get wet, you will pick up skills
and you will have a whole lot of fun.
Our loch based kayaking courses are
a great way to explore some stunning
areas.
River Kayaking
A day for more experienced kayakers.
You will need to be confident in water
and have a skill level above beginner. If
you haven’t worn a spray deck before
try our beginners kayaking course first
before booking for a river trip.
White Water Rafting
Up to eight people in a raft for some
serious fun down one of Scotland’s
classic rivers. Getting wet is guaranteed
along with the fun. Open to all abilities
with a sense of adventure.
Rock climbing / Abseiling
Rock climbing at a local crag or if
the weather isn’t good we will go
indoor climbing. We can take anyone
from absolute beginners to budding
mountaineers. How high can you climb?
How hard a route can you do? How big
an abseil can you manage? Find out this
summer.
Gorge Walking
This is our easiest rock and water activity.
It’s a challenge to scramble up a steep
river where there may be waterfalls and
jumps. It’s great fun and very popular
Canyoning
Exploring bigger canyons, where
committing jumps and using ropes to
abseil are essential to get down safely.
For the more experienced adventurer
only.
Coasteering
Climb, jump and swim along a beautiful
stretch of coast on this action packed
adventure. You don’t have to be a strong
swimmer to enjoy this activity and all the
jumps are optional.
Blokarting
Racing along, powered by the wind,
inches above the ground – this is a
fantastic experience. We really need
the wind for this activity to run so if it’s
a calm day we will do another activity
instead.
Mountain Biking
Mountain biking on single track terrain.
This summer we will run bike sessions
to suit all needs, from beginner to more
experienced riders. For those who want
to explore a little further we are running a
mountain biking expedition.
Bushcraft
Learn a bit about surviving in the
woods, build shelters, light a fire and get
involved in a whole lot of fun! Based in
Muiravonside Country Park this course
will appeal to anyone who just loves
being out of doors.
Mountain Biking

Summer Outdoor Activities - Falkirk Community Trust 2013
Activities Week by Week
Week 1
Date Activity Age Venue Ability Cost Time
Mon 01/07/13 Kayaking 9+ VB B £26
Mon 01/07/13 Mountain Bike 9+ VB B £26
Tues 02/07/13 Gorge Walking 9+ VB B £26
Wed 03/07/13 Bush Craft 9+ VB B £26
Thurs 04/07/13 Rock Climbing/
Abseil
Thurs 04/07/13 Whitewater
Rafting
9+ VB B £26
11+ VB B £26
Fri 05/07/13 Coasteering 11+ VB B £26
Fri 05/07/13 Blokarting 9+ VB B £26
Full Week
Bushcraft
Courses run from
Victoria Buildings
ADVENTuRE
WEEK
9+ AOC B £104
Kayaking
Courses run from
Action Outdoors
Activity
09.00 – 16.30
Activity
09.00 – 16.30
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Week 2
Date Activity Age Venue Ability Cost Time
Mon 08/07/13 Bush Craft 9+ VB B £26
Mon 08/07/13
Tues 09/07/13
Split - Canoe /
Climb
Rock Climbing/
Abseil
9+ VB B £26
9+ VB B £26
Wed 10/07/13 Kayaking 9+ VB B £26
Wed 10/07/13
Mountain
Adventure
11+ VB 1 £26
Thurs 11/07/13 Gorge Walking 11+ VB B £26
Fri 12/07/13 Mountain Bike 9+ VB B £26
Fri 12/07/13
Full Week
Week 3
Family Day –
Whitewater
Rafting
ADVENTuRE
WEEK
11+ VB B
£50
(1+1)
9+ AOC B £104
Date Activity Age Venue Ability Cost Time
Mon 15/07/13
Split - Bike / Rock
Climb
9+ VB B £26
Mon 15/07/13 Coasteering 11+ VB B £26
Tues 16/07/13 Gorge 9+ VB B £26
Tues 16/07/13 Mountain Bike 1 11+ VB B £26
Wed 17/07/13 Blokarting 9+ VB B £26
Wed 17/07/13 Mountain Bike 2 11+ VB 1 £26
Thurs 18/07/13
Rock Climbing/
Abseil
9+ VB B £26
Thurs 18/07/13 Mountain Bike 3
11+ VB 2 £26
Fri 19/07/13 Kayak 11+ VB 1 £26
Fri 19/07/13 Canoe Trips 9+ VB B £26
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30

Week 4
Summer Outdoor Activities - Falkirk Community Trust 2013
Date Activity Age Venue Ability Cost Time
Mon 22/07/13 Coasteering 11+ VB B £26
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Mon 22/07/13 Bush Craft Adventure 9+ VB B £26
Mon 22/07/13 Mountain Biking 7+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Mon 22/07/13 Try it - Kayaking 11+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
Tues 23/07/13
Split - Mtn Bike /
Climb
9+ VB B £26
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Tues 23/07/13 Try it - Canoe 7+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Tues 23/07/13 Paddle Power 7+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
Wed 24/07/13 Canoe Trips 9+ VB B £26
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Wed 24/07/13 Try it - Kayaking 7+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Wed 24/07/13 Mountain Biking 11+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.30
Thurs 25/07/13 Blokarting 9+ VB B £26
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Thurs 25/07/13 Try it - Canoe 11+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Thurs 25/07/13 Paddle Power 11+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
Fri 26/07/13
Whitewater
Rafting
11+ VB B £26 Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Fri 26/07/13 Rock Climbing 9+ VB 1 £26
Fri 26/07/13
Mountain Biking
Family day
7+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Fri 26/07/13 Katacanoe Crazy 7+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
Sat 27/07/13 Family day - Climb 9+ VB B
£50
(1+1)
09.00 – 16.30
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Week 5
Date Activity Age Venue Ability Cost Time
Mon 29/07/13 Blokarting 9+ VB B £26
Mon 29/07/13
Mountain Biking
Split - Bush Craft /
Bike
9+ VB B £26
Tues 30/07/13 Kayaking 1
11+ VB B £26
Wed 31/08/13 Kayaking 2
11+ VB 1 £26
Thurs 01/08/13 River Kayaking 3
11+ VB 2 £26
Thurs 01/08/13 Gorge 9+ VB B £26
Fri 02/08/13
Rock Climbing/
Abseil
9+ VB B £26
Fri 02/08/13 Whitewater Rafting 11+ VB B £26
Full Week ADVENTuRE WEEK 9+ AOC B £104
Gorge Walking
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30

Week 6
Summer Outdoor Activities - Falkirk Community Trust 2013
Date Activity Age Venue Ability Cost Time
Mon 05/08/13 Gorge 1
11+ VB B £26
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Mon 05/08/13 River Kayaking 11+ VB 1 £26
Mon 05/08/13 Try it - Kayaking 7+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Mon 05/08/13 Katacanoe Crazy 7+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
Tues 06/08/13 Coasteering 2 11+ VB 1 £26
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Tues 06/08/13 Mountain Biking 7+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Tues 06/08/13 Paddle Power 7+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
Wed 07/08/13
Rock Climb /
Abseil
9+ VB B £26
Wed 07/08/13 Canyon 3
11+ VB 2 £26
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Wed 07/08/13 Mountain Biking 11+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Wed 07/08/13 Canoe Family 7+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
Thurs 08/08/13 Try it - Canoe 7+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Thurs 08/08/13 Paddle Power 11+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
Thurs 08/08/13
Fri 09/08/13
Mtn Bike overnight 11+ VB 1 £80
Thurs @ 09.00
Friday @ 16.30
Fri 09/08/13 Try it - Kayaking 11+ AOC B £13 09.30 – 12.00
Fri 09/08/13
Mountain Biking
Family day
Sat 10/08/13 Family day - Gorge 9+ VB B
7+ AOC B £13 13.30 – 16.00
£50
(1+1)
09.00 – 16.30
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Week 7
Date Activity Age Venue Ability Cost Time
Mon 12/08/13 Gorge 9+ VB B £26
Mon 12/08/13
Tues 13/08/13
Wed 14/08/13
Wed 14/08/13
Whitewater
Rafting
MCP Overnight
Bivi
Rock Climbing/
Abseil
11+ VB 2 £26
11+ VB B £80
9+ VB B £26
Thurs 15/08/13 River Kayak 11+ VB 2 £26
Thurs 15/08/13
Mtn Bike –
Glentress
9+ VB 2 £26
Fri 16/08/13 Blokarting 9+ VB B £26
Fri 16/08/13 Canyon 11+ VB 2 £26
Full Week
Blokarting
ADVENTuRE
WEEK
9+ AOC B £104
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Tues @ 09.00
Wed @ 16.30
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Activity -
09.00 – 16.30
Rock Climbing

Summer Outdoor Activities - Falkirk Community Trust 2013
Information line - Tel: 01324 506846
Note the details here and make sure you don’t miss
any of your booked Summer Outdoor Activities:
Activity Date Time Location
outdoor Activity Base, Victoria
Buildings, Queen Street, Falkirk.
Tel: 01324 506846
www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors
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Summer Outdoor Activities - Falkirk Community Trust 2013
www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/outdoors
outdoor Activity Base, Victoria Buildings, Queen Street, Falkirk. Tel: 01324 506846
Falkirk Community Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of Falkirk Council
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