Cost of living Crisis=Outdoor Crisis
Unfortunately, this week, someone criticised our decision to make some of our outdoor work more accessible to those on low incomes and...
Invisible Children
Today I write about something that has been on my mind for a while but I have not known how to begin. The great thing about a blog is...
Outdoors and Poor
1 in 4 or 5 people is in poverty and this number has increased over the pandemic. About 9 kids in of an average class of 30 are in...
Outdoors and lockdown rules (OR can you only go out if you have a scotch egg on a Wednesday?)
What are we allowed to do outdoors anyway? Does anyone really know? Are people lacking motivation, waiting for spring, stuck under a...
The gift of Second Breakfast
Of course it’s hobbits who are famous for second breakfast, that meal that you have after first breakfast and before lunch. Bilbo takes...
New Year, new adventures?
It is that time when I might be starting to plan some adventures for the coming year. We all know it’s pretty difficult to plan ahead in...
Poverty Proofing Outdoor Learning
Marcus Rashford has done so much to bring issues of poverty to public attention with compassion and commitment. Suddenly there is a...
Too poor for school?
Can you be too poor for school? Today I am reminded of a quote by Robert Walker that goes something like, “it is almost certainly the...
Outdoor Boom or Bust?
This Autumn has seen a massive rise in the number of participants in our outdoor groups and a huge increase of enquiries. To make up for...
SOUP MAGIC!
Soup I have a fascination with soup. It’s simplicity, diversity, affordability and the fact that it can be easily cooked over fire makes...
