For all those requiring a CRB Check please ask them to complete the followingThe people need to login to the following site and complete the application request

https://disclosure.capitarvs.co.uk/cheqs/login.dothe organisation name is YOUTHSER ( capitals)Then tab through pass word asone is not needed.When completedKevin →

Check out the 2012 brochure

Hi Everybody

You can now check out the new 2012 brochure online or download a copy to read.

Read online or Download a copy

Hopefully all the information you need is in the brochure or website!

For further information ring the Adventure Dolphin office on 0118 →

Agenda for Climbing Standards Session

9.30 Welcome and Tea/Coffee 15min

9.45 Prior to session 5mins

9:50 Standards

Best practice, acceptable practice and unacceptable practice 5mins →

David Beckham has arrived at the centre, or at least acardboard cut out has.

Sainsburys are running the active kids scheme where vouchers can be collect and exchanged for sports equipment. Last year thanks to everyones collecting the centre was able to gain some great bits of sports equipment which has been put to good use with DofE groups, day groups and youth clubs. →

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year, certainly the Centre was active with the annual Boxing Day paddle.We dropped in gifts by boat and by walkingto our local lock keepers.Also our January staff padle down swift ditch ( thank you Ed and Kevin ). Now we are setting final arrangements for the full staff training day on the 29th January. The day is for all staff/ helpers at the centre to get together and find out about whats going on and have →

After a wait of nearly a year the New mini bus has arrived and has been nicknamed Russell. Russell now joins Flo our smaller mpv to meet our transport needs. Chris will be arranging for driver inductions from now on, so if you are a driver, please book in with Chris by ringing or e mailing the →

What a fantastic 2days, overall we had a total of76 people attending at both Pangbourne and Waterside Centre. All of the young people managed to climbto Santas alpine grottoto receive a present plus aphoto of them with santa. Therewere evena couple ofadultstoo!! Overall it was a really good 2days.

Santa has returned to lapland untill next year.

Liam Hansen →

Please be aware that the floor of balcony on the first floor of the Centre isveryextremely slippery and therefore quite treacherous.

We are working on the matter but in the meantime, Please DO NOT use the balcony until further notice.

Thank →

To celebrate the festive seasons AD and Berkshire Canoes have some prizes. To win please comment in 20 words or less ‘Whats the best thing about doing adventurous activities?’The winner in the under 16 gets Sweet T shirt, Nookie mat, Noseclips, 2 DVD, Pyranhna Sponge, Wet shoes and stickers. →

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At the recent Canoe England Southern Region Annual meeting, the following members of the team gained BCU Anniversary Awards:

Janet Gillespie – Event Volunteer (Recognition of volunteers who work behind the scenes at local, regional and national →

If you are 18 or under, you get to choose what your Youth Parliament will debate in the House of Commons this year by casting your vote from the Youth Manifesto. Ballot opens from 26th August until 16th October 2011.

On the 4th November Members of the Youth Parliament will travel from all parts of the UK to Westminster debate and vote on these top five topics, and the one with the most votes in the House of Commons will be our National Campaign for →

As with all Adventure Dolphin trips there were many lessons to be learned both on and off the water. Even on the 20 hour journey – Life Lesson number one – Lynx deodorant is not best sprayed in a minibus especially when sat next to an asthmatic.

We lost the trail of dogs following the Lynx effect somewhere in the Alps causing many problems for the oncoming Tour De France competitors and arrived at the campsite to find Life Lesson number two – don’t →

This summer has been another fantastically busy one at Adventure Dolphin. We’ve been celebrating our first full year in the building with jam-packed canoeing and climbing courses, evening courses, camping trips and expeditions to France. Climbing courses proved to be a popular new initiative this summer and we have hopefully got some new recruits for our climbing clubs and trips that will run over the year. →

We have raised a large amount of money over the last few months to buy disability equipment. A large chunk of this was received through the excellent fundraising done by the staff during the waterside series and various other great efforts.. Clive Williams raised £8000 from another source. We were nearly at our total when we were lucky enough to receive an Aiming High Grant for £18500 to by capital equipment. →

The Palm Buoyancy aids are fitted with a Elastic Safety feature to stop the zips Falling Down.

Can all staff and participants ensure that theyfastened down please.

Dave Treagus (Youth activity →

A chance to come down as a family to try a variety of activities which may include climbing, orienteering, archery and Bell Boating. Come and celebrate the end of the summer with all the family and try something new.

The day will be taking place on the 4 September 10am - 3pm

£10 per family →

Well done to all at AD. We have just achieved accreditation with Learning outside the classroom. We were advised that for all sessions we need to complete session plans. LOtC is the nationally recognised indicator of good quality educational provision. The LOtC Quality Badge provides for the first time a national award combining the essential elements of provision - learning and safety - into ONE easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme for ALL types of learning →

The daytime programme has worked with 155 groups between April and July of this year.

The days are tailored to the needs of each of the individual groups. This has included courses of developmental work. Highlights of the programme have included long term project involving young people from Brookfields school, castle get active, Newton House and the →

Please report any building or health and safety issues to the office. Any accident forms need to go straight to the office with as much details as possible on them It has been noted we must leave the kitchen tidy and clean. Alsoall trips in the mini bus a log must be filled out. →