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Autumn 2011 Litter Pick - A grest success!!
8 Nov 2011 - Jacques Shelton
Distant Horizons took 30 volunteers from all over Cumbria for a day on the lake on Sunday to pick up some of the litter on the shores of Ullswater. We managed several miles of shore and an astounding mound of rubbish collected... and a bed frame... and a boat!!
With support from Eden Valley Council and The National Park, We provided our kind… Read more »
Thank you from the DIIG Challenge Team
19 Oct 2011 - Allie
Last Saturday we were supporting our last big event of the summer, an Ultra Challenge for Decision Insight Group. We received the testimonial below from their co-ordinator, Micky Chilman from which I gather they were very happy with the day’s endeavours:
From the moment we first engaged with Jason and the rest of the team we…
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Team building with Bradgate Bakeries
29 Sep 2011 - Allie
Jason and a team of instructors are on their way to Derbyshire to do a big team building weekend with Bradgate Bakeries.
The participants will be taking part in kayaking, cycling, walking, abseiling and caving so they can look forward to an action packed couple of days!
Meanwhile everything here at the centre is very serene with a bit… Read more »
Litter Pick on the Ullswater Lake
23 Sep 2011 - Allie
Distant Horions are trying to organise a litter pick on the Ullswater lake shore on either 16th Oct or 6th Nov.
The idea is to access the shore via our canoes which can reach places you can’t on foot.
Volunteers would be supervised by our instructors in the interest of safety.
So anyone who fancies a day out in the canoes… Read more »
Ullswater Festival - Kayak Journey & Ridge Scramble
23 Sep 2011 - Allie
This weekend is the Ullswater Festival hosted in Glenridding.
Distant Horizons are doing their bit by offering a kayak journey on Saturday and a guided ridge scramble on Pinnacle Ridge on Sunday.
These activities are free but we have asked anyone booking on to reserve their slots by contributing a cheque of £20 to donate… Read more »