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Youth and community projects

We are proud to deliver activity programmes for youth and community groups, helping people to make extraordinary friendships, learn new skills and create unforgettable memories.

From day sessions to overnight residential stays, our activities can bring people in your community together – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests. We have a variety of activity options to suit all age ranges and group sizes. 

For youth and community groups looking to gain new skills or an introductory qualification we offer Mountain Training accredited two-day Hill Skills and one-day Rock Skills Introduction courses for beginners looking to learn the basics of hill walking and rock climbing. We are also accredited to deliver Duke of Edinburgh Gold, Silver and Bronze Award expeditions for youth groups and schools.

Community Groups

Some of the types of community groups we provide activities for include: 
Motivate and challenge your sports team with an outdoor adventure activity session run by CGO. In team sports a sense of togetherness and unity is key, as is communication, understanding and empathy. Our team building activities can help your sports team to understand the value of harmony and solidarity, we can help players to get to know each other better and even provide a morale boost after a few defeats. We can provide an activity session or weekend programme to help motivate and inspire, strengthen the team bonds and bring players closer together. We can provide team development activities at your own sport or practice venue, or we can arrange a day out or weekend trip to experience something more adventurous such as gorge scrambling or raft building.

Social action is about people coming together to help improve their lives and solve the problems that are important in their communities. We can offer our support and expertise to make your ideas a reality by helping you to understand the environmental impact, impact on community and other users of being in the great outdoors.

Our activity sessions provide opportunities for young people to build their skills and networks outside of school, and enable young people to give back to their communities. Our activities help young people to encourage and support each other whilst making friends. Our youth group programmes can also be a chance to try an activity that participants may never have tried before. Whether you are looking for a one day or weekend activity package we have a variety of activities that can be tailored to your group. 
We can provide activity taster sessions for residents and neighbourhood groups to come together and meet each other whilst taking part in fun activities. These sessions are a great way for neighbours to get together to talk, the sessions are relaxed and informal and everyone is welcome. From a guided group walk, to a rock climbing excursion, from a relaxed paddle on the canal to a have-a-go archery session, we have a range of activities to suit all interests. Why not organise a fun social get together in your local area, come along and encourage community spirit? You could even raise money for your community project by organising a fundraising event for your neighbours to take part in. 

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Why choose Carnegie Great outdoors

  • We are part of Leeds Beckett University with extensive experience working with external clients and groups
  • We hold Public Liability Insurance of £25,000,000
  • We provide all specialist outdoor activity equipment, which is thoroughly checked, cleaned, serviced and maintained by our team. We hold trade accounts with the leading outdoor equipment manufacturers and replace our activity equipment in line with manufacturer and National Governing Body Guidelines
  • We tailor our activities to meet your personal aims and objectives, or to fit the requirements of the group; meeting curriculum requirements, corporate learning aims, identified skill sets or learning objectives 

All sessions are run by our friendly instructors who:

  • Hold specialist qualifications issued by the National Governing Body for each of the activities
  • Have excellent working knowledge of the activity locations
  • Are DBS enhanced checked
  • Hold a specialist 16-hour Outdoor Emergency First Aid qualification which is renewed every three years and covers the care of casualties in remote settings, in line with Government HSE regulations
  • Hold professional indemnity insurance
  • Have extensive experience working with a variety of client groups in the outdoors
  • Have a sound understanding of the outdoor sector including relevant legislation
  • Maintain a high standard of customer care

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