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1993 to 2024 Celebrating 31 years of providing quality outdoor education.

Association of Mountaineering Instructors

The Association of Mountaineering Instructors AMI is the representative body for professionally qualified Mountaineering Instructors in the UK and Ireland. AMI is committed to promoting good practice in all mountaineering instruction. Members using the AMI logo use staff qualified to the appropriate level for mountain activities being instructed. Stuart and other staff employed are members.

The Institute for Outdoor Learning

The Institute for Outdoor Learning encourages outdoor learning by developing quality, safety and opportunity to experience outdoor activity provision and by supporting the good practice of outdoor professionals. By representing and lobbying on behalf of our members, we can help ensure the development and progression of outdoor learning. All staff we employ are IOL members.

Mountain Training Association

Mountain Ttaining Association is managed by Mountain Training and provides support and development opportunities for all candidates and holders of the Mountain Training Awards. Full members hold at least one of the following awards: ML, SPA, WGL, CWA and CWLA. Staff employed by Stuart to deliver mountain activities are members of MTA.

MT Mountain Training

MT Mountain Training – Stuart is a course provider for the Mountain Training Climbing Wall Award CWA, Single Pitch Award SPA, Lowland Leader Award, Hill and Moolrland Leader Award and the Summer Mountain Leader SML.

BCU

Is the governing body for the sport and recreation of canoeing and kayaking in the United Kingdom, represents the interests of canoeists at local, national and international level.

British Orienteering the governing body for the United Kingdom.

British Orienteering the governing body for the United Kingdom. Stuart delivers the Teaching Orienteering Part 1 and 2 course. He is also able to deliver the British Orienteeting UKCC Coach awards.

AoFA

AoFA First Aid Ltd is an awarding body that develops qualifications and approves, supports and verifies AoFA Providers and Centres delivering tailored first aid training to all sectors. Alan Sherliker delivers the AoFA course for Stuart and Alternative Adventure and Outdoor Activities Service.

National Navigation Award Scheme - learn navigation skills and gain confidence to get out and enjoy the countryside.

National Navigation Award Scheme - learn navigation skills and gain confidence to get out and enjoy the countryside. Stuart and staff are course tutors and assessors for the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards. We also deliver the Young Naigator Award.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award the DofE gives all young people the chance to develop skills for work and life, fulfill their potential and have a brighter future. Alternative Adventure and Outdoor Activities Service delivers the expedition section of the award to schools, colleges and your organisations.

Adventure activities licensing ensures that activity providers follow good safety management practices.

The British Mountaineering Council

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is the representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers. Staff employed by Stuart to deliver mountain activities are BMC Members.

Contact Us

The best way to contact us is by phone.

Call us on 01254 704898 at any time.

If no-one is there at the time then there is a 24 hour answering machine, so leave a message and your phone number and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

New Meadows Gap Cottage
Cranberry Lane, Cranberry Fold
Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 2HZ
United Kingdom

Phone: 01254 704898

Fax: 01254 774420

Alternative Adventure

Please visit  Alternative Adventure We deliver professionally run outdoor pursuits activities for the general public www.altadv.co.uk

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Modern, detached villa sleeps 8 in four bedrooms and rests in a quiet, residential cul-de-sac on the outskirts of Newtonmore in the Cairngorms National Park. 

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UK Mobile Climbing Wall

North West Englands premier provider of mobile climbing walls since 2001

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