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Photos and Stories from 2006Weds 29th Nov, Venture Scotland Presentation Evening The Venture Scotland community enjoyed fantastic presentations from the COPE groups and from volunteers who had been involved in supporting them. Read more about the Presentation Evening Fri 10th - Sun 12th Nov, Duke of Edinburgh Qualifying Expedition for all COPE participants, Loch Voil to Loch Lubnaig challenge! The COPE participants navigated a tricky canoe trip for their final challenge. Well done to volunteers Christine Hamilton, Sarah Lewis, Scott Keiller, Helen Pickles & Kate Dix for their logistical and paddling support! Fri 27th - 31st Oct, LBV6 for Glasgow participants, Glen Etive The Glasgow team headed up to the Glen for their intrepid canoeing expedition. Pics to follow once we have them. A big thank you to Scott Keiller, Lynda Robinson, Gillz McDiarmid & Kirsten Thomlinson for all your efforts on this adventurous trip! Fri 13th - Tue 17th Oct, LBV5 for Edinburgh participants, Glen Etive Unfortunately the digital camera had a little accident and was not up to recording the trip for posterity. So you'll have to wait a wee while for trip photos to be developed from the throwaway camera. Thanks to Kate Dix, Scott Keiller, Andy Doctor and Marky Mark Archibald for your brilliant support. You can read about it here though! Fri 29th Sep - Tue 3rd Oct, LBV4 for Glasgow participants, Glen Etive The Glasgow team enjoy a similar expedition to the Edinburgh crew, with the added bonus of a beautiful daybreak by the side of the loch. And it couldn't have happened without fantastic volunteers Lynda Robinson, Adrian Fitzpatrick, Scott Keiller, Jen Walker, Gillz McDiarmid and Andy Doctor. Thanks guys. Fri 15th - Tue 19th Sep, LBV3 for Edinburgh participants, Glen Etive Edinburgh participants first 5 day expedition, canoeing in Loch Etive and looking after the are around the bothy, including some emergency repair to the tree nursery which had been damaged by rampaging cows! Gigantic thanks to volunteers Andy Doctor and Scott Keiller for doing the all five days. Fri 1st - Sun 3rd Sep, ABV4 for Glasgow participants, Glen Etive The Glasgow participants from BV6 and BV7 travelled up to the Bothy for the weekend. Many thanks to Adrian Fitzpatrick, Gillian McDiarmid, Lynda Robinson, Helen Pickles & Kirsten Thomlinson for your support. Fri 18th - Sun 20th Aug, ABV3 for Edinburgh participants, Glen Etive The two Edinburgh groups joined together for futher challenges at Glen Etive. A huge thank you to Andy Duncan, Kate Dix, Emma Warwick & Scott Keiller for your help. Fri 18th - Sun 20th Aug, BV8 for Glasgow participants at Stanhope Bothy, Borders The second group from Glasgow journeyed to Stanhope for their first trip.Liam Fenton, Helen Pickles, Kirsten Thomlinson, Shaheen Safdar & Emma Baker were our volunteer heroes! Fri 11th - Sun 13th Aug, BV7 for Glasgow participants at Hope Bothy, Borders A Glasgow group went down to lovely Hope bothy for the weekend. Thank you to Jennifer Walker, Adrian Fitzpatrick, Scott Keiller & Gillian McDiarmid for supporting this trip. Fri 4th - Sun 6th Aug, BV6 for Edinburgh participants, Stanhope Bothy, Borders The next group from Edinburgh enjoyed hill walking and high ropes in the Borders. A big VS thank you to Ben Tibbetts, Emma Warwick, Scott Keiller & Andy Doctor! Fri 28th - Sun 30th July, BV5 for Edinburgh participants at Hope Bothy, Borders A group from Edinburgh journeyed to lovely Hope bothy for a great first trip away. Many thanks to Andy Duncan, Mark Archibald, Anton Dupliy & Kathleen McCutcheon. 3rd - 7th July, Ethnic Minority Activity Week at locations across Scotland Venture Scotland teamed up with the Black Environment Network to run a great week of activities for young people from ethnic minority communities. Thank you to Shaheen Safdar, Ellie Harte, Mark Archibald, Kate Dix & Alan Rooney. View Ethnic Minority Week photogallery Weds 28th June, COPE Presentation Evening, South Bridge Resource Centre We enjoyed a great evening of presentations by the participants from the first COPE course of the year and from volunteers Chris Yule, Alan Rooney and Ali Avery. Thanks to everyone who came along and to all the presenters for their stirling efforts! See Presentation Evening photogallery Sat 10th - Sun 11th June, Duke of Edinburgh Qualifier Expedition, Glen Trool The final trip for our COPE group saw them navagating their own way through Glen Trool to achieve their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped out: Ben Tibbets, Rachel Stepek, Mark Logan and Ali Avery. View Qualifier Expedition photogallery here Thurs 8th - Fri 9th June, Ecological Field Survey, Glen Etive. On possibly the sunniest few days in Glen Etive this year, we begin the first stage of a process which will allow all members of Venture Scotland the chance to decide on the future of Kinlochetive bothy. Special Thanks to Clare Carpenter of Creating Connections and Dr Joe Hope for their invaluable fieldwork expertise in creating a detailed baseline map of the bothy surrounds. View photos of the Field Survey here Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th June, Working Weekend, Glen Etive. Work continues apace on the tree nursery. Endless praises to Chris James for stepping in at the last minute to enable a very productive working weekend to happen. View Working weekend gallery here Fri 26th - Tue 30th May, COPE, Skye The COPE group spread their wings with an adventurous trip to Skye. Wet weather conditions challenged the team with ever changing plans, river crossings and wild camps, none the less fun was had by all! A special thanks to the volunteers who took time off work to make this trip happen: Chris James, Chris Yule, Kate Dix and Mark Archibald. View the Skye photogallery here Sat 13th - Sun 14th May, Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition, Pentland Hills Now bonding well as a group, and supportive of each other, the COPE group successfully completed their Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition in the Pentlands. The weather held out, and they were able to tune in to the Scottish Cup Final on the radio, so everyone was happy. Thanks so much to the volunteers who helped out on this trip: George Jamieson, Ben Tibbets, Rachel Stepek, Chris James and Ali Avery. Thanks to Jonny Wells, who drove the minibus even though he had important exams looming! View Practice Expedition photogallery here Fri 28th April- Tue 2nd May, COPE, Kinlochetive Bothy The COPE group went from strength to strength in a journey that included a bivouac, a raft across the loch to the bothy, an abseil, some peer led groupwork and some conservation work from lochside to tree nursery. Big thanks to Johnny Wells, Marky Mark and Ben Tibbets for their Volunteer greatness; Ben Kellet for his technical expertise and porridge. View COPE at Kinlochetive photogallery here Sat 22nd - Sun 23rd April, COPE Launch Weekend, Wiston Lodge The COPE group came together for the first time for an overnight camping trip. The group took part in a team building challenge as well as low and high rope activities. Thanks to Andy Doctor, Mark Logan, Mark Archibald & Anton Dupliy for helping out. Fri 7th - Sun 9th April, ABV2 at Glen Etive Participants from BV4 journeyed north to the bothy and experienced the beauty of Glen Coe and Glen Etive in the Winter. Thank you to Ailsa Falconer, Chris Yule, Lucy Cunningham & Anton Dupliy for supporting this weekend. Fri 31st March - Sun 2nd April, BV4 at Stanhope, Borders A mixed group from Edinburgh and Glasgow travelled down to Stanhope for the weekend. The group enjoyed a fab time at the bothy and then at the ropes course at Wiston Lodge. Many thanks to Adam Carter, Andy Doctor, Sarah Bromley & Ailsa Falconer for your help. Fri 10th - Mon 13th March, ABV1 at Glen Etive Participants came together from BV1 and BV2 for this trip to the bothy. The weekend turned into a bit of an epic when the group was snowed in and forced to stay an extra night. Much fun was had all the same and great teamwork was demonstrated by all involved. A special thank you to Ali Finall, Chris James, Mark Logan & Mark Archibald for all your hard work and energy. Sat 4th - 5th Sun March, BV2 at Stanhope, Borders This BV set off late due to the chilly conditions. The group had a fantastic time once they reached snowy Stanhope. Thank you to Chris James, Mark Logan, Ali Avery & Andy Doctor for making it a big success. Fri 24th - Sun 26th Feb, BV1 (Refugee and Asylum Seeker Project) at Stanhope The programme kicked off with a special weekend for refugee and asylum seekers from the Glasgow area. Many thanks to Jennie Ball, Shaheen Safdar & Eamonn Gallagher for supporting this weekend. Fri 10th - Sun 12th Feb, Training for New Volunteers Session 2, Glen Etive New volunteers experienced the VS bothy for the first time and enjoyed a fun weekend despite the wind and rain! Many thanks to Chris James, Mark Logan and Adam Carter for lending their encouragement to the new guys! Wed 1st - Fri 3rd Feb, Working Mid-Week, Glen Etive Staff and Volunteers spruce up the Bothy with a lick of paint, a snazzy new food storage system and doing an audit for future needs, all in sub-zero temperatures! Thanks Marky, Jane, Vicky, Rhyddian, Matt and Kirstin for all your hard work this Winter! See Working Mid-Week photogallery Sat 28th - Sun 29th Jan, Training for New Volunteers Session 1, Wiston Lodge A group of new volunteers enjoyed their stay at Wiston Lodge and a beautiful day over at Stanhope bothy. Many thanks to Chris James, Chris Yule, Mark Logan, Kate Dix, Kate Simpson of the John Muir Award & Joe Duffin of the BBA for supporting this event. |
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