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We are delighted for our friends at The Canal & River Trust which takes over from British Waterways and The Waterways Trust in England and Wales. They now are looking after our historic waterways in England and Wales, which is over 2,000 miles of historic canals and rivers . The Trust hopes to get more communities involved in their local waterways.
The Trust is holding it’s first fundraising challenge event – a Euro Cities Bike Ride , which sets off on the 31st August. We hope that we can continue to work with the Trust for many years to come with their fundraising challenges and wish them all the very best.
To mark its launch, the Trust has unveiled its first appeal, 50 projects across the nation that will breathe new life into towpaths and riverbanks. By pledging money or time people can get involved in projects such as creating new habitat for rare water voles, planting linear orchards for people and wildlife, and restoring neglected towpaths. To see a list of the appeal projects, learn how to become a Friend of the Canal & River Trust and find out how you can get involved visit www.canalrivertrust.org.uk/appeals.
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July 17th, 2012 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Comic relief Kilimanjaro trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding | No Comments | 
With the second-highest life expectancy after Canada the are deemed to have the highest life expectancy in the world. It might be sunshine, stunning surrounding and great food that’s good for you!!
Our route takes us through typical Costa Rican countryside and lush tropical forests, passing through small farming communities that allow us to gain an insight into the real Costa Rican way of life. Our campsites are situated along the banks of the beautiful Pacuare River and at community centres in small villages along the way. The challenge finishes with a 20km raft down the class III-IV rapids of the Pacuare River through virgin rainforest, cascading waterfalls and river-carved canyons.
This Adventure Challenge has been designed in partnership with The Prince’s Trust Women’s Leadership Group (WLG). The WLG is an innovative fundraising initiative with a dedicated committee of leading, influential women committed to raising funds to help young women get their lives back on track. This Challenge is open to current members and non-members of the WLG.
Our next Costa Challenge Event?? Click here to be happy!
July 13th, 2012 | Charity Challenge, Corporate Event Solutions | No Comments |
Fundraising Kilimanjaro charity climb with Across the Divide.
Charity Climb to the summit of Kilimanjaro
Life changing experience with Across the Divide – few places left for September to encourage to take the plunge we are offering an amazing £200 off!
Use this code at checkout ‘KILINEWS12′ – share the love with your friends!
Join Across the Divide on the Roof of Africa!At 5,895 metres, Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped peak is one of the most magnificent sights in Africa. Our trek takes you to the remote north-eastern side of Kilimanjaro and follows the Rongai Route to the summit.
Rongai retains a true sense of wilderness: there are few fewer trekkers than on other trails (usually one-tenth of the number that take the Marangu Route) and it is generally considered to offer some of the best opportunities for acclimatisation.
Climb Kilimanjaro for charity – find out more here
July 12th, 2012 | Charity Challenge, kilimanjaro | No Comments |
Dogsledding for charity above the Arctic Circle is one of our most popular challenges for both charities, individuals and companies looking to engage with their employees in a novel and adventurous manner.
Spending a week caring and working with your dog team exploring the stunning beauty of Northern Norway, where with luck you will sleep under the Northern Lights, this really is an amazingly different charity adventure
June 27th, 2012 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, charity dog sledding, Charity Events, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, CSR, CSR Projects, Dog Sled, Dog sledding, Endurance, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Team, Team Building, teambuilding | No Comments |
The Bobby Moore Fund raises money for research into bowel cancer. Stephanie Moore MBE established the Bobby Moore Fund, in partnership with Cancer Research UK, in 1993. The Fund was set up in memory of Stephanie’s late husband, legendary footballer Bobby Moore, who sadly died from bowel cancer aged just 51.
This September the Booby Moore Fund head out to Brazil for 10 days to to construct a new school in the remote farming community of Corrente. The original school building collapsed in 2008, and since then the region has been in desperate need of a dedicated school building, including two classrooms, a kitchen and bathroom. Project Brazil promises to be an incredibly rewarding trip that will provide memories to last a lifetime.
Stephanie Moore MBE, Bobby Moore’s widow and founder of the Bobby Moore Fund, said: “I have taken part in several Projects and found them to be the most rewarding experiences of my life. The help that is being given in these remote areas is vital for the local people to be able to remain in their village, and the money raised through the participants’ fantastic fundraising efforts is hugely important to the work of the Bobby Moore Fund.”
To book click here.
June 13th, 2012 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity | Comments Off |
Luci Ridout, our Charity Events Administrator recently took part in a project at Ham Hill CountryPark just outside Yeovil. She gives us an idea of her experience below.
Way back in December, I took part in a day’s project work at Ham Hill Country Park. It’s a monthly project aiming to clear areas of scrub land with the Park.
The project is run by BTCV (www.btcv.org.uk), a charity set up in 1959 with a background in environmental conservation through volunteer work.
I chose to volunteer at Ham Hill Country Park as it’s a place that our family frequently visit and I wanted to give something back, as the old cliché goes!
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May 14th, 2012 | Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Team, Team Building, teambuilding | No Comments |
As a child I would be glued to the television the second weekend of April, watching Jimmy Saville in his shiny shell suit running the London Marathon. One year I even did sympathetic laps of my grandparents’ garden as the runners were making their way around London, but as an adult I lacked the impetus to train through the winter and take on the 26.2 miles of a marathon. Until 2003 when my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer. If I’d ever needed a reason to don my trainers and get fundraising, this was it, and I signed up to run the London Marathon for Cancer Research UK the following year.
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April 23rd, 2012 | Adventure Travel, cancer run, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity run, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, fundraising marathon, Marathon, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Runner, Running | No Comments |
Last year we were involved in the planning and logistics of Leonard Cheshire Disability’s first triathlon – Tri Together. It was a fantastic event and 2012 looks like it’s going to be even better!
Well the Tri Together team are delighted to be announced *Winners* of the ‘Race of the Year’ (>500 entrants) at the recent 220 Triathlon Awards at Sandown Park in Surrey. Tri Together was exhibiting at the popular Triathlon Show where the awards take place, for the launch of the Tri Together junior race.
Not only is Tri Together now an *Award Winning Triathlon* it has also been shortlisted for the British Triathlon Event of the Year 2011 and British Triathlon Event Quality Mark Level 1 Accredited.
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March 7th, 2012 | Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, Runner, Running, Team, Team Building, Tri, Triathlon, Triathlon for charity | No Comments |
As a company we place a lot of emphasis on the safety of our treks, and are not prepared to compromise on the safety of our clients in order to keep our prices in line with other operators who do not offer a product of a similar quality.
We have spent the last 5 years working with our Tanzanian local agent and our medics to bring our Kilimanjaro ascent profile as close to that recommended by the British Mountaineering Council as possible, without making the trip prohibitively expensive. We added an extra 2 days to the itinerary to allow more time for trekkers to acclimatise, and have found that this has greatly increased our summit success rate. We have also changed our staffing ratio from 1 ATD staff member for every 15 participants, to 1 ATD staff member for every 10 participants. We have also worked to become members of the IMEC Partnership for Responsible Travel by meeting the porter protection guidelines set by the Kilimanjaro Porter’s Assistance Project.
Across the Divide does not claim to be the cheapest operator of Kilimanjaro treks, but we do pride ourselves on being one of the safest operators on the mountain. If you are looking at other suppliers who offer a cheaper Kilimanjaro trek than we do. I would ask that you consider the following points before making a decision as to which operator to use:
- We take 7 days to summit which is 1 day more than our competitors. This makes us more expensive than those who offer a shorter itinerary; however the additional day allows participants more time to acclimatise and therefore dramatically increases their chances of summiting.
- We ascend the mountain using the Rongai Route on the north-eastern side of the mountain which, unlike some of the other routes, retains a true sense of wilderness. The Rongai Route benefits from fewer trekkers (usually one-tenth of those on the Marangu – or “Coca-Cola” - trail, which is the route that Classic Tours take) and is generally considered to be one of the easiest of the quality routes on the mountain. We believe that by taking 7 days to climb the mountain via the Rongai Route, we offer the best chance of summiting and are confident that this is the best choice for those looking for a quality Kilimanjaro experience with the least chance of difficulties.
- We have a ratio of 1 member of ATD staff per 10 participants. Any staff we send on Kilimanjaro treks have prior altitude experience. This helps to dramatically reduce the risk of serious injury or death due to altitude related illnesses. We also carry a fully-equipped high altitude medical kit inc. oxygen and a Gamov bag, which allows for the immediate treatment of life-threatening cerebral and pulmonary oedema, reducing the risk of death. I would clarify the situation with regards to other suppliers participant-to-staff ratio and their use of “volunteer doctors”.
- We have a 100% safety record on the mountain, even with some incidences of serious illness, including one participant who had a suspected heart attack at 5,600 metres. Our doctors have saved the lives of people trekking with other operators that did not have the same high level of support. We believe we offer the highest level of medical support should you fall ill on the trek.
- Our summit success rate for 2011 is 93%, with 97.5% of trekkers reaching Gilman’s Point (on the rim of the volcano). 2 of our trips this year have had a 100% summit success rate: the average for Kilimanjaro is just 42%. We believe that the quality of our staff and the time we have built into the itinerary for acclimatisation contribute to our high success rate.
- We care about porter protection and we ensure that local staff are paid a fair wage. We are proud to be a member of the International Mountain Explorers Connection’s Partnership for Responsible Travel Program which recognizes those tour operators committed to fair treatment of Kilimanjaro porters. I note that not all operators are not a member of the porter protection / responsible travel programme.
- We use a local agent with 30 years’ experience.
- Our groups fly into Kilimanjaro Airport, saving 7 hours of overland transfers. This means that participants have more chance to recover from their longhaul flight before starting the trek, leading to a better chance of summiting.
We strongly believe that budget is not necessarily best when it comes to climbing Kilimanjaro. Whilst we could reduce our costs by losing the acclimatisation days, reducing our staffing levels, using a local agent who does not meet porter protection guidelines, and so on, we will not compromise on the safety of our trekkers, and feel that we offer a quality, ethical trek at a reasonable cost.
Book your trip of a lifetime to Kilimanjaro with Across the Divide
March 5th, 2012 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, charity trek, Comic Relief, Comic relief desert trek, Comic relief Kilimanjaro trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, kilimanjaro, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity | No Comments |
Following on from our HUGE sucess of Matt Baker’s Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge we’ve come up with a Edinburgh to London bike ride (no rickshaws sadly) that you too can take part in.
The journey between Scotland and England’s capital cities, takes you on an adventure through some of the British Isles finest landscape. The route covers over 450 miles of challenging country, through the rugged fells of Cumbria to one of Britain’s best loved national park, the Yorkshire Dales, and onto the flat land of Lincolnshire and quaint villages of Cambridgeshire. Each day brings new sights and experiences as well as exciting cycling ranging from testing climbs to fast descents. Our final day will lead you away from the peace of Britain’s countryside through London, finishing up where we celebrate this huge achievement.
ONLY £149 REGISTRATION FEE!
Don’t be fooled this is a tough challenge:
Day 1 – Edinburgh to Carlisle. 92 miles
Day 2 – Carlisle to Harrogate. 111 miles
Day 3 – Harrogate to Lincoln. 103 miles
Day 4 – Lincoln to Cambridge. 106 miles
Day 5 – Cambridge to London. 62 miles
So if this is something you’re up for sign up now- click here!
January 18th, 2012 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice | No Comments |
