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Activity Week 5 – Wizard’s Rainbow Colour Hunt

Activity Week 5 – Wizard’s Rainbow Colour Hunt

| 24th April 2020 | 0 comments
This week, the instructor team here at Thornbridge Outdoors are handing over the baton for their weekly activity challenge… to a great wizard instead. A wizard whose magical powers enable them to command every colour of the rainbow. Spring is in full swing and this challenge will require you to look very very closely at
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Activity Week 4 – Roller Ball

Activity Week 4 – Roller Ball

| 17th April 2020 | 0 comments
This week, the instructor team here at Thornbridge Outdoors are challenging YOU to a Roller Ball challenge either inside, outside or even from the inside to the outside! How far will your Roller Ball travel? For this challenge you will need to be inventive – what materials can you gather together that will send a
Children of key workers, Home schooling
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Activity Week 3 – Art Attack

Activity Week 3 – Art Attack

| 8th April 2020 | 0 comments
This week, the instructor team here at Thornbridge Outdoors are challenging YOU to an art attack challenge on the playground, in your house, or out in the garden. In order to take part in this challenge you will need to forage about for useful materials to use, that you can firstly arrange into a picture
Children of key workers, Home schooling
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The Best of the Mini Dens

The Best of the Mini Dens

| 3rd April 2020 | 0 comments
It’s time to announce the winners! This week, the instructor team here at Thornbridge Outdoors have set YOU the challenge of building your very best mini den. We’ve seen some fantastic photos of your mini dens over the past few days and we’ve been really impressed with how much hard work and energy has gone
Children of key workers, Home schooling
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Activity Week 2 – Scavenger Hunt

Activity Week 2 – Scavenger Hunt

| 1st April 2020 | 0 comments
This week, the instructor team here at Thornbridge Outdoors are challenging YOU to a scavenger hunt on the playground, in your house, or out in the garden. In order to take part in this scavenger hunt, imagine that you live out in the wild and – just like a wild animal – your survival depends
Children of key workers, Home schooling
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Activity Week 1 – Mini Dens

Activity Week 1 – Mini Dens

| 27th March 2020 | 1 comments
It’s competition time! The instructor team here at Thornbridge Outdoors have been busy devising a cunning competition for you to enter this week, for the chance to have your entry proudly displayed on our website over the weekend – only the Top 5 will be chosen! Entries with lots of character, artistic interpretation, and imagination
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Thornbridge Outdoors and the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation

| 18th March 2020 | 0 comments
We have reluctantly taken the decision to close Thornbridge Outdoors to visiting non-school groups and course attendees from today until the end of April in light of government guidance regarding avoiding unnecessary travel and social distancing. If schools with bookings for residential and day visits between now and the end of April would like to
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You can now take your MTB assessment at Thornbridge Outdoors

You can now take your MTB assessment at Thornbridge Outdoors

| 29th January 2020 | 0 comments
We’re pleased to announce that, for the first time, during 2020 you’ll now be able to take your assessment for the British Cycling Mountain Biking (MTB) Level 2 Leader Award here at Thornbridge Outdoors. We have in past years run the training only, but we’re now happy to be able to offer both. The training
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One month until students visit for their First Night Away

One month until students visit for their First Night Away

| 29th January 2020 | 0 comments
In response to interest from schools during 2019, we recently launched ‘First Night Away 2020’ – an all inclusive 1 night residential visit for pupils in Y2, Y3 and Y4 who have never been on a residential visit. We look forward to enabling younger pupils to experience an outdoor learning residential as part of building
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Fall in love with the Peak District this Valentine’s Day

Fall in love with the Peak District this Valentine’s Day

| 29th January 2020 | 0 comments
Why not escape to the Peak District on the 14th February for a cosy weekend away? Our snug countryside cottage, 2 The Woodlands, is available to book for a Friday-Sunday stay over the Valentine’s Day weekend and makes a fantastic base for exploring the local area. The grandeur of Chatsworth House, the caverns at Castleton
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Temporary Outdoor and Environmental Education Tutor Recruitment

28th May 2024
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This is an exciting opportunity to join the instructor team at Thornbridge Outdoors and play a key role in providing excellent adventures for our guests. Job title: Outdoor and Environmental Education Tutor Job type: 3 days per week, temporary for at least 6 months from September Salary: £30,825 – £34,834 pro rata Location: Great Longstone, near

Deputy Head of Thornbridge Outdoors Recruitment

28th May 2024
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This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and motivated outdoor instructor to join the team at the Thornbridge Outdoors as Deputy Head of Centre and play a key role in providing excellent adventures for our guests. Job title: Deputy Head of Thornbridge Outdoors Job type: Full time, permanent Salary: £35,745 – £39,186 Location: Great

Discounted Hill & Moorland Leader and Lowland Leader Course Opportunities – March 23

20th December 2022
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We are an approved provider for Mountain Training’s nationally recognised Lowland Leader and Hill & Moorland Leader qualifications. To encourage new leaders to share their love of the outdoors with others, we are offering half price places on our March 23 courses: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th March – Lowland Leader training – £70 (down
A video of who we are and what we offer

A video of who we are and what we offer

19th November 2021
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We’ve put together a short video highlighting the main role of Thornbridge Outdoors – Widening the horizons of young people through read outdoor adventures in the Peak District. Please take a look and share it with your friends.

Back on track!

30th August 2021
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It’s exciting to have a refreshed staff team working with our first autumn school groups this week and feels like the right time for an update: Much needed school residentials Despite the sterling efforts of parents and school staff there’s no doubt that many children have missed opportunities during the pandemic.  We feel now, more

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