CMA Events & Training

The CRN presents a landmark conference to explore the benefits and the challenges in encouraging children and young people to be active in the outdoors.

"Most adults recall experiences of being in the outdoors as children and the adventures of being out unsupervised until dark, and building dams and dens. Now, most adults would be fearful of children and young people being out unsupervised, trespassing, facing risks and getting into trouble". Jim Davis, The Children’s Society
This conference will consider how adults can overcome some of their own anxieties about children using the outdoors and how young people can discover that you don’t need to be Ray Mears to experience the outdoors.

The conference will address:

Why are young people today increasingly disengaged from their natural environment?
What will this mean for their personal development andfor society?
Whose responsibility is it to remove the barriers which prevent young people from enjoying the outdoors through play, recreation, sport and adventure?
What do young people themselves want?
Can we make a difference?
On booking please note your first and second choice for the afternoon sessions as these will be limited and on a first come first served basis.

Please follow the following link for the Flier and Booking Form:

http://www.countrysiderecreation.org.uk/events/Advert%20for%20Conference%20final.pdf