CMA Events & Training

28th October 2009
Sheffield Centre in the Park, Norfolk Park

Delegate fee £150

For CMA members, this event attracts 10 CPD points

For more information please follow the following link:

http://www.countrysiderecreation.org.uk/events/Water%20Recreation%20Flier.pdf

Please lend your support to the forthcoming woodfair on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October.

A warm welcome awaits you and it promises to be a fun day out for the whole family.

The woodfair objective is to provide an inspirational enjoyable and entertaining family day out whilst demonstrating a range of practical rural skills which are seldom found in today's woodlands.

Who will be there?
Timber framers; furniture makers; wood turners; sustainable living exhibitors; willow weavers; harvesting and timber processors; bushcraft skills; environment, conservation and wildlife groups; local food producers, crafts people and environmental artists.
There's so much to see and do

Theatre Shows
Horse Drawn Trailer Rides
Archers Corner
Bushcraft Survival Skills
AONB Food and Craft Marquee
Access to Larmer Tree Gardens
Story Telling
Falconry
Horse Logging
Dog Events
Educational Seminars
Wood Processor Demonstration

This is an opportunity to celebrate our local outstanding enterprises and appreciate what makes this an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Advance Tickets
For advance tickets, and substantial discounts, please use the link on the left, or click here to go to the woodfair website, and then on to our secure ticketing purchase system.

Thanks for reading, hopefully see you at the Woodfair!
David Blake and Nicky Matthews
Event Organisers

Wednesday 7th October 2009
DTE Otterburn, Otterburn, Northumberland, NE19 1NX

The Event will concentrate on how Defence Estates manages public access on their second largest military training base, whilst also meeting the purposes of a National Park. The day will comprise of an indoor presentation to set the scene followed by site visits to view interpretation mediums and sites of interest across one of the remotest parts of the Northumberland National Park

10.30 am Coffee and Registration
11.00 am Start
Lunch – Please bring a packed lunch
16.00 pm Finish

CMA Members £FREE
Non-members £35 (includes free CMA membership)

To book please contact CMA Administration:
Writtle College, Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3RR
Tel: 01245 424116
e-mail: cma@writtle.ac.uk

Losehill Hall, National Park Learning and Environmental Conference Centre,
Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 8WB

The day will offer the opportunity to experience different elements of the Youth Ranger Training Course outlined below;

This course will follow the modules of the Youth Ranger programme; survival skills, navigation, interpretation and conservation, with participants being given an opportunity to develop skills and experience in these areas, as well as considering leadership issues and health and safety. Opportunities to consider sources of support and ways to link these activities into the curriculum will also be considered.

It is a skills-based course, designed to provide practical know-how in the outdoors. Basic skills such as safe use of cutting tools, firecraft and shelter building will be taught; ideas and techniques to develop interpretation and conservation skills will also be introduced. All in the context of providing a safe but stimulating outdoor classroom.

The course is particularly suited to rangers , education and community officers who are looking for outdoor activities to run with young people or considering running the Youth Ranger Programme with the Peak District National Park.

9.30 am Coffee and Registration
10.30 am Start
1 – 2 pm Lunch – Please bring your own packed lunch
5.30 pm Finish

CMA Members FREE
Non-members £35 (includes free CMA membership)

To book please contact CMA Administration:
Writtle College, Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3RR
Tel: 01245 424116
e-mail: cma@writtle.ac.uk

This study day aims to equip rangers and other countryside staff in lowland areas of the UK with the knowledge to suitably prepare for missing person incidents.

The day will give an overview of search and rescue in the UK, detail the lowland search and rescue process, discuss the ideal of pre-planning, explain the initial steps rangers may undertake and provide an opportunity to discuss how to improve participant’s current missing person procedures.

For background to this study day see the forthcoming article in Ranger 91.

VENUE: Beechenhurst Lodge, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
COST: CMA Member: Free

Non members - £40 (includes free CMA membership)
FURTHER INFO: John Dutton j.dutton@worc.ac.uk

To book please contact John Dutton at:
Institute of Science and the Environment,
University of Worcester,
Henwick Grove,
Worcester WR2 6AJ
Tel: 01905 855237
Email: j.dutton@worc.ac.uk