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School residential aids transition to secondary

For many children the transition from primary school to secondary school can be worrying. The move to secondary school brings a lot of changes – different classrooms and different teachers for each subject, larger buildings

What is the role of a Trustee?

Margaret Wooding Jones is Chair of the Board of Trustees. In this blog Margaret shares more about her role and how our Trustees enable and support the work of the charity. The Board of Trustees can sound like a very official and

Summit Centre wins best activity provider

We are delighted that Summit Centre has won the South East Wales Tourism Award for ‘Best Regional Activity Provider’. The former coal mine has been turned into a unique destination with over 20 different instructed adventure

Could you fundraise for CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION this year?

It is through your kindness and generosity, that we see young lives transformed through outdoor adventures. As a not-for-profit charity, fundraising events help to create awareness for CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION and to raise vital funds, which means

Outdoor adventure has changed my life

This September, 22 young adults travelled up to Whithaugh Park, in the Scottish Borders, to start a new chapter in their lives – as Trainee Instructors with CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION. During their initial three month long induction (September

Three generations raise funds and awareness for CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION

Three generations from one family spent summer 2019 raising funds and vital awareness for CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION. Reece Ball started his CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION gap year this month as a trainee instructor. Part of his role is to raise funds to support the

How the CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION Bursary Began…

Since 2013, the CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION Bursary Fund has helped nearly 4000 children and young people. Richard Sewell, Frontier Centre Director, explains how the bursary began and how the demand has grown to provide outdoor adventure to over

Fun and Adventure at CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION’s Holiday Clubs

During the summer and Easter school breaks we run holiday clubs for those living close to a CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION centre! You see, we really do not like to miss an opportunity to bring outdoor adventure to young people! We have welcomed hundreds

Christian family break in Scottish Borders

Over the summer, we welcomed six families to our very first Christian family camp at our beautiful site in the Scottish Borders countryside. Claire Musson, Whithaugh Park’s Customer Relationship Manager, tells us more about

David Locke

2.10.2019 We are pleased to announce the appointment of David Locke as our new Chief Executive. David Locke takes over from John Heasman who left CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION and joined CCT Conference Centres earlier in the summer. David joins us

Meet Carroty Wood’s New Centre Director

Linden’s first week at CORNWALL COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION was a whirlwind of outdoor adventure with our Senior Leadership Team. Activities included a 10-mile trek, sleeping under the stars in a one-man tent and an evening of entertainment around the campfire