Positive about
including people
No special levels of fitness
and no special experience is needed to take part in any of
our indoor or outdoor activities. We are very positive
about including people in our training programmes, so we
are always happy to make sure that people with, say, bad
backs or who may be pregnant don’t feel excluded from our
events. As we are an organisation committed to boosting
communications skills - we are always happy to talk with
people about any concerns they may have - and we will
always try our best to adjust activities to suit the needs
of clients with mobility issues or who may, for example, be
partially sighted, deaf or with other needs. We’ve gladly
run events for people who are both deaf and blind in the
past, where staff members have needed to learn to sign to
communicate with team members...so most enquiries tend to
be much easier to cope with. We have a minibus with special
wheelchair fittings and a wheelchair ramp. We hope we are
reasonably accomplished at looking after the needs of any
disabled people, but for safety’s sake we do ask all our
customers to let us know at the earliest possible
opportunity if they are, say, diabetic, epileptic or have
any medical issues - because, for example an unexpected fit
or hypoglycaemic episode deep down inside a cave or atop
some remote mountain might be very serious and distressing
for all involved.
Just call us on 01433-650345 to discuss any particular
needs or concerns you may have. We can handle calls in
strict confidence if you ask us to.
The only time we may be unable to help people with special
needs is when the group organiser has not mentioned
anything to us beforehand for whatever reason ! In such
circumstances, as you’d expect, our commitment to safety
may mean our leaders may have to drastically adjust
programmes accordingly.