London Riots – An answer
'A risk in time saves crime' was a presentation to parliament by Campaign for Adventure which explained the need by young people to take risks. Young people need to take risks. Failure to offer young people the right risks will ensure they find their own – usually antisocial, self harmful or illegal – or all […]
‘Not Guilty’
The National Trust was not to blame for the death of an 11-year-old schoolboy fatally crushed by a branch in woods in Norfolk, the High Court has decided. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14304489 The judge rejected the claim that the trust's tree inspectors failed to exercise reasonable care in their task. "I regretfully conclude that I cannot […]
Adventuring on Nelson Mandela Day
In the 'The Spirit of Adventure' programme, Campaign for Adventure asks that you might either act – some ideas are in the links below, plan something special or think about a contribution to something to change the world…Nelson Mandela gave 67 years….can you offer 67 minutes? http://lnkd.in/F4hYuS and for something to do…67 ideas… http://lnkd.in/Gbc2NJ
The Myth of Risks – David Spiegelhalter
The Myth of Risks – David Spiegelhalter http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6901649.ece Last year 509,090 people died in England and Wales, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has just released full details of what they died of. For a statistician this means 346 riveting pages of morbid detail, ranging from the rare fatalities from hang-gliders (2), dog bites […]
Our children need to take risks
Lazy teachers, jobsworth council officers, sensationalist media reporting, kneejerk politicians and sharp lawyers and insurers all have a hand in fuelling the health and safety culture. And at the very centre of the mess are some deeply confused values about children. In the past years we have begun to realise the flaws in this zero-risk […]
Help the HSE
Challenge the HSE to help create a better balance between risk and opportunity in our society http://www.redtapechallenge.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/home/index/
Judith Hackett HSE
Misguided "jobsworths" are preventing children from enjoying traditional playground games through the over-zealous application of health and safety laws, says the watchdog for the legislation. Judith Hackitt, head of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), accused councils of using health and safety rules to avoid providing activities that might cost money or expose them to […]
National Citizenship Service
By Janaki Mahadevan Thursday, 23 June 2011 The cost of the government's flagship youth programme National Citizen Service (NCS) cannot be justified, the education select committee has concluded. In its report into youth services the committee said it could not give its backing to the programme in its current form given the costs involved and […]
Campaign for Adventure gets results again
Red Tape Task Force calls for clearer legal protection for volunteers Following from CfA's work supporting the 2006 Compensation Bill, we have worked with Lord Hodgson and his team to inform and publish 'Unshackling Good Neighbours', a report which seeks to free-up the potential of the Big Society. In our 2006 work we knew millions […]
Better life…and a Bigger Society
Campaign for Adventure is a strong supporter of the Big Society initiative. Whilst planning a CfA session 24 points of potential were set into a Big Society Vision Plan. We now offer these as ideas for improvement. Tell us what you think…