Prince Philip reviews…
Meeting at Buckingham Palace reviews the Campaign for Adventure’s impact and next moves – HRH Prince Philip, MPs and educators agree on the need for more risk-taking and adventure in our lives. Chaired by journalist Libby Purves and hosted by HRH Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace, the Campaign for Adventure was today told it had […]
IT’S A MYTH THAT BRAINS SLOW WITH AGE
BRAIN response times can be just as fast in the elderly as in the young. By Jo Willey – The Express Both children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings, but the latest research suggests that much of that slower response on adults is a […]
Good Practice: Tackling antisocial behaviour
How a summer programme helped to tackle antisocial behaviour in Cheshire Tuesday, 15 November 2011 The Halton Summer Blitz aims to provide a range of positive activities for children and young people during the holidays Antisocial behaviour by young people dropped significantly during the Blitz programme, according to Cheshire Police
BBC Celebrates Spirit of Adventure
BBC celebrates our Spirit of Adventure in 'Something Understood'. 30 minutes… http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b0144rq9
Three Leadership Thoughts
Inspire the Day – three leadership thoughts…. A love of adventure, joy in discovery, a willingness to take the risk of going out on a limb in order to move on, and of climbing to the tree top to catch a glimpse of the big view. The challenge for leaders is to build teams, organisations, […]
Public Safety and Risk Management
Public Safety and Risk Management – David Ball/Laurence Ball-King ‘So many worthwhile activities are banned or rejected in the name of Health and Safety. Everyone should read this book to see that very often these bans are not justified.’ Sir Chris Bonington "A must-read for those concerned with adventure, enterprise and potential." – Ian Lewis, […]
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 […]