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Spring 2013 Contents Page 3 Repairs and Renovations Page 4 A new staff team Page 5 Want to learn a new skill of improve your existing ones in 2013? Page 6 Join our club Party people Page 7 Activities during school holidays Page 8 Shed your shirt and tie... School Visits Regular updates from Mepal Outdoor Centre are now available on our website, by Twitter and Facebook Web: www.mepal.co.uk Twitter: @mepaloc Facebook: mepaloutdoorcentre - 2 - 2013 is an important year in the life of Mepal Outdoor Centre. The Centre nearly closed for good in the autumn of 2012, but following a huge amount of hard work by trustees, staff and our management partner, Cambridgeshire ACRE, the Centre is now up and running again. 2013 therefore signals the Centre’s rebirth and this newsletter is the just one of the new ideas we’ve introduced. We’re aiming to produce a newsletter at least three times a year to tell those who love Mepal what’s going on at the Centre and what we have to offer. Please circulate this newsletter to friends, family and anyone you know who enjoys the great outdoors. You’ve been sent a copy as someone who has either visited the Centre previously or as someone who has expressed an interest in the Centre’s work but if you’d prefer not receive future editions, please just let us know. We hope you’ll come to visit the Centre at some point over the summer and look forward to seeing you soon. John Yates, President Mepal Outdoor Centre Charitable Trust Affordable outdoor leisure, coaching and vocational training for all
Repairs and Renovations Whilst the Centre was closed to the general public over the winter, we’ve undertaken a huge programme of repairs and renovations. We entered into a partnership with Seetec, one of the UK’s largest and most experienced providers of Government funded employment and skills training programmes. Through this partnership, Seetec have provided us with a team of workers, on site, every day, to complete all the required maintenance work at the Centre. This has ranged from dismantling and demolishing some old static caravans, painting and decorating, grounds maintenance, installing fences, improving the car park area, litter-picking and helping with moving equipment around. The team have worked in all weathers and have really made a difference to the look of the Centre. We are truly grateful to them – and their supervisor, Steve – for all their efforts. Current projects include muchneeded maintenance on the campsite shower block and removing some play equipment that is no longer fit for purpose. If you’ve visited the Centre before, then we’re sure you’ll notice the improvements on your next visit. Affordable outdoor leisure, coaching and vocational training for all Members of the Seetec team at work Photo credit: Ely Standard - 3 -
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