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News from the Blencathra Centre - December 2011

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM THE BLENCATHRA CENTRE

We wish residents and visitors to Threlkeld a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the staff at the Blencathra Centre.

Tim Foster, Head of Centre (79601)

News from the Blencathra Centre - November 2011

Tunsbergdalsbreen Project: Norway 2011

This is our 3rd year of an exciting climate change project involving staff from the centre working with the Brathay Exploration Group, Newcastle University and the Norweigan Glacier Museum on the Jostedalsbreen ice cap in Norway. 

News from the Blencathra Centre - October 2011

Centre Open Day

Thank you to those of you who attended the Open Day.   The weather was wet, the numbers were low but fun was had for those who were there!

Gold Awards

Over the last two months we have been accumulating gold awards:

Blencathra Centre Open Day - Blencathra FSC

11 Sep 2011 13:00
11 Sep 2011 16:00

The Blencathra Centre is hosting an open day on Sunday 11th September from 1-4pm.

Everyone is welcome to come and try out some of our onsite activities including our new low ropes course, geocaching trail and bushcraft activities. 

Special offer on Summer art courses

SPECIAL OFFER ON SUMMER ART COURSES FOR BENEATH BLENCATHRA READERS

(Non-residential, includes all food and transport)

News from the Blencathra Centre - July 2011

Blencathra on You Tube

As part of the Field Studies Council’s on going marketing efforts a film crew visited the Centre earlier in the year to film the experience of an A-level Geography group from Wolverhampton, their work is now available on www.youtube.com/user/FieldStudiesCouncil.

 

News from the Blencathra Centre - June 2011

The Blencathra Centre hosted the Geographical Association Worldwise Challenge from the 13th-15th May 2011.

The skies during the weekend of 13th-15th May were predominantly grey, but this didn't stop 12 teams of three students from thoroughly enjoying the 2011 Worldwise Challenge competition, held at the FSC Blencathra Centre.

News from the Blencathra Centre - May 2011

As you are aware most of our outdoor educational work is with schools – much of it GCSE and Advanced level geography.  April is usually dominated by University groups – in the last month this has included Leeds, Nottingham, Reading, Southampton, Sheffield and Durham Universities.

News from the Blencathra Centre - April 2011


FSC Fold Out Charts

Did you know our Publications Unit this year have sold 144,153 publications to a worldwide audience and has also started iApps with nearly 6000 downloaded in 26 countries?  You might have seen our Butterflies fold-out chart that was featured in the Sunday Telegraph with an offer of a free copy to readers.

News from the Blencathra Centre – November 2010


The Field Centre in the Olympic Park
As the Commonwealth Games finished last month you might be interested to hear that the Field Studies Council are currently working on the Olympic site in London. We currently run the ‘Viewtube’ which is a first floor classroom that has a panoramic view overlooking the Olympic and Paralympic Park and provides the backdrop for our dynamic range of teaching programmes for primary and secondary schools led by London Wildlife Trust and Field Studies Council.

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