Our A+ team is growing. We are thrilled to welcome Steve Baker to our GAP year programme and Tom Gee as part of our Conservation and Activity Coach Internship programme. We asked them a few questions to get to know them a little better and to find out what they are looking forward to this year. GAP Year Skills Development Where were you last year? I was studying for my A-levels, then I started working at a Christian cen...

One of the winter highlights here at A+ is our Total Adventure Ski trip to the beautiful Swiss Alps. The week in Switzerland is packed with action and adventure in a wonderful Christian environment. Our accommodation for the week is in the comfortable Hornerpub Appartments in Lauterbrunnen with magnificent views onto the Staubbach Falls. Our A+ team take care of all the catering arrangements providing 3 healthy and substantial meals a day. ...

Conservation at Adventure Plus Our Conservation Intern, Sarah Leedham, organised and hosted a Tree Planting day with the help of Conservation Intern Tom and one of our new GAP team Stephen. Volunteers from Faringdon Rotary, Witney Rotary and the village of Clanfield were actively involved in this exciting project and helped to plant 900 trees on our new land in preparation for our  for new Adventure Base. The new wildlife...

Adventure Impact Reaching Vulnerable Children It's been a busy start to the year for Adventure Impact (AIM), the specialist unit of Adventure Plus. We've been meeting up with some amazing organisations and planning ways of reaching more vulnerable children and those with additional needs by providing opportunities for outdoor fun and activities. Last week we met with Sarah and Rowan from 'Where The Fruit Is' an organi...

Cotswold Conference Centre Gain Accreditation  We are excited to announce that our Windmill Farm chef, Matthew Morgan, has achieved his Level 3 Food Safety and Hygiene for Supervisors accreditation through City and Guilds. Homemade Food at Oxfordshire Conference Centre Matt takes great care to provide tasty home cooked meals using locally sourced ingredients. This is what our guests have had to say about our food ...

Adventure Plus Annual Update We have an outstanding team of Directors of Adventure Plus. Our Directors use their skills and experience to support the work being done here at A+. With their support, we are able to help people realise their potential through adventure and education in a positive Christian environment as well as begin to realise the dream of the new Adventure Base.  We hosted our annual Directors’ Update in January....

Team Building in Clanfield, Oxfordshire The Adventure Plus and Windmill Farm teams enjoyed 2 full days of Team Time lead by Barry Bailey of Mobile Team Challenge. MTB specialise in running Inspirational and Motivational Team Building Days. We were very thankful to Barry for his time and expertise. Our theme this year was ‘Our best for Him’ based on the scripture from Phil 4:8 ‘Finally, brothers and siste...

Easter Fun at Adventure Plus Total Adventure (TA) holidays are fantastic weeks for children aged 8-12 years, packed full of adventurous activities, loads of fun and great friends to share it with! Fun at Total Adventure Easter Here is what some of our 2017 campers had to say: 'I enjoy the activities because I can pick the ones that interest me.' Immanuel. 'The fact that it made me make friends. I made great friends and loved the activities...

Conference Centre Scores Five in Food Hygiene Rating We are pleased to share that in our recent Food Standards Agency and Cotswold District Council Food Hygiene Rating we scored a 5! This is the top rating and means that our Windmill Farm kitchen was found to have ‘very good’ hygiene. Well done to our Chef Matt and his hardworking team.  Praise for Conference Centre Hospitality 'The atmosphere and food was among the best we have ever h...

Adventure Plus 2017 News There was great excitement here at A+ this week as we prepared to send off our 2017 Plus Points Newsletter.   It has been another exciting year and we are so thankful for all who have supported us as we have come alongside over 7,000 young lives once again!   We are so thankful for many team members that have joined A+ during the last year: Tony, John, Ali, Ruth, Sarah, Jono, Mark, Graham, Kim and most recent...