Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Health and Recreation Department
Bushcraft – Learn To Survive
Bushcraft is an aspect of outdoor pursuits which is growing in popularity. It encompasses a number of different disciplines such as camp craft, survival skills, expeditions and canoeing. Kinnego Bushcraft Centre offers courses and programmes, suitable for fresh faced beginners through to veterans of the outdoor pursuits.
The Centre offers outdoor group bonding and team building workshops based around nature and basic survival principals, with a strong focus on how and why we should care for our surrounding environment. Bushcraft helps participants relax, reduces stress and instills a sense of accomplishment and wellbeing, relishing the open air experience and enjoying the company of others in very different surroundings.
SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES PROGRAMME
Delivered by our instructors at Kinnego Bushcraft Centre in Craigavon, this programme links in with the work of youth clubs, schools and the Youth Justice Agency and has a great influence and far-reaching effect in supporting young people.
It provides opportunities for people from disadvantaged areas to participate in outdoor adventure, survival and learning experiences such as fishing and camping trips.
It also offers activities such as walking and tracking to help vulnerable people who may have been affected by life challenges or mental health issues. Our instructors also provide mentoring support to young offenders who clear up woodlands and pick litter as part of their community service.
Delivery of the programme demonstrates the importance we place on investing in young people, engaging with them in a meaningful way and helping them realise their full potential.
