USER FORUM 2012

Monday 16^th January 2012 - 6:30 for 7:00pm
At Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre in the Activate Room
Light refreshments provided

LOPC would like to take the opportunity to inform its users of changes and developments within and around the Centre including:

• Review of CaSE  DA development plan.
• LOPC 5 year development plan.
• Open day 2012.

The floor will then be open for suggestions on:

• The current facilities - are they up to your requirements?
• Your club - how can we help you: grow, improve, carry on?
• Inspired Facilities grant - what would you like to see the changing rooms look like?
• Where would we like LOPC and the site to be in 10 years time?
• Any other points raised by individuals.

We hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there.

Chris Murnin
Deputy Centre Manager

 

Saturday Club is Changing!

Due to the growing popularity of both our Saturday Club and our Public sessions, we have decided to rebrand both under the same new title of

The Adventure Club

Membership to The Adventure Club is £3 per year, however you do not have to be a member to attend an activity session.  Prices for members will remain as they are for 2012, £6 for a 90 minute session and £14 for a 3 hour session.  However, prices for non-members will go up to £7 for 90 minutes and £16 for 3 hours.

Under 8's are now welcome! Previously, all activities have only been available for children aged 8 and over.  We would like to offer younger children the opportunity to come along and have a go at climbing or archery.  However they must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Sundays! During the summer there will now be something on offer every day of the week, as we will be running Adventure Club activities on Sundays.

For more information and current timetables please click here.

Saturday Club is Changing!

Due to the growing popularity of both our Saturday Club and our Public sessions, we have decided to rebrand both under the same new title of
The Adventure Club.

Membership to the adventure club is £3 per year, however you do not have to be a member to attend an activity session.  Prices for members will remain as they are for 2012, £6 for a 90 minute session and £14 for a 3 hour session.  However, prices for non members will go up, £7 for 90 minutes and £16 for 3 hours.

Under 8's are now welcome! Previously, all activities have only been available for children aged 8 and over.  We would like to offer younger children the opportunity to come along and have a go at climbing or archery.  However they must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Sundays! During the summer there will now be something on offer every day of the week, as we will be running Adventure Club activities on Sundays.

For more information and current timetables please click here.

Canoe Litter Pick Team

LOPC's New River Litter Pick Team

LOPC is now recruiting for litter pickers to come and enjoy canoeing while helping to clean up the River Soar. It is completely free to join and there is no obligation once you have joined to attend every meeting. We just want enthusiastic volunteers to come along help pick some of the rubbish that plagues our river.

We will be looking to meet up every few months to spend a few hours just trying to get rid of the mountains of rubbish that finds it's way into the river.

Our first litter pick will be 28th January 12:30 to 3:30.

For more details click here: http://www.lopc.co.uk/riverlitterteam

Children from Chernobyl Visit LOPC

 

Saturday 17th September 2011 saw a group of 10 young people from Chernobyl visited the Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre. They came from social situations where it is difficult to get the care and attention they require. They arrived undernourished and shabby and stayed with Host Families for a month. It is believed that by being shown some love and attention, being well fed and experiencing a good life, they return to Belarus with hope and the possibility of extending their lives by some 5 years.

Find out more

Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 28th September

Arrive 6:30 pm for 7 pm Start

• Light refreshments will be available.

• Election of Trustees.

• Presentation of End of Year Reports and Accounts.

  Find out more

Follow us on Twitter

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Customer Testimonial - Summer Holiday Scheme

This week we received feedback from a parent of a child that has attended the Summer Holiday Scheme this year. They were keen for their comments to be passed on to the staff and supporters of LOPC.

“Firstly me and Reece want to say a massive thank you to yourself and all the staff and helpers. Reece has had a brilliant time and loved every second of his time there and he will definitely be back, everyone was very helpful especially yourself from the moment you showed us around. It was brilliant to see his face and know that while I am at work he is being looked after and that you offer extended hours to fit in with parent's needs. He will certainly be coming back in the future”

Summer Holiday Scheme

Holiday Scheme places still available

We still have limited spaces available on the Holiday Scheme for the remaining 4 weeks.

Available from ages 5 - 16

• Half day options - (am or pm) £20
• Single day - £30
• Full weeks - from £135 (multi activity)

Find out more

Summer Holiday Scheme

Holiday Scheme places still available

We still have limited spaces available on the Holiday Scheme for the remaining 4 weeks.

Available from ages 5 - 16

• Half day options - (am or pm) £20
• Single day - £30
• Full weeks - from £135 (multi activity)

Find out more

Contact us



Summer Holiday Scheme

Holiday Scheme places still available

We still have limited spaces available on the Holiday Scheme for the remaining 4 weeks.

Half day options - (am or pm) £20

• Single day - £30
• Full weeks - from £135 (multi activity)

Available from ages 5 - 16

Find out more

Contact us



Summer Holiday Scheme

Summer Holiday Award Weeks

At Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre there is the opportunity for young people to take part in our Special Award Weeks whereby children can gain a National Governing Body Qualification in a specific activity. This summer we are offeering Paddlesport and Climbing Courses

• 25th – 29th July- Paddle Power & NICAS ages 12 – 16 years
• 8th – 12th August - Paddlepower ages 8 -12 years

Find out more

Contact the Activate Team

Blacks Tent Show - July

Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th July

• 10 am - 5 pm

• New Tents for 2011

• Premier Outdoor Retail Outlets

• Lots of manufacturers to choose from.

• Hosted by Blacks Thurmaston Retail Store

• Contact Blacks for more information

• Tel: 01162 696963

Customer feedback

Customer feedback received this week from an

After School Club parent

“I just wanted to use this opportunity to say thank you for the valuable service the LOPC team delivers.

James has been attending LOPC for about 2 years now. This year I have been especially impressed by your flexibility and reliability. It has allowed me to do my job well, which requires me to be flexible. I've had peace of mind knowing that James had been picked up from school and has had an active afternoon with no Nintendo or television in sight!

James loves his LOPC afternoons as they are active, he is often encouraged to work as part of a team (which can be difficult for an only child!) and he has excellent role models.

Thanks again for the wonderful service that you provide and I hope that you will be able to continue with this.”

Kind Regards

Find out more

Burn up to 400 Calories per hour!

ITV's Daybreak Videostream - Stay fit on the water this summer

Burn up to 400 Calories per hour when taking part in Canoeing & Kayaking

Find out more here

London 2012 Open Day

On Sunday 24th July LOPC will be hosting the London 2012 Open Weekend between 10:30 & 17:00.

There are a variety of activities available to take part in throughout the day. Find out more

Tent Show at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre

Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th June

• 10 am - 5 pm

• New Tents for 2011

• Premier Outdoor Retail Outlets

• Lots of manufacturers to choose from.

• Hosted by Blacks Thurmaston Retail Store

• Contact Blacks for more information

• Tel: 01162 696963

• http://bit.ly/q48MX

Saturday Club

Special Offer - 28th May 

Download PDF version

Book both to receive 20% off!!
Discounted price £22.40 pp


Contact us to find out more 

Summer Holiday Scheme

Now taking bookings

Do you want a safe, supervised and affordable way to entertain your children during the school holidays? If so you need look no further than Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre School Holiday Scheme.

Find out more

Easter Holiday Scheme

There are limited spaces left on our Easter Holiday Scheme.

Please contact us to check availability and book your place. Find out more

Scheduled Road Works 9th April

There will be Road Works on the Loughborough Road between Thurcaston Road and Redhill Way (One way system) for drain connection outside number 350.


This will begin Saturday 9th April 2011 and is expected to last until 15th April 2011.


In order to carry out the works safely there will be a one way system in place from Thurcaston Road towards Redhill Way (outbound). The inbound carriageway will be close from Redhill Roundabout.


All Diversions will be signed.

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Public Activity Brochure

The Brand New Public Activity Guide 

for 2011 is out  NOW!

Find Out More

Outdoor Climbing Experience

On the 17th April will be running a trip to Markfield Quarry, participants will experience a range of climbing routes from beginner to the more advanced and also experience abseiling on a real crag. 


Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm. Cost will be £40 per person payable at the time of booking.
There are only 10 spaces available for this experience so please call us on 0116 2681426 in advance to book your place and avoid disappointment.


No experience is required however previous climbing experience would be an advantage.

You can download a booking form here

Public Activity Sessions

The public activity sessions this week are:

• Tuesday - Aerial Trekking 
• Wednesday - Zipline
• Thursday - Air Rifles

Time: 18:30 - 19:30

There are limited places available for each activity session, so please book in advance to avoid disappointment! 

What a great week we have had!

It's nearly the end of the February Half Term Holiday Scheme, we have had an action packed week of exciting activities including:

• Zipwire
• Climbing
• Archery
• Highropes
• Bellboating
• Bushcraft
• Crate Stacking
• Canoeing & Kayaking 

Including many more!!

You can find out more information about the Holiday Scheme here

Half Term Holiday Scheme

There are a few final spaces available for the Half Term Holiday Scheme on Thursday and Friday this week.

• Thursday ages 8 - 12 (limited Spaces)
• Friday ages 8 - 12 and 12 - 15 (limited Spaces)

          Please call us on 0116 2681426 to check the availability

Reception Painting Complete

The refurbishment of our Reception Area is now complete.

We were aided by the support of youth workers from the Princes Trust who raised the funds themselves and volunteered their time to complete the job. We have also just installed brand new signage around our reception area.

All of this has made a great improvement to the appearance of the Centre and we send a big thank you out to everyone who has helped us with this project!