Arena Pursuits - Building Teams that Work Together and Stay Together
Survival and Bushcraft Courses
Corporate Team Building with a difference
With the ever increasing popularity of television survival shows from Ray Mears, Bear Grylls etc., more and more people are looking to learn the basics of survival and bushcraft. When a group is stranded in the wild the key to survival is teamwork and leadership. Survival and bushcraft courses from Arena will provide your business with the ideal teambuilding event to enable your staff and executives to learn to pull together and work better and more efficiently as a team. The valuable lessons learned can be taken back and used in the workplace.
To allow small Corporate Groups (up to 20 at a time) to experience a genuinely different type of challenge away from the workplace. To establish, enrich and develop relationships, learn new skills with the emphasis on teamwork.
Location:
Arena Pursuits is based on 250 acres overlooking Bewl Water, in the heart of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Kent/Sussex border, only 45 miles from London, 21 miles from Junction 5 of the M25 and 20 miles from the South Coast. The main Survival Area is located in secluded woodland close to the north shores of the South East's largest reservoir, Bewl Water.
8 Hour Survival Course
Start time: 08.30 Hours in winter, 10.00 Hours in Summer
A basic introduction to survival within a woodland environment, to include orienteering, fire lighting, preparation of food and shelter building...
Course Summary:
• Orienteering to Survival Area
• Introduction to basic bushcraft
• Gathering firewood
• Demonstration and practice of different fire lighting
methods
• Fashioning materials for cooking
• Food preparation and cooking over open fires
• Demonstration of woodland shelters using natural materials
• Serving of food
• Return on foot
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24 Hour Survival Course
Start time: 10.00 Hours
A basic introduction to survival within a woodland environment, to include orienteering, fire lighting, preparation of food, shelter building and making camp, night navigation, making breakfast, striking camp, optional pub lunch...
Course Summary:
Day 1
• Initial briefing
• Orienteering to Survival Area
• Introduction to basic bushcraft
• Construction of overnight shelters
• Gathering firewood
• Demonstration and practice of different fire lighting
methods
• Fashioning materials for cooking
• Food preparation and cooking over open fires
• Demonstration of woodland shelters using natural materials
• Serving of food
• Night navigation exercise
• Overnight camp
Day 2
• Preparation of breakfast
• Strike camp
• Return on foot
• Optional pub lunch
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48 Hour Survival Course
Start time: 10.00 Hours
A basic introduction to survival within a woodland environment, to include orienteering, fire lighting, preparation of food, shelter building and making camp, night navigation, making breakfast, shelter building using natural materials, learning to "live off the land", night wildlife walk, striking camp, optional pub lunch...
Course Summary:
Day 1
• Initial briefing
• Orienteering to Survival Area
• Introduction to basic bushcraft
• Construction of overnight shelters
• Gathering firewood
• Demonstration and practice of different fire lighting
methods
• Fashioning materials for cooking
• Food preparation and cooking over open fires
• Demonstration of woodland shelters using natural materials
• Serving of food
• Night navigation exercise
• Overnight camp
Day 2
• Preparation of breakfast
• Shelter building using natural materials
• Further demonstrations and practice of different fire
lighting methods
• Animal tracks observation and expansion of techniques
for "living off the land"
• Food preparation and cooking over open fires
• Night-time wildlife walk and observation
• Serving of food
• Relaxing around campfire
• Overnight camp
Day 3
• Preparation of breakfast
• Strike camp
• Return on foot
• Optional pub lunch
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