Online Diary
May 5th - Open Day
>компютриay 5th, the Longridge Team are throwing open the doors to the site to the world. On offer will be boat sessions, local schools and music groups will be providing live music, we will have refreshments, bar, face painting, bouncy castle, craft and charity stalls and lots of site stalls and entertainments. We really hope [...]
Ropes Challenge Course
Our development site - www.longridge.org.uk - has pictures of the latest progress of the installation of our new ropes course, which looks awesome and really, really high! It is half way though being installed and should be ready for folk to use by 21st April. Work starts on the new playground on 21st [...]
February 2008 Update
Campaign On the 31st January 2008 we completed the sale on the site and Longridge On The Thames, a registered charity now owns the freehold. Now, the challenge is two fold, to pay off the £800,000 loan that was necessary to secure the freehold and to raise the money needed to improve our facilities. We [...]
People’s Millions
Yippee - we won the public vote and now have a cheque for £80,000. The order for a play area and high ropes course has been submitted and we hope to have both activities ready for everybody to use by March. At the same time, you will be delighted to learn we are [...]
Martin’s Celebration
We are having a celebration for Martin Plain at the Coach & Horses on November 10th. Either leaving from Longridge at 7pm or at the Coach for 7.30pm. Martin’s contribution to Longridge over the last decade is unequaled and the celebration is to thank him for all his wisdom and wonderfullness and wish him well [...]
People’s Millions
Longridge is to take part in the National Lottery Programme, People’s Millions which will be aired at 6pm on ITV every evening the week commencing 26th November. Please put this date in your diary and tell everybody you know to do same and vote LONGRIDGE
2008 Programme
We will be posting out our 2008 Activity Programme towards the end of September. If you are not on our database and would like to receive a copy or would like to receive several copies to circulate for us, then please e-mail amanda.foister@longridge-uk.org with your details. All the information in the brochure will [...]
Event Calendar 2008
Spring Ball - April 19th Our annual fund-raising extravanganza, held this year at the Crowne Plaza. Family Open Day - May 5th A family festival, offering opportunities to try all of our activities, enter our water obstacle course, craft stalls, refreshments, music. From 2pm 17th Annual Dragon Boat Championships - September 27th Our very popular Dragon Boat Championships, with [...]
Earl of Wessex Visits Longridge
This year marks the 50th birthday of Longridge Boating Centre. To celebrate this we have invited HRH the Earl of Wessex to visit the site on Tuesday 5th June. On the 5th we are hosting an afternoon of activities for 500 local school children, with an aim to promote the centre and encourage support from [...]
Trainee Instructor Programme
Are you under 18 with an interest in water sports like Canoeing and Sailing? Would you like to become an Instructor in water sports? But have little or no experience? Longridge are offering a six month full time course for Trainee Instructors. You will have the opportunity to gain: BCU Level 2 Kayak Coach RYA Dinghy Instructor BDA Basic Dragon [...]