The document provides details about an upcoming four-day visit to the Fellside Centre in March for Year 5 and 6 students. It outlines the itinerary of activities, arrival and departure times, staff leading the trip, equipment needed, costs, safety measures, and contact information in case of an emergency.

1. Fellside visit 2017

2. Date:
To be confirmed in
first week of March

3. Staff leading visit:
Mr Walker
Mrs Hughes
Miss Mann
Mr Strong

4. Arrival time:
10.00 am.
Please let us know if
you have a problem
delivering your child
to Fellside

5. Departure time:
1.30pm on Friday.
Please let us know if
you have a problem
collecting your child
from Fellside

6. Itinerary
Day 1:
Settle into rooms.
Lunch
River Study/Walk ......
Evening meal
Night orienteering

7. Itinerary
Day 2:
Breakfast
Fell walk: High Pike/Brae Fell
Evening meal
Fireside storytelling

8. Itinerary
Day 3:
Ghyll scrambling/art project
(2 groups, swap at lunch time)
Evening meal
Podcast diary/song writing/photography

9. Itinerary
Day 4:
Problem solving (local)
Indoor orienteering
Pack up
Lunch
Home

10. Food!
Lots of it and highly recommended!
Please do not send your children
with food. Any special dietary
requirements, please let staff know
as soon as possible

11. Why are we going?
Aims of our visit
•To experience a wild place in depth, particularly at
night (river study, ghyll scrambling, night
orienteering, dark challenges, fell walks, art, etc)
•To explore the locality (fells, rivers) and develop
geographical skills (river study, map reading, mining
history) and an understanding of the natural history
• To build strong relationships, based on trust and
perseverance
•To develop independence and resilience

12. Basic Kit list:
Packed lunch for first day
Drink in re-usable plastic bottle
Trainers
Indoor shoes/slippers
3 jumpers/sweatshirts/fleeces
3 long sleeved shirts
5 changes of underwear
3 pairs of ordinary socks and two thicker pairs
3 pairs trousers/tracksuit bottoms NOT jeans
towel and toiletries
nightwear
Warm hat and gloves
Torch
Large plastic bin liner (for wet/dirty clothes)

13. Kit list (cont):
Camera (preferably disposable)
NO MOBILE PHONES, iPods, OR ELECTRONIC
GAMES PLEASE.
(There won’t be any time or internet signal!)
All waterproof clothing, wellies and specialist
equipment (helmets etc) will be provided.
All prescribed medicines detailed on the
permission forms to be handed to Mrs Hughes
on arrival at Fellside in named bag with the
instructions

14. Cost
£150 per person
Approx. at the moment
1. Bed and board, qualified staff plus specialist outdoor kit
2. Additional equipment for special activities: games and books
for evening activities and free time, marshmallows and sticks,
other additional snacks, art materials, cameras etc
3. Staffing and supply cover is paid by school and has additional
costs of £1500 per 4 day trip minimum this year

15. Website updates
Hopefully daily updates on Year 5 and 6
class pages with photos and
blog/Twitter. These will be posted last
thing at night (signal and wi-fi
dependent!)

16. Safety and risk management
•The risk assessments have all been approved by Kym Allan
Health and safety team, who have assured us of their full
support and back up
•All staff are experienced in leading residential visits
•Mr Walker is qualified to lead adventurous activities planned
(ghyll scrambling and fell walking)
•Mr Walker, Miss Mann and Mrs Hughes have visited Fellside
several times before with school groups.

17. Directions to Fellside Centre
The centre is situated in the hamlet of Fellside.
Map ref. NE 305 375
From Keswick:
Follow the A591 along the E side of Bassenthwaite Lake
(signposted Bothel and Carlisle)
At the Castle Inn turn right (signed Ireby, Uldale and
Caldbeck)
Follow this road through Uldale heading towards Caldbeck
Just over 2 miles out of Uldale turn right onto a minor road
(signed Greenhead, Branthwaite and Fellside)
Follow this narrow road through Branthwaite to the hamlet
of Fellside and the centre is the last building on the right
hand side.

18. Emergency contact numbers
During the school day telephone the school office on 017687
73017 and the office staff will contact the group at Fellside
Out of hours emergency contact number is 016974 78566. This is
the number for the payphone in the lobby at Fellside and we
will answer it as long as we are in the centre.

19. Questions???