Bringing people together has all sorts of benefits for personal development – growing confidence, group work and peer support to name a few. For a long time it wasn’t possible for groups to gain these benefits through residentials, with young people really suffering as a result. We’ve loved being able
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Jump into autumn with our week of activities for children during the school break. From Monday October 17 to Friday 21, we’ll keep children warm and busy – toasting marshmallows, carving pumpkins, rafting and building dens plus… a day of video making with special guests from BBC TV! Every day
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We have a lovely new spot to enjoy the view across the front lawn, from our new basket swing, which was installed last week by our Partners the Weir Group. It took the team a day and it was amazing to watch a group of engineers precision fit a piece
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Our board of trustees are all volunteers, and as well as lending their expertise from various professional backgrounds, they also jump in and help in other ways. In 2019 one of them, Bill Crook, raised over £2,000 for Wiston Lodge’s first major roof repair works through a sponsored cycle the
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As part of Volunteers’ Week we are highlighting ways those who give their time and effort make a difference to Wiston Lodge. These include youth volunteers helping with activities, people looking to gain work experience, and those who have given their time unpaid, and become part of the team. Here,
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Bookings for our summer activity programme are now live! Join us for 4 weeks of outdoor fun and adventure on themed days taking advantage of all the activities we have to offer on site – try your hard at archery, high ropes challenges, team games, canoeing, raft building, hill climbing
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As a member of the Hospitality and Events Crew you may have a passion for cooking or serving amazing food, or be motivated by making our facilities better or our accommodation welcoming and clean. At Wiston Lodge we look to develop all your skills and hidden talents, encouraging you to
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As we step into spring 2022, we reflect on the past and look to the future. Our friends will recall bidding farewell to Jonny Sutherland last summer, as he relocated with his family including Wiston character Barney the dog; and as autumn turned into winter, we welcomed Fiona Hird as
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Bookings are now open for our childrens’ holiday programme! We’ll be running day activities from Monday to Thursday 4-7 and 11-14 April, 9.30am-3.30pm. We often get asked to give programmes a distinct creative flavour and this Easter we’ve decided to get things rolling with a day aimed at all things
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We’re pleased to release our latest annual report and accounts for financial year 2020-21. Like other businesses in March 2020, Wiston Lodge had no idea what would lie ahead for us during the pandemic. Work had just begun on the new-build Russell Hub facility, which promptly came to a halt.
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