April 29th, 2013
Cobnor Activities Centre is ready to begin the 2013 season off with a fresh start – a brand new kitchen as well as a new Head of Centre! The kitchen was refurbished in March-April, 2013, in order to provide us with first-class catering equipment for our residential facilities.
The Centre’s cook, Jackie, used the sparkling new equipment for the first time a few weeks back and was left…
April 19th, 2013
A Day in my “Office”
Here are a few words from Chief Paddlesport Instructor Andy Hall, who teaches kayaking and canoeing, about working at Cobnor Activities Centre. We hope that enjoy this rare insight into the world of one of our outdoor activity staff…
It’s 18th December, 2012, the sun is shining and I’ve just put my canoe on its wheels. I’m pushing it down the slipway and my faithful…
March 18th, 2013
Spring’s all about new beginnings – the daffodils burst into bloom, baby lambs take their first steps, fluffy little chicks hatch from their shells and, at Cobnor Activities Centre, you can try something you’ve never done before!
There are so many outdoor activities on offer at Cobnor that there’s bound to be something that you either haven’t yet tried or would like to improve on. What’s more, our Multi-Activity…
March 4th, 2013
Those who are familiar with Cobnor Activities Centre might think that we just offer RYA sailing courses and other outdoor activities. It’s easy by-pass the fact that we actually have some excellent facilities for hire in the stunning surroundings of Chichester Harbour.
Cobnor Activities Centre is well positioned between Chichester, West Sussex, and Portsmouth, Hampshire, and is close to the South Downs as well as rail links to London. We…
February 22nd, 2013
The Charlton Chase is organised by West Sussex Outdoor Education Service. The annual event centres on a 22 km night navigation exercise, up and down the hills of the South Downs behind Seaford College.
This year, four teams from the Cobnor Activities Centre Staff participated in this tough competition. For many of the staff, this was their 3rd or 4th year, whereas for others this was their first time…
February 18th, 2013
Cobnor Activities Centre would like to welcome the new Head of Centre, Gary Palmer who took over from Mark Murray-Brown in January, 2013.
Gary started at Cobnor early this year and spent most of January finding out about Chichester Harbour, the South Downs and the history of the Centre. Before moving to Cobnor, Gary was the Portsmouth Services Manager for Motiv8; a young person’s charity based in…
February 5th, 2013
On Saturday, Cobnor Activities Centre’s Chief Sailing Instructor Pete went along to Butser Ancient Farm for a celebration of Imbolc, which involved a fire-lighting demonstration from Bushcraft Instructor, Jonathon Huet.
As well as sitting around an open-fire in a reconstruction of an ancient Round House on the South Downs, enjoying a vegetable stew and listening to stories of Merlin and King Arthur – two of the UK’s most…
January 30th, 2013
A husband and wife team from Chichester, West Sussex, are braving a cycling expedition from Europe’s northernmost point, Norway’s North Cape, to its Southernmost point, Gibraltar. This is one of the greatest cycling expeditions and they are doing it in aid of St Wilfrid’s Hospice from 1st June, 2013.
The North Cape to the Rock is a cycling expedition covering over 4000 miles from, Nord Kapp in the Arctic Circle,…
January 9th, 2013
At the end of December, 2012, the Cobnor Activities Centre team were delighted to receive a cheque for £5000 from The Co-operative’s Community Support Card Scheme – a wonderful Christmas present, we’re sure you’ll agree!
Mark Murray-Brown (then Centre Manager), Pete Alner (Chief Sailing and Powerboating Instructor) and Andy Hall (Chief Paddlesport Instructor) made their way to the Bosham Co-op, where the cheque was handed over by a representative from…
November 29th, 2012
December brings a time of all-change at Cobnor Activities Centre as our manager, Mark Murray-Brown, who has been with us for more than 30 years, is scheduled to stand down from his role and return to the youth service at the end of the month.
Mark’s last day at the Centre will be 31st December, 2012, and, while he does not wish for a formal send off as such, this…