January 18th, 2012
Last Friday Cobnor Activities Centre received a visit from Sport England who awarded us £50,000 as part of their Inspired Facilities Olympic Legacy fund.
Sport England’s Chairman, Richard Lewis, handed over the cheque to Centre Manager Mark Murray-Brown (pictured left) who is going to put the fund towards a new safety boat.
In an interview with the Chichester Observer Mark said: “The funding was much needed.
“We have a wide…
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Tags: canoeing, Chichester Observer, climbing, Cobnor Activities Centre, learning to sail, local sports facilities, Mark Murray-Brown, mountain biking, Olympics, powerboat, safety boat, sailing, South east, Sport England |
August 18th, 2011
Next weekend Katy Lassetter of Chichester Copywriter is hosting the first Writers’ Weekend at Cobnor Activities Centre. We’re all very excited about something a little bit different happening down here, so much so that Bryn has donned his poets’ beret!
This creative writing event is taking place at Cobnor over the Bank Holiday weekend, from the evening of Friday August 26th and all day Saturday and Sunday and it’s a…
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Tags: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bank Holiday, boat trips, Bosham, Bryn jones, coastal walk, Cobnor Activities Centre, East Head, exhibition of art, kayaking, outdoor activities, powerboat, sailing, Writers' Retreat |
June 10th, 2011
Although Cobnor Activities Centre specialises in outdoor education and outdoor activities, that’s not all that these fantastic facilities in the beautiful surroundings of Chichester Harbour are limited to. Friday August 26th – Sunday August 28th Cobnor Activities Centre will be the venue for Chichester Copywriter’s Writers’ Retreat.
Seeing as Katy Lassetter of Chichester Copywriter was so inspired to write her first novel by Cobnor’s coastal and countryside landscapes she decided…
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Tags: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bosham, Chichester Copywriter's Writers' Retreat, chichester Harbour, Cobnor Activities Centre, East Head, kayaking, outdoor activities, outdoor education, powerboat |
March 19th, 2011
East Head is one of Cobnor Activities Centre’s favourite locations. We visit Chichester Harbour’s most fascinating natural phenomenon for a variety of outdoor activities: sailing instructors running RYA courses may take those brushing up on sailing skills, our Chairboat driver may take a disabled group for a trip around the spit so they can enjoy the scenery and camp leaders may take youth groups at Summer Camp, Multi-Activity Camp or Expedition…
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Tags: Chairboat, chichester Harbour, Cobnor Activites Centre, East Head, Expedition Camps, maulti-Activity Camps, National Trust, outdoor activities, powerboat, RYA courses, sailing instructors, sand martins, Silver Spiny Digger Wasp, sky larks, Summer Camps, West Sussex, Witterings |
August 23rd, 2010
Cobnor Activities Centre doesn’t just offer outdoor education but we are actually affiliated with some of the industry specialists in sailing, powerboating, paddle sport and cycling, meaning we offer the very best courses and qualifications in outdoor activities.
Royal Yachting Association (RYA) qualifications are known and respected the world over and designed for all ages and abilities. Cobnor Activities Centre is an RYA recognised centre, specialising in both RYA sailing…
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Tags: BCU, Britich Cycling, British Canoe Centre, Cobnor Activities Centre, cycling, dinghy, kayak, outdoor education, paddle sport, potdoor activities, powerboat, powerboating, Royal Yachting Association, RYA, sailing, UK |
March 2nd, 2010
Last week our multi-activity centre’s very own Pete Alner visited the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the National Maritime Museum; a must-do for all you sailing and natural navigation enthusiasts. The weather was abysmal but good old Pete, being a hardened salty sea-dog used to manning the Centre’s safety powerboat in all conditions, braved the wet stuff to check out the museums.
The Royal Observatory is home of the…
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Tags: activity camps, Cobnor Activities Centre, multi-activity centre, National Maritime Museum, natural navigation, Pete Alner, powerboat, Royal Observatory Greenwich, sailing, sailing courses |