17/01/09 - High-speed Internet for EA

14/02/09 - Challenge Yukon Brochure Uploaded

28/01/09 - Liquid Planning for EA

17/01/09 - New Base

11/11/08 - CanGO Portable Hoist launched

15/06/08 - New Charity

16/04/07 - New Training Brochure

01/02/07 - Investors in People

11/12/06 - CNP funding for training

15/12/05 - 10 year anniversary

18/08/04 - Burnside pictures added

Thanks to support from our friends at Liquid Planner, the Equal Adventure Team is now able to implement a robust project management system for 2009. Liquid Planner will help ensure timely and efficient use of resources and help the team track project progress efficiently and effectively.

Thanks to the support of many volunteers and local trades people Equal Adventure now has a new base. The development of the new workshop and studio would not have been possible without the help of Keyline Builders Merchants Grantown on Spey.

Thanks also to the local press, The Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, for all their help in getting our message to the local community.

Equal Adventure launches its new charity (charity number SC039133)

Equal Adventure will now exist as two entities:

Equal Adventure (the charity)
Equal Adventure Trading (the CIC)

The aim of the charity is to ensure that Equal Adventure (EA) is able to continue the development of equipment, information and resources, to make outdoor adventure, fieldwork and active lifestyles accessible, regardless of disability.

Equal Adventure Trading will continue to exist as it always has, as a social enterprise, or Community Interest Company (CIC). Its work will be to ensure that the products developed by EA are able to reach people and organisations that require them. It will ensure that the manufacturing, price and supply are sustainable.

Following the successful delivery of training courses throughout 2006, a new brochure has been produced. The brochure outlines the approach that EA takes when delivering disability equity training and provides information on the modules on offer and costs.

Equal Adventure invested significantly in 2006 to formalise our internal systems and structures. In mid January 2007 we were assessed and passed the Investors in People Award illustrating our commitment to people not only externally on projects, but also internally to the people who help design, train, advise and provide the administration for the business.

Having provided a number of pilot courses the Cairngorms National Park Authorities Small Grant Scheme have awarded some funding for free and subsidised training. From November 2006 to March 2007 Equal Adventure will be running free Foundation training courses in disability awareness and subsidised Activity modules. The foundation is the prerequisite to activity modules that cover activities such as climbing, canoeing and expedition planning etc.

Equal Adventure celebrated at the Royal Geographical Society 10 years of inclusive and adaptive design and field work. The event brought disabled travellers and explorers from all over the country to present their experiences and share their stories.

We have now added some spectacular pictures from the Burnside expedition conducted in 2002 to our expeditions section. There is also a comprehensive expedition report covering the start, finish and a diary report by Edward Bassett.