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Hi all, just to let you know, we have a new email address.
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Our current ones still work, but probably for not much longer, so please use the new one.
Aaannnddd,
We also have a shiny new website, still at our old address - addventure.co.uk have a look, let us know what you think.

https://www.addventure.co.uk

Thank you to everyone who helped sort this out..
Happy Addventuring.
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Interesting article, we cover this type of injury on our 16hr Outdoor First Aid courses..

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Weever Fish: What You Need to Know

Weever fish are small, sand-coloured fish that can easily blend into their surroundings. They spend much of their time buried in the sand, with only their dorsal fin visible above the surface.

The dorsal fin contains venomous spines which the fish uses as a defence mechanism. Unfortunately, this often means unsuspecting beachgoers can accidentally step on them while paddling in shallow water.

Although a weever fish sting can be very painful, it is usually not serious and does not typically cause any lasting harm. The level of pain can vary from person to person depending on their pain tolerance and the number of spines involved.

If you are stung by a weever fish, the RNLI advises you to:

✅ Place the affected area in warm water for as long as possible. RNLI lifeguards will typically use warm water for around 10 minutes, or until the pain becomes manageable.

✅ Wash the area with warm, soapy water to help remove dirt and reduce the risk of infection.

✅ Check and care for the wound. A dressing or bandage may be required if the skin has been punctured.

All RNLI lifeguards are trained to treat weever fish stings and deal with hundreds of cases every year. If you are stung on a lifeguarded beach, alert a lifeguard as soon as possible and they will provide the appropriate treatment and monitor you for any adverse reactions.

How to avoid being stung

The RNLI recommends wearing wetsuit boots or swimming shoes when walking in shallow water. Shuffling your feet through the sand can also help disturb the seabed and encourage weever fish to move away before you step on them.

Stay safe at the beach

While weever fish stings can be painful, there are greater dangers around our coastline. That's why the RNLI encourages everyone to choose a lifeguarded beach and always swim between the red and yellow flags.

If you or someone else is in trouble in or around the water, call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard.

Photo: RNLI/Derry Salter

🌊 Respect the water. Stay safe. Enjoy your visit to the coast.

Some useful tips from DofE HQ.
Also worth remembering to eat as well as drink - keep those salt, electrolytes and minerals topped up as they get flushed out with lots of water and sweating.
Stay safe on your Addventures.
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Important: Hot weather safety guidance for outdoor DofE delivery It’s also worth reminding young people about tick awareness. Ticks can be found in long grass, woodland and heathland, so encourage participants to:

Another group of young people completing their Bronze expedition while on their DofE journey.
Making memories around the camp fire (well, noodles on a stove).

We often see great self development on the hill during the expedition, but we see the real achievement in the evening watching the interaction between participants cooking their own food, chilling out around the tents, making their own entertainment, talking, swapping stories.

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We are very pleased to report that our AALA licence has been renewed once again.
For those that don't know the process, the inspection includes the following.

Submitting all policies and procedures with risk assessments for review.
Teams meeting with company Director and Instructor for a couple of hours discussing submitted paperwork.
Implementation of suggested improvements.
Further Teams meeting to discuss said implementations.
Checking of all staff who work for us have the correct qualifications for the activities they do.
A site visit where the inspector visits an event to check what we say we do - we do, at this event the inspector will check paperwork, event briefing, chat to several of the Instructor team.
A further Teams meeting to discuss findings.
Final tweaks to P&Ps.
And then the final email to say. WELL DONE, you are good to go till the next one..
And then the Director can now sleep without the extra worry.

Thank you to all the staff who helped and also to the AALA inspector who made the experience go as smoothly as it did..

Aaannnddd, that's a wrap, although we have done a few in-school training sessions this year, we have just finished some Silver and Gold on-hill training in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, missing both Storm Dave (or Rodney) and the rain that only made it as far as Gargrave.
Thank as always to the The Dalesbridge for their hospitality.
We wish the participants all the very best with their assessment expedition in the near future.
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Aaannnddd, that's a wrap, although we have done a few in-school training sessions this year, we have just finished some Silver and Gold on-hill training in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, missing both Storm Dave (or Rodney) and the rain that only made it as far as Gargrave.
Thank as always to the The Dalesbridge for their hospitality.
We wish the participants all the very best with their assessment expedition in the near future.
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Fantastic day yesterday supporting members of team Sky Bet Sky Betting & Gaming , Flutter Entertainment undertaking the challenge.
we had most of the Yorkshire weathers, sunshine, mist. heavy rain, with a bit of light rain thrown in.
Despite this, every one completed the challenge within 12 hrs raising thousands £s for the Cancer Charity UK.
superb effort, well done to all.
Special shout out of respect to one chap, a viking reenactor who wore a chainmail top weighing in at over 10kg..
Not to mention, a little added generosity, the SkyBet support team donated all the spare unused refreshments to my local rescue team Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team , thank you.. 😊
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