Oldham Outdoor Pursuits
A volunteer-run programme of led walks, rides and supervised climbing is the least glamorous thing in this archive and probably the most used: no tickets, no field of play, instructors paid in training rather than money.
The grading scheme in the entry is the useful part — it is how an outdoor programme tells a beginner and a hill walker apart without turning anyone away. Indoor climbing in the same region has its own record under Venues.
A number of free led walks/cycle rides and supervised outdoor rock climbing are on offer over the summer month thanks to Oldham Outdoor Pursuits.
Run by volunteers, the instructors leading the events receive no payment, but are rewarded with free training in exchange for volunteering.
The cycle rides and health walks are graded: Easy/Moderate/Hard/Strenuous with details available on the website.
Walk/Cycle/Rock Climbing Leaders:
Beth Sutcliffe 07921174382 [email protected]
Sam Badriya 07940121652 [email protected]
Mark Hilton 07746691206 [email protected]
Alan Keane 07808770341 [email protected]
Kick-off times move. Dates in the archive are the dates as published in 2008–09.