News

New Courses Announced for Sept 2010

We have a range of exciting new courses starting this autumn. In Education we are offering City and Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Equine Skills. We are also offering a City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Employability and Personal Development, which includes equine activities, horticulture, bush-craft, cookery and other practically… read more...

Countryside Awareness Day - 18th September

We are holding an official opening for the new Acorn Centre, at Newlands Road, Walgrave, Northants NN6 9PZ on Saturday 18th September. Admission is FREE and there will be countryside themed attractions for all of the family. Demonstrations of Equine Facilitated Learning & E-motion Ridden Therapy Craft stands and Demonstrations Small animal corner, native… read more...

Summer Activity Course

In August we welcomed our first intake of students on a summer activity course, at The Acorn Centre in Walgrave, Northants. A group of students aged from 14 -16 enjoyed 5 days of activities including E-motion Riding, Cookery, Photography and Bushcraft at our beautiful purpose built site. Students completed AQA Unit awards… read more...

BBC Radio 4 Open Country

Maggie Ayre and Helen Mark from the BBC Radio 4 Open Country Programme came along to meet some of our students and to see and hear first hand about the work that has been achieved with young people on our programmes. Students from… read more...