Peer Led Night Navigation and Social Meeting

07/02/2025 - 07/02/2025

East Leake Car Park Gotham Road

Bookings start from £0.00

About

WORKSHOP CONTENT & LEARNING OUTCOMES

This is a free event for MTA members and a peer led activity practising poor visibility/night navigation. The outline to the evening is to complete a route approximately six miles using a variety of techniques to navigate at night over field paths and lanes in a lowland area. This will be a great opportunity to refresh and enhance skills. Whether you are qualified or working towards an assessment, this promises to be a great session to practise and share expertise. 

As always-networking/social aspect important.
 
If you book, please commit to attending, if you are unable to attend, please cancel your space as soon as possible to enable others to book and if something comes up last minute, be courteous and get in touch to let us know. 
 

EQUIPMENT/KIT REQUIRED

Usual kit for being out and about during an evening in a lowland area in Winter where it is likely to be wet and chilly so waterproofs/warm layers. Essential equipment needed a head torch along with a spare battery and a baseplate compass.
 
OS Explorer 246 1:25,000 Loughborough. Copies of the section we are using will be available for the duration of the activity.
 

CATERING/FOOD

Please bring food and drink to keep you going until mid evening. Option to adjourn to a local pub after activity and note there are a range to choose from: micro, traditional, posh.

WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS

Leader, Chris Sweetman, holds MLS which he attained in 1993, and is Assistant Regional Coordinator for EEMA for MTA. He has taught land navigation and expedition skills within the further education sector for 27 years and is a qualified teacher holding a PGCE in Post Compulsory Education (In Service).

CANCELLATION PROCEDURE

These events are provided free for MTA members. There are limited places available, if you do book and your situation changes, please let me know as soon as possible.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT

Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.

Please allow up to 2 weeks for the workshop provider to complete the event in the system and assign you your CPD, thank you.

Where And When

Start
07/02/2025 18:30
End
07/02/2025 22:00
Total Days
1
Maximum Bookings
8
Bookings
2
Venue
East Leake Car Park Gotham Road
Town
Loughborough
County
Nottinghamshire
Postcode
LE12 6JG
Country
United Kingdom
Latitude
52.83219
Longitude
-1.17789
Grid Reference
SK 554 264

CPD Points

CPD Points
0.50

Provider

Name
Mountain Training Association
Phone
07876 362836
Email

Booking

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Other Dates

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