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13 April 2008 Swazi Announcement Due to current exchange rates, Swazi have imposed a significant increase in the prices we currently pay to import the range from New Zealand. As a result this will make the brand far too expensive to retail in the UK, requiring at least a 40% increase on current prices. As such when current stock has sold out we are not replacing the items, eventually phasing the brand from our range entirely. We have updated the website today to reflect the sizes and colours we currently have in stock. This comes with regret, but we do feel the remainder of our brands still offer a vast choice of clothing .This will give us the opportunity to increase the holdings in the UK we have of the other brands we sell and introduce new brands in the coming months. April 2008 We have now added rite in the rain to our range of brands, providing a full selection of waterproof paper products and accessories. March 2008 Tamarack are delighted now to have teamed up with 4x4 Ventures, a company dedicated to 4 x 4 off road adventures and Camping. They run various trips both in the UK and abroad and are as enthusiastic about what they do as we are. Click Here to view their site http://www.4x4ventures.co.uk/index.html December 2007 New Newsletter Launched In December we added a new Newsletter facility to the website to allow all customers to subscribe to gain regular updates on courses, new products and exclusive offers every month. 2007 This year saw a record number of clients through the Bushcraft and Rural Skills Courses and already a high number of bookings on the 2008 programme of events. This has prompted us for 2008 to look at how we can offer better deals, different courses and locations in particular for our returning customers. Mike Says " I am very pleased with the turnout of customers on the courses for 2007, we have forged many a good relationship with old and new customers that I hope will last for a long time. A big thank you to all who attended and I hope to see you in the future". New Bushcraft Site In May 2007 We were highly delighted to get the go ahead for our new site in Littledale, North Lancashire. The Site consists of old Oak coppice woodland, Hazel, Birch, Ash, Rowan, Gean, Sycamore and a vast array of wild plants. There is also an area of Sitka Spruce and European Larch which is a great bonus. There are also open fields, hedgerows and walls and a bristling beck that is teaming with trout. The Views are some of the best in Lancashire, to the North West the Cumbrian fells, to the north and east Yorkshire Dales and to the south the untouched solitary hills of the Forest of Bowland. The Site also gives us many access areas to the Bowland fells by foot which is an advantage for future new courses. Institute of Outdoor Learning - Special Interest Group (IOL SIG) The middle of 2007 Saw Tamarack being invited to the inaugural meeting of the IOL SIG Bushcraft and Survival. The aim of the group is to : A) To create universally working procedures for the running of Basic Bushcraft sessions in order to establish good/best practice , especially in the subjects of wild food, safe shelter construction and tool safety. B) To help safeguard the growing industry in use of Bushcraft skills, recognising that it can easily be misused due to lack of clear boundary's. C) To establish good, appropriate, cost effective training for anyone using related skills. D) To suggest clarity of training/experience that should be obtained in order to run various types of ventures. At a recent meeting on 5th September 2007 Mike was nominated an executive officer , pending voting for full appointment for the group along with Anne Humberstone, Jason Ingamels, Kevan Palmer, Dave Watson, John Ryder, Neil Feist Mike Says "Within the group there is a vast amount of knowledge from many areas within the outdoor industry. It is very exciting to be involved from an early stage and I am looking forward to developing the group further in the future".
Tamaracks New Premises In June 2007 Tamarack Moved Premises from Great Eccleston to Barnacre near Garstang, Lancashire. The New Premises provides a larger area for displaying all the products that we sell, better office facilities and a large storage area. Tony Says "We are very pleased with the new shop premises and we feel that we have taken several steps forward in providing our clients with more choice within the vast range of quality outdoor products that we sell". Mike Says "Onwards and upwards" Bushcraft Reunion Weekend We will be holding our second reunion event 16 to 18 May 2008. The weekend is open to all who have previously been on a Bushcraft course with any organisation in the UK The weekend is not a formal course more of a get together and camp out so you can practice your skills further. You can light fires and cook over them, practice wood carving and stalking, fish on the river and generally chill out. It is also a good time to practice wild plant identification with all the spring greens available at this time. The Tamarack team will be on hand to offer any guidance if needed. There will also be an opportunity to peruse all products and equipment at Tamaracks New Premises. A woodland and wild food barbeque will be held on the Saturday evening. The weekend starts at 7pm on Friday the 11 May 2007, and we will break camp on Sunday 13 May 2007 around 4pm.The location of the weekend is at our Lancashire site at Littledale. Apart from the barbeque on the Saturday, all other meals will be self catering. Hot and cold refreshment are available within the cost. The cost of the reunion is £75 plus VAT per person. If you would like to reserve a place please contact us on 01995 601011 or e-mail info@tamarackgroup.co.uk. Alternatively you can book using the Origins weekend link Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme The year started with a Duke of Edinburgh course. The course was specifically designed to tackle the skills section on both Bronze and Silver Awards. The team worked closely with Wyre Open Award centre to achieve a programme of events. The programme started with an initial weekend, teaching the students aged 11 - 16 many skills such as knife use and maintenance, shelter construction, fire lighting and cooking a meal from raw ingredients. The weekend went well and was an opportunity for all to meet and get to know each other. The programme progressed with 4 evening sessions tackling more advanced skills such as flint knapping, char cloth production, natural cordage and wild game preparation along with a wild food walk and cook out. The culmination of the programme was a test weekend in July 2007 putting all the new found skills to test. The weekend was very wet but all carried out their tasks exceptionally. Wyre Open Awards centre head of operations Julie Parkinson was very pleased with all the students considering the weather. Tamarack are now designing new programmes for all awards (Bronze, Silver and Gold) as well as long and short term conservation work for Gold Award students. This will include dry stone walling, hedge laying , woodland work as well as litter picking and construction of stiles and seats within the Forest of Bowland. Tamarack would like to thank all Wyre Open Awards Centre Staff and all the students involved.
Paying Monthly We are now able to offer the facility of a regular payment via standing order to help spread the course costs over several months rather than paying all in one go. If this is something that would interest you please contact us by email to info@tamarackgroup.co.uk and we will provide some further information
Tamarack Win Award Tamarack Group have received the B A corporate events provider award for 2006 from London & Thames today Newspaper. The Award is recognised both locally and nationally and is not necessarily given to the largest company but rather the criteria in this case was that the recipient was prepared to " go that extra mile" to ensure the client achieves maximum benefits from the corporate programme provided. Tamarack achieve Lancashire County Council Approved Centre Status In March 2006 Tamarack had a moderation visit by Chris Ensol technical advisor for approved centres school and youth groups in Lancashire. The moderation visit went well and Tamarack achieved approved centre status on 24th March 2006. Chris wrote in his report "Mike Rushton is to be commended for an excellent course with clear safety briefings and inspiring demonstrations of technique. The rest of the staff seemed risk aware and were firm but friendly in their approach to young people." This now allows Tamarack to visit schools and youth groups giving talks and demonstrations on Bushcraft skills and the environment county wide. Mike says "I am very pleased with the outcome of Chris's visit. There was a lot of groundwork to do before hand, but this has now paid off. It was very important to us to achieve this status as I firmly believe young adults need steering in the right direction from an early age. Onwards and upwards." Tress for Life Tamarack now support the trees for life campaign to regenerate the Caledonian Forest. The Caledonian Forest once covered over 1.5 million hectares but now only 1% remains of this remarkable ancient woodland. If you would like to volunteer or carry out conservation and woodland work please contact www.treesforlife.org.uk for further details.
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