Our range of unique
team building events
RISING DAMP | THE MERLIN ENIGMA
Your objective is for
each team to obtain materials in order to build a raft capable of carrying at
least four people. Once built to the
satisfaction of safety personnel, teams must then paddle their rafts as quickly
as possible across the lake, around the marker buoy, and back to the shore. The team that completes the course in the
fastest time will be deemed the winner, and will receive an appropriate
reward. Advice on suitable designs will
be available at the appropriate time, and we have managed to obtain sponsors
who will donate materials in return for completing various projects.
Rising
Damp is a competitive team building event designed for two or more teams of
between four and six people. These can
be separate teams or sub-groups of a larger team. Based at a truly outstanding training centre
in mid-Wales, it has been designed as a residential team building event of 2
nights/1˝ days duration. Participants
arrive in time for dinner on day one, and the event starts immediately after
the meal, finishing just before dinner on day two. We encourage reflection time that evening,
and this is followed by a facilitated evaluation on the morning of day three,
participants leaving after lunch. Teams
have exclusive use of the centre for the duration of the event, and the stay
can be extended if required so that teams can take advantage of additional
training as required, or make use of the facilities to hold their own business meeting.
A variety
of cerebral and physical activities can be included, the more adventurous
including abseiling, archery, blindfold landrover driving, canoeing, high ropes
tasks, hill walking, orienteering, mountain biking, pony trekking, and rock
climbing – all set in truly breath-taking surroundings.
As with
all our team building events, the design of Rising Damp is extremely adaptable
so that we are able to ensure that participants gain the greatest possible
benefit from their experience. Although
many people are naturally apprehensive about this type of event, we can assure
you that we never force people to do anything they do not want to do. Having said this, we are firm believers in
the benefits of personal challenge in a wholly supportive environment, and
every participant will come away from this extremely enjoyable experience with
a greater understanding of themselves and their colleagues. All our team days are very positive events
with positive outcomes.
For
further details of this event and of the ways in which we can adapt it to meet
your needs, please
contact the office on 01874 625111 or complete our online
enquiry form.
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Rising Damp
Run from The
Elan Valleys, in mid-Wales, easily accessible via the A44 or
A470. The event is based at an outstanding
residential management development centre with superb facilities, set in truly
stunning surroundings.
Suitable for Teams
of between 8 and 32 people.
Duration Full
day or longer, with a highly recommended residential option.
Effort Fairly
physical with easier options.
Style Constructively
competitive.
There
is a local legend that tells of Merlin’s fight with a Dragon – and a curse. Your objective is to trace the legend and
break the curse.
Best
described as an adventurous version of our popular Enigma team building
exercise, this event is based in central Snowdonia and revolves around a
fictional Arthurian Legend. The complex
scenario involves a variety of business-related activities, from planning and
problem solving, to communication and negotiation, whilst the physical
component comprises a walk of about eight miles through stunning mountain
scenery. During this walk, teams are
faced with three tasks, two of which are fairly adventurous, the other being a
simple problem solving task but in a memorably unique location! We never force or coerce participants into
doing anything they do not wish to do, so the more adventurous tasks are
offered on a strictly voluntary basis, and do not have to be completed by every
member of the team in order to guarantee success. Additionally, although this is arguably our
most physical teamday, it is still achievable by all but the most unfit! Due to the nature of the tasks and the
stunning surroundings, it is very different, highly enjoyable, and a great way
to bond a new team or reward an existing one.
In order
to get the most from this team building experience, we recommend it be run as a
residential training event. This allows
people to arrive the night before, and do the initial planning after dinner so
that the following day is left free for the “purposeful journey”. A further night after the event allows
participants to celebrate and recover (!), and we can then spend the following
morning taking them through a thorough evaluation, the event finishing after
lunch. When run together as described,
this makes an extremely cost-effective training package.
For further details
of how we can use this and other team building events to help your teams
achieve, please contact the office on 01874 625111 or complete our online enquiry form.
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The Merlin
Enigma
Run from Beddgelert,
in the heart of Snowdonia yet easily accessible via the A5 or A55
Expressway.
Suitable for Teams
of between about 12 and 36 people.
Duration Full
day or longer – 2 night residential option available and highly recommended.
Effort Fairly strenuous.
Style Competitive and
Co-operative versions available.
We are constantly expanding or range of teamdays and venues.
If there is currently no Teamday venue near you
we would be delighted to research a suitable area
within an acceptable travelling distance
and design a Teamday for you.
Please contact the office for the most up to date information
on sites and availability.
Brief details of all our team building events
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