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BBC launches Thrillseeker Live in Kent
BBC launches Thrillseeker Live in Kent
Education Travel Group 15 March 2010
[15 March 2010] Kingswood Grosvenor Hall in Ashford is joining forces with the BBC to host an action-packed Thrillseeker Live event on Saturday 3 April 2010, where children and adults from across Kent can try a range of fun and exhilarating activities - for free!
The Kent Thrillseeker Live event, supported by Olympic gold medal cyclist Jamie Staff, is part of the BBC's new Thrillseeker Learning Campaign, which aims to encourage people, no matter what their age*, to have a go at a new adventure activity.
Kingswood Grosvenor Hall is a multi-million pound new educational activity centre for Kent, the South East and Europe. Open from 10am - 4pm (last admission 3pm) on Easter Saturday, the centre will be offering activities including abseiling, archery, aeroball, climbing, Laser Zone, orienteering, zip-wiring, problem solving and an exhilarating freefall experience, Descender.
Entry to Kent Thrillseeker Live, and the taster activities, is free but donations for Sports Relief are welcomed.
For more information visit www.kingswood.co.uk or call 01603 309300
For further information contact:
Maitha Ahmed / Sara Whines / Pegi Amarteifio
bgb communications
0207 902 2990, mahmed@bgb.co.uk / swhines@bgb.co.uk
Editors' Notes
* Certain activities are subject to height restrictions
Kingswood Educational Activity Centres currently offer a full range of programmes at eight British and one French centre for Key Stage 2 to A Level and Scottish P4-7 through to Highers & Advanced Highers students. The educationally rich courses are designed to complement current curricula exam criteria and provide a stimulating learning opportunity outside the classroom for maximum academic benefit. Grosvenor Hall will be Kingswood's tenth UK centre.
Education Travel Group is the UK's leading supplier of educational group tours, school ski and educationally rich residential centre breaks for schools. Education Travel Group brings together well-known brands such as Kingswood (www.kingswood.co.uk), STS School Travel (www.ststravel.co.uk), Ski Plan (www.skiplan.co.uk) and Equity Student Travel (www.equitystudenttravel.co.uk)
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