QE2/HAS short breaks
This
project
is
offering
holidays
for
individuals
and
families
with
autism
in
the
Hampshire
area.
Hampshire
Autistic
Society
is
supporting
families
to
spend
quality
leisure
time
together.
Hampshire
Autistic
Society
are
pleased
to
offer
individuals
with
autism
spectrum
condition
and
their
families/carers
an
opportunity
for
a
stay,
or
to
participate
in
an
activity
at
the
QE2
Activity
Centre
in
Hampshire
at
a
much
reduced
rate.
The
QE2
Activity
Centre
offers
log
cabin
style
accommodation
which
sleeps
up
to
8
people.
It
also
offers
a
range
of
activities
suitable
for
all
abilities.
To
obtain
further
information,
please
contact
the
Outreach
Department
on
023
8063
3951
or
e-mail
outreach@has.org.uk.
this year we have three different types of HAS short
breaks - standard, extreme and green. Each of them involve two nights
accommodation and two days of activities and all need to be booked through HAS
Outreach 023 8063 3951.
the standard short break involves two days
accommodation in a self catering cabin with two days of activities.
Activities usually include team challenge, canoe and motorboat, climbing,
archery, ropes course and zipwire. Depending on the time of year, the
weather and what people want to do there may also be raftbuilding, stream
walking, orienteering or bushcraft.
the eXplorers weekend is a new one - again two
nights, this time one in a cabin and one under the stars! On the first day
we'll explore the Hamble valley on foot and by canoe with an expedition covering
the entire tidal stretch of the Hamble River. We’ll set off on foot
from the Centre, along the Strawberry Trail to Botley. At Botley we’ll load up
into canoes and paddle downstream all the way to Hamble, stopping en route for
food. We’ll disembark at Hamble Quay and follow the Strawberry Trail
again, through the historic villages of Hamble and Bursledon arriving back in
the woods of Manor Farm Country Park. We’ll set up camp and cook, eat and sleep
under the stars.*
The following morning will start with breakfast round the
campfire, developing into a morning of bushcraft activities. After lunch there
will the option of taking part in some of the Centre’s wide range of activities.
*optional! Anybody who really can’t manage to sleep under the stars will be
able to return to the cabins.
Finally, at the end of the summer, we'll be having a
green weekend - for those who enjoy the outdoors but want a more general
short break. There'll be woodland wandering, arts and crafts, time on the
allotment. A gentle but stimulating weekend for all the family.
2012 Dates:
Standard short break: April 1st - 3rd (Sunday
- Tuesday)
April 11th - 13th (Wednesday - Friday)
August 5th - 7th (Sunday - Tuesday)
August 8th -10th (Wednesday - Friday)
Groups only weekend: May 11th - 13th (Friday - Sunday)
Explorers weekend: June 22nd - 24th (Friday -
Sunday)
Green weekend: September 21st - 23rd (Friday -
Sunday)
Note: These bookings need to be made
through the HAS Outreach department - contact details above