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• Raymond Priestley Centre
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Centre Facilities

The Raymond Priestley Centre is a well equipped, year round operation delivering a variety of courses.

Accommodation is comprised of eight bunk rooms plus three separate rooms for group leaders. Courses may be fully catered, where the home made food is plentiful, or you may choose to be self-catered.

It is a recognised RYA teaching establishment and BCU approved centre. All the instructors have extensive experience of working in the outdoors and are adaptable and responsive to individual participants. At the Centre we aim to provide an outstanding educational facility appropriate to the ongoing needs of our groups. We offer resources and training that are flexible and we are capable of accommodating a wide range of client groups from both educational and business establishments.

Bedrooms at the Priestley Centre

The Centre accommodates up to 40 course participants in 8 cabin-style bedrooms. Four rooms sleep 6 people and four rooms sleep four people. In 1997 we had an extension built that includes separate accommodation for visiting staff/group leaders comprising of 2 X twin areas were refurbished in January 2001. They provide a welcome hot and powerful shower after a days activities. We don't provide toiletries.

Lounge/Common Room

With a view of the lake 100 metres away, and a wood-burning stove this is quite a comfortable room. We use it for meetings, course reviews and presentations etc. In an evening it is used for relaxing and watching TV if the course allows it!

Meeting/Field Studies Room - This was built as part of the extension in 1997. It is mainly used in a classroom format but can be used for meetings, reviews etc. There is a computer projector, TV, video player, OHP, whiteboard and black-out curtains.

Games Room

We do provide a few games e.g. Jenga, Playing cards but it is the table-tennis that seems to be a main feature of the Centre. The display boards provide a pictorial view of the Centre work and history. The room also doubles a s a review area with a seating area for a small group.

Drying Rooms

There are two drying rooms. On if for Centre equipment and the other for Centre Users. There is a spin-dryer and racks. Clothes that have been spun and hung will be dried overnight by the de-humidifier and should be ready to wear the next day.