by OpenCountry | Jan 8, 2021 | Open Country News
Covid-19 has turned the world on its head and changed the way we work. 2021 has begun with another lockdown so once again we are moving all our activities on line until we can get #OutThereTogether again. Below is our list of Zoom activities offering exercise, nature...
by OpenCountry | Jan 7, 2021 | Open Country News
National walking and cycling charity Sustrans are the winners of our prestigious Good Access Scheme award for 2020. Mike and Rosslyn from the charity attended a glittering Zoom ceremony just before Christmas to accept the award from members of our illustrious Ripon...
by OpenCountry | Dec 10, 2020 | Open Country News
It’s fair to say that at Open Country, we’re not always the first to embrace new technology and often prefer a more traditional (and somewhat slower) pace of life that perhaps the digital age doesn’t provide us with. However, we’re always keen...
by OpenCountry | Dec 3, 2020 | Open Country News
Thursday 3rd December is International Day of People with Disabilities, the worldwide celebration of the contribution of people of all abilities. It is also a reminder of the importance of removing barriers for all people living with disability, both visible and...
by OpenCountry | Nov 12, 2020 | Open Country News
Here at Open Country we’re always looking at ways to improve and develop our services. But we can’t do it without your input and feedback! If you have been part of Open Country as a member or volunteer over the past 12 months, please take 5 minutes to...
by OpenCountry | Nov 8, 2020 | Open Country News
Greetings fellow nature lovers! Now we are back to a state of lockdown, we thought we should reshare our Nature Activities pack which we created back in the spring to enable you to get involved in wildlife in your own homes and gardens. Most of the ideas in this pack...
by OpenCountry | Oct 14, 2020 | Open Country News
Can you help us in our quest to collect seeds for our tree planting project? We need people to collect the seeds of horse chestnuts, sweet chestnut, oak and beech trees and send them to our Wakefield project so that our members can grow new trees! Last year we planted...
by OpenCountry | Oct 1, 2020 | Open Country News
Do you know a countryside site or venue in Yorkshire doing great things to encourage visitors with disabilities? Open Country’s Good Access Scheme award was launched in 2015 to recognise the best countryside ‘access for all’ projects across Yorkshire each...
by OpenCountry | Sep 29, 2020 | Open Country News
In 1991, the United Nations adopted 1st October as the International Day of Older Persons. To mark the day this year, we are paying homage to our oldest volunteer Dottie, who has been supporting Open Country members on their activities for the past five years. At...
by OpenCountry | Aug 9, 2020 | Open Country News
We are celebrating National Allotments Week this week! The theme for 2020 is ‘Growing Food for Health and Wellbeing’, a reflection of the many benefits of growing, cooking and eating your own fruit and vegetables. At Open Country we know all about ‘growing...
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