by OpenCountry | Jul 30, 2020 | Open Country News
Get on your bike – or wheelchair, tandem, scooter, skateboard, penny farthing, unicycle – and join the free My Prudential RideLondon to raise vital funds for our charity! The My Prudential RideLondon is holding a free cycling event on 15-16 August to help charities...
by OpenCountry | Jul 23, 2020 | Open Country News
We are looking to recruit a new Trustee to help guide and govern our Wild About Wakefield project. We’re looking for a candidate who has a good knowledge of Wakefield, its people, geography, challenges and opportunities and someone who can help us to develop our...
by OpenCountry | Jul 20, 2020 | Open Country News
Wakefield-based Open Country, which enables people with a disability to access and enjoy the countryside, has been awarded a £25,000 grant to develop and extend its services to support people during the recovery phase of the Covid-19 crisis. The...
by OpenCountry | Jul 20, 2020 | Open Country News
During lockdown, Open Country has been thinking of ways to bring the outdoors indoors for our members who are missing getting #OutThereTogether with us. We’re delighted to have launched our first ever series of audio walks, aimed at those who are missing their...
by OpenCountry | Jun 28, 2020 | Open Country News
Now nobody at Open Country can ever claim to be a budding Gordon Ramsey (although some of us might be just as bossy), however we have had more time at home to perfect our favourite recipes and some new ones too. We have tried to make the instructions and ingredients...
by OpenCountry | May 23, 2020 | Open Country News
Not being able to get out there together is frustrating us all at the moment. The spring is blooming, yet we are having to admire the wonderful countryside we love to explore from a safe distance. When I’m not working at Open Country, I am my alter ego, ‘The Flat...
by OpenCountry | May 15, 2020 | Open Country News
Usually Open Country would be out and about in the countryside right now, ensuring people with disabilities get the opportunity to see some really fantastic wildlife spectacles. Whilst we have had to postpone our nature watching outings for now, there is nothing...
by OpenCountry | May 14, 2020 | Open Country News
Last month James from our Conservation group was a guest blogger on the Make it Wild website. He told them about his work with Open Country and how being in nature makes him feel: “I’ve been coming out with Open Country for over 9 years and I love being part of...
by OpenCountry | May 7, 2020 | Open Country News
We are marking this year’s special 75th anniversary VE Day celebrations by sharing a couple of our older members’ memories of the day WWII came to an end: Bryan Needham, has been a member of Open Country for over 25 years and regularly goes out with our...
by OpenCountry | May 1, 2020 | Open Country News
This is a strange time for everybody and no doubt the isolation period will be especially hard for those living with mental health issues. Remember we are just at the end of the phone and computer if you need a chat, text or email. We have also put together a few of...
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