Bendrigg Trust

03/09/2026

It's live!

After countless months of hard work and collaboration, our eLearning is live!

It's something that doesn't quite feel real yet but we're so excited to see the impact this course can have on accessibility in the outdoors.

https://www.bendrigg.org.uk/beyond-bendrigg/beyond-boundaries-in-the-outdoors/

eLearning New eLearning course Beyond Boundaries in the Outdoors Informed by Bendrigg’s experience of delivering accessible outdoor adventure for disabled people for almost 50 years, Beyond Boundaries in the Outdoors is an engaging eLearning course created by Beyond Bendrigg in partnership with PG...

23/08/2026

In this video, our wonderful Kate is explaining what Makaton is and why we use it.

"Makaton is a communication tool that we use here at Bendrigg. Makaton includes signs, spoken word and symbols and it helps people to understand the world when language is a little bit difficult. All of the tutors here at Bendrigg learn Makaton so that we can help everybody feel fantastic"

Kate is now teaching Makaton courses that are open to the public. We have Level 1 and Level 2 dates available in November of this year.

More details can be found on our website - https://www.bendrigg.org.uk/beyond-bendrigg/training-for-individuals/

20/08/2026

Sara and Amy have been working hard with the rest of the Beyond Bendrigg team to put together an exciting line up of training courses to help organisations on their journey towards accessibility for all.

Some of these courses are available online too with prices starting at just £20 per person!

https://www.bendrigg.org.uk/beyond-bendrigg/training-for-individuals/

Not for you? That's absolutely fine. You could still help our mission by sharing these courses with your friends and colleagues.

Disability awareness training for individuals to increase your confidence and competence in working with disabled visitors

19/08/2026

Our family residential breaks for 2027 are now on the website; have you seen them yet?

https://www.bendrigg.org.uk/residential-courses/courses-for-families/

If you look closely, you may also see a sneaky subsidised price for our very last activity weekend of this year; 2026 Festive family weekend.

We can't wait to welcome you to site 😁

All inclusive residential courses and activity centre for families with a disability or special needs | Bendrigg Trust

18/08/2026

We'd love your opinions!

Our team are out and about at a few events over the coming months and we're considering getting some stickers printed.

What do you think? Would you wear this sticker?

13/08/2026

We've been working hard behind the scenes on something very exciting with our friends at PGL Adventures and are now really proud to announce the launch of a new eLearning programme, 'Beyond Boundaries in the Outdoors'.

This is a course designed to help organisations, educators, and activity providers create more inclusive outdoor experiences for disabled people.

This training brings together over a century of combined expertise in outdoor education and accessible adventure.

https://www.bendrigg.org.uk/beyond-bendrigg/beyond-boundaries-in-the-outdoors/

We'll be sharing more over the coming weeks and are looking forward to seeing the impact this project has with organisations all across the UK.

13/08/2026

Did you catch us on Newsround?

We were so excited to welcome Ricky to site to give him a little taster of a residential break with us; talking about the benefits of staying away from home and why every child should get to experience adventure!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/videos/c4gvxyvwge3o

BBC

Ricky went to meet a group of kids with lots of different needs and abilities at a residential trip in the Lake District.

30/07/2026

We're experiencing a temporary outage affecting our phones and internet at Bendrigg today. We're hoping to be back online again very soon. Thank you for your patience if you are trying to reach us!

21/07/2026

We are looking for a friendly and organised Temporary Administrator to help keep our office running smoothly. This role focuses on reception cover and day-to-day administration, supporting our bookings team to ensure visitors have a positive experience.

If you feel you could belong at Bendrigg then please download the full job description and send your CV and a covering letter detailing how you fit the person specification to [email protected]

For full details of the role, please click through to our website -https://www.bendrigg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Temporary-Administrator-JD-.pdf

20/07/2026

Have you noticed something exciting on our website recently?

Yes. You saw correctly! Our team have been working hard behind the scenes and we're excited to say that some of our 2027 courses have now made it live on the website!

Will we see you in 2027?

https://www.bendrigg.org.uk/residential-courses/courses-for-families/