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ing force behind the group’s work, as Niall explained. ‘We have a lot of projects on the go and we need to bring in an income to fund these,’ he said.
‘Local authority centres are there to provide facilities for the public and outdoor busi- nesses are there to make a living from it. We are neither of those.’ best describes its outlook: In- spiring life through adventure. Niall said: ‘It is about trying to help the local community and developing people within the community. ‘We do a lot of work with youth groups and social work referrals.’
Initially set up in February 2004 by Argyll and Bute Council, the work of Stramash centred around school children and, although the social enterprise is now open to all ages, the value of working with children is still recognised as an impor- tant part of its enterprise. Stramash has set up Adven- ture Clubs in Appin, Luing, Ar- dfern, Taynuilt, Dunbeg, Oban and Benderloch. The clubs take youngsters away from their games consoles and PCs and out into their environment where they build ‘dens’ and
explore their surroundings. At Kilninver Primary School, pils took part in an outdoor learning week of gorge walk- ing, bush craft and archery and camped in teepees. pupils have been coasteer- ing and canoeing with Stra- mash and Barcaldine Primary School had a six-week canoe club block.
A week-long residential course in the outdoors was
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held in Glencoe with pupils from Coll, Colonsay and Eas- dale schools.
‘Niall said: ‘Using the out- doors to aid personal and social development has been proven by various studies. We live in a society with lots of is- sues and we see ourselves as part of the jigsaw that helps people overcome them. ‘This is a really exciting time for us but the real challenge is to make the social enterprise sustainable.’
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