Action Centres UK and the Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs

Encouragement, Achievement, Success and Fun
Through Residential Experiences

Established in 1961 by the late Rev. Harry Whittaker MBE, Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs (NAYC) an independent charity has extended its influence and involvement far beyond county boundaries. Through its non-profit making operating company Action Centres UK it has developed the finest residential and activity facilities of any youth association serving 40,000 young people each year through the ideally situated facilities of: -

Pioneer Centre, Wyre Forest, Shropshire/Worcestershire border
The Ranch Outdoor Discovery Centre, Nr. Harlech, Snowdonia National Park
Harry Whittaker Lodge at the Barnabas Trust Frontier Centre, Northamptonshire
King's Park (including Benham Sports Arena and Tennis Centre), Northampton

EXCITEMENT, MEMORIES AND PERHAPS EVEN LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES.

Each of our four Action Centres is different in appeal and feel, but all have quality accommodation and enthusiastic staff with a professional attitude that ensures guests a caring and thoughtful service. From the exciting and intimate hillside environment of our Welsh site, The Ranch Outdoor Discovery Centre, to the Canadian Gold Rush theme of our Wyre Forest site, the Pioneer Centre, you are ensured a memorable and perhaps life-changing experience. Once is simply not enough!

Mission Statement

"To assist all young people in reaching their full potential through sport and creative activity in a caring, safe environment - sharing enthusiasm and building respect and self-esteem through relationships. To help and educate young people, especially but not exclusively, through their leisure time activities, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they might grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society."

Our Centres co-operate closely with Environmental Health Departments and the Health and Safety Executive to ensure that our operations fall within the requirements of current legislation. As an Associate Member of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) and a Member of the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) we give our full support to the Activity Centres (Young Persons Safety) Act 1995 and Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 1996 and will abide by it. Please contact each Centre individually or call the Licensing Authority on 01222 755 715 to confirm license details.

Guests include: - Schools, National Special Needs Organisations, Youth Groups, Colleges, Community Groups, Uniformed Groups, Churches and Charities.

Come and join the excitement. Action Centres UK - Once is not enough!

www.actioncentres.co.uk