Comments for http://www.venturetrust.org.uk/blog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Fundraising Update by Malc http://www.venturetrust.org.uk/blog/?p=19&cpage=1#comment-137 Malc Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:57:56 +0000 http://www.venturetrust.org.uk/blog/?p=19#comment-137 This is an old newspaper article which appeared in The Guardian in 2002, but is now available to read online. Have a look and see if you reckon VT has changed much! http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2002/dec/28/christmasappeal.uknews This is an old newspaper article which appeared in The Guardian in 2002, but is now available to read online. Have a look and see if you reckon VT has changed much!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2002/dec/28/christmasappeal.uknews

]]> Comment on MARTIN & FRANKO’z BIG ADVENTURE lol !!! !!! !!! by brian http://www.venturetrust.org.uk/blog/?p=384&cpage=1#comment-130 brian Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:03:38 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=9#comment-130 well done troops thats an excellent blog fae wee bryza well done troops thats an excellent blog fae wee bryza

]]> Comment on Diary of a 20 day course, by a new staff member by John D (BIG YIN) http://www.venturetrust.org.uk/blog/?p=13&cpage=1#comment-80 John D (BIG YIN) Mon, 19 May 2008 15:10:49 +0000 http://www.venturetrust.org.uk/blog/?p=13#comment-80 Hello, After reading the blog i belive it was me who you were talking about who left the course after the 3rd day and 1st day of trekking/camping out. This was one decision i came to regret. Although at the time i truly believed id had enough. I remember being exausted mentally at the end of that day and all i wanted to do was sleep. The final straw for me was the continual discussion about what we had done that day. I think because physically i was one of the fitter members i could have done that walk in 1/2 the time but because we were part of a "team" the stronger guys had to wait on and encourage the guys in worse physical condition. Ultimately it was this mental pressure that broke me and i ended up going home the next day. I realise now how selfish this was but i did trully take away some good things from that camp and deeply regreted not being able to complete the activities that i would have experienced if id stayed on. Since i came back from that camp it had a profound effect on me, only 3 days there but it tought me enough and gave me belief in myself that i could beat my problems at home. Since then i have stopped all drugs, dont drink and go to the gym 5 days a week, you could say im a bit of a boring bugger these days =) but im living clean and healthy and plan to return to applecross one day and manage more than one nights camping out! Im now working for a large oil company in Aberdeen doing what i struggled to do for so long myself....finding others jobs i work as a recruitment consultant. The futures looking bright and im very happy. I stumbled upon this page as some people in my office were discussing how beatufull the west coast was and this triggered my memory of my experience there. If i had any advice to anyone about to go on this course - Please, please dont ever give up finish the course or you WILL regret it! I cant remeber all the workers names there but there was one guy who i owe alot too, the short haired irish guy build like a body builder..... The night i left he made me break down mentally he told me some stories ill never forget.....thank you sir, your words still ring out in my head sometimes, you gave me the determination not to give up when i get home for that im thankfull!!! Take care guys, im not a religious person but you trully are doing gods work up there. Hello,

After reading the blog i belive it was me who you were talking about who left the course after the 3rd day and 1st day of trekking/camping out.
This was one decision i came to regret. Although at the time i truly believed id had enough.
I remember being exausted mentally at the end of that day and all i wanted to do was sleep. The final straw for me was the continual discussion about what we had done that day. I think because physically i was one of the fitter members i could have done that walk in 1/2 the time but because we were part of a “team” the stronger guys had to wait on and encourage the guys in worse physical condition. Ultimately it was this mental pressure that broke me and i ended up going home the next day.
I realise now how selfish this was but i did trully take away some good things from that camp and deeply regreted not being able to complete the activities that i would have experienced if id stayed on.
Since i came back from that camp it had a profound effect on me, only 3 days there but it tought me enough and gave me belief in myself that i could beat my problems at home. Since then i have stopped all drugs, dont drink and go to the gym 5 days a week, you could say im a bit of a boring bugger these days =) but im living clean and healthy and plan to return to applecross one day and manage more than one nights camping out!
Im now working for a large oil company in Aberdeen doing what i struggled to do for so long myself….finding others jobs i work as a recruitment consultant.
The futures looking bright and im very happy. I stumbled upon this page as some people in my office were discussing how beatufull the west coast was and this triggered my memory of my experience there.
If i had any advice to anyone about to go on this course - Please, please dont ever give up finish the course or you WILL regret it!
I cant remeber all the workers names there but there was one guy who i owe alot too, the short haired irish guy build like a body builder….. The night i left he made me break down mentally he told me some stories ill never forget…..thank you sir, your words still ring out in my head sometimes, you gave me the determination not to give up when i get home for that im thankfull!!!
Take care guys, im not a religious person but you trully are doing gods work up there.

]]> Comment on Diary of a 20 day course, by a new staff member by chris mcmenemy http://www.venturetrust.org.uk/blog/?p=13&cpage=1#comment-6 chris mcmenemy Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:00:03 +0000 http://www.venturetrust.org.uk/blog/?p=13#comment-6 am chris a was oan the course and i found very good and challngen i had ma moments and oan 6 days exped near the end of it i dun something very stupid that i regret now i just wanted i got ma chances to change now i can go and use all the skills that i a have and thaks to all the staff that helped me out when i had bit of probelms chris mcmenemy x am chris a was oan the course and i found very good and challngen i had ma moments and oan 6 days exped near the end of it i dun something very stupid that i regret now i just wanted i got ma chances to change now i can go and use all the skills that i a have and thaks to all the staff that helped me out when i had bit of probelms chris mcmenemy x

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