Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant
The Anderton Centre recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by:
• Guaranteed interviews for suitably qualified Service Leavers for jobs at the Anderton Centre.
• Practical support to the veterans’ through our partnership with Help for Heroes
• Aligned and accessible outdoor education provision for serving personnel, service leavers, and their families.
For the Community:
• Joint early-messaging of armed forces employment and training opportunities in schools and communities through its colleges in Bolton and Bury.
• Jointly promoting training and career opportunities to cadets, particularly in STEM and healthcare subjects.
• Recognition and promotion of the shared principles of inclusivity and respect.
• Supportive of reserve service for employees, including allowing time away for training when compatible with their job.
• Recognition of service as Cadet Force Adult Volunteers supporting shared values of community service.
• Promotion of military teamwork and leadership skills through student leadership events.
• Value of training, to enhance professional effectiveness.”
About us
The Anderton Centre’s primary role is to operate as a residential and day visit activity centre, with a focus on work with young people and community groups.
It also provides conference facilities with full outdoor land and water-based activities complimented by 70 bed accommodation with catering and self-catering options, plus parking for 40 cars. The site is spread across 4 acres of woodland and has exclusive use of Lower Rivington Reservoir, the largest expanse of water between the Midlands and the Lake District and is often referred to as Lancashire’s mini Lake District. The Anderton Centre also offers nationally accredited courses with British Canoeing and Royal Yachting Association qualified instructors.
Lancashire Outdoor Activities Initiative is an exempt Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee. It was established in 1991 by a partnership of Lancashire County Council, The Sports Council and various local organisations and trusts. It was one of several similar initiatives and had start-up funding for a three-year period. The Charitable purposes of the organisation relate to encouraging the positive use of the outdoors by all sectors of the community. In practice, this means offering opportunities for participation and access to facilities together with the provision of training, advice and support.
Since the original start-up funding, the LOAI has been predominately self-funding, using a business model that uses cross-subsidy, with the more profitable activities allowing the provision of lower-cost support for those aspects of the programme that need it.
