I am now well into retirement but at the time of my Fellowship I was Principal of Churchtown Farm Field Studies and Outdoor Centre that was working with people of all ages and abilities regardless of the degree or type of disability. This pioneering centre was established in the 1970s and run by Scope.

The Churchill Fellowship was the highlight of my career and I travelled to the USA and Canada investigating adventure education for children and young adults with physical, emotional and learning disabilities. The variety of facility and people I met was very wide with both excellent and doubtful provision in locations from remote high mountains to urban landscapes. The most successful provision was that supported by research but the value of sheer enthusiasm and energy cannot be underestimated.

Following the Fellowship there were several US-UK staff exchanges, international conference presentations and publications plus establishment of extensive provision in the UK, including many disability awareness staff training courses for centres, government agencies and countryside facility providers. My safety management research for young people with disabilities out of doors continued for another four years.