Axiom's Market Rasen Foyer take a 'Peak' Performance Trip! » Housing » 24dash.com

On the 29 February, residents from the Market Rasen Foyer packed their bags and spent a weekend of fun at the Edale Youth Activity Centre in the Peak District, thanks to the Local Network Fund.

The trip was a huge success with all the residents and staff having a fabulous time. Everyone worked well together and had a tremendous amount of fun, laughter and by the sounds of things, some good food too!

The residents would like to thank sincerely the Local Network Fund who funded the trip and their Instructors at Edale.

Here are some of the residents feelings in their own words:-

Wayne said "As soon as we got there we went abseiling, we did this off an 80ft bridge; I hate heights but I eventually did it, and when I had done it once it was easy to do again".

Tom added "Our first night was spent on a night walk in the pouring rain which nobody seemed overly keen to do! We walked across terrains, gravel, mud, rocks and grass; with massive rivers flowing down the hills. Most of the walking was up hill with 40 mile an hour winds on the way back down. Everyone was drenched and had to take their clothes to the drying room, it was absolutely immense!"

Adelle said "A group of us went canoeing, it was amazing; we were put into groups of two or three and I had such a good time. The most difficult part was actually getting into the canoe!"

"My favourite part was going over the rapids and overall I had a fantastic time."

Henry said "I went caving, it was an exciting experience. To begin with we had to abseil down a 14ft drop, this made me quiet nervous but once we had made it into the cave we began our adventure. It was a unique and exciting experience and I would jump at the chance of doing it again!"

Brian said "The 40 ft leap of faith pole was slippery and made my heart pound as I climbed up to the top ledge which was only 50 cm wide! Every second at the top of that pole felt like a minute, but I jumped off and felt my stomach as I plummeted towards the ground. I don't know why I did it, but I can now say that I've jumped off a 40 ft high pole!"

Briony said "On the morning of the last day I took part in the archery and rock climbing, it was really cold and windy. I soon learned how to get my shots into the middle; my group actually won the competition."

"The rock climbing wall was really good fun, I had to use all the muscles in my arms to pull me up. You really have to rely on the person holding the ropes because if you fall only they could stop you hitting the floor!"

SPECIAL THANKS go to the three staff members (Hannah, Lindsay and Nicki) who accompanied the residents on their trip, without them it would not have been possible.