Allan Cain Outdoors

along with Levi the dog. As a family we enjoy travel in both UK and abroad, this always involves some outdoor activities which have included: cycle touring, camping, biking, skiing, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, climbing, kayaking, hillwalking and lots more. My adult daughter has Downs Syndrome and takes full part in all the activities we do. Lauren and I ride a tandem when cycling or cycle touring, a few years ago we all cycled up the Outer Hebrides and then down the Great Glen Way towing a trailer behind the tandem with all our camping equipment on it. She also participates in Special Olympics ski training. I have a real passion for the outdoors and would like to give others, particularly adults with additional support needs, the opportunity to experience the joy of the great outdoors by offering various activities including: Cycling on trike, tandem or bike at various parks, tracks and trails as well as learning about bike maintenance; hillwalking & walking on forest trails; outdoor skills & safety and possibly even overnight camping or residential trips. I spent 9 years working in additional support needs education doing a wide range of tasks including: personal care; first aid and medication; hoist and sling work; minibus driving. A large portion of my time was spent outdoors with pupils doing activities which included: football coaching; trail cycle leader with full responsibility of maintaining the schools bike fleet of 40 bikes/trikes/tandems as well as the bike fleets of two other schools; allotment work; Duke of Edinburgh instructor and leader for 3 years; hill walking leader; numerous residential trips to a variety of locations including PGL outdoor centre, Cromdale outdoor education centre, youth hostels as well as camping on sites & wild camping. I have been a Scout leader since 2007. In that time I have organised and run many camps & hillwalks and taught a wide variety of outdoor skills e.g: safe use of axes, saws and knives; fire lighting; safety and navigation on the hills. I hold my wood badge and both a campsite and lightweight expedition camping permit. Qualifications:

National body outdoor award – SMBLA Trail Cycle Leader, I hold insurance through Membership to British Cycling. level 5 go mountain bike & bikeability Instructor through cycling Scotland. Rescue 3 international - Whitewater rescue technician. SCA -UKCC Level 1 Coach in paddle sport, foundation safety & rescue training, 2 star award in Canoe & Kayak. also a full member of the Scottish canoe association
My car has 1st class business insurance and I have a clean driving licence including pcv cat D1
First aid in the outdoors certificate, First aid at work certificate. Weldtech - gold bicycle maintenance certificate. Aberdeen City Council - Lowhills walking permit / minibus permit / moving and handling certificate / hoist and sling certificate / calm training / various outdoor inclusion courses
Makaton & Signalong sign language certificates
Scottish Football Association - coaching footballers with disabilities, early touches
Scottish Rugby - Tag rugby coach, foundation rugby coach, foundation rugby referee
Boccia leaders award / New age curling / table cricket / Paul Lawrie first club golf coach
PVG scheme membership