A life on the move
I’ve spent my life making a career out of doing the things that I love.
Now working on Schools Orienteering Mapping and Syllabus development with Enrich Education
Previously a full-time Sustrans schools ‘Bike It’ officer in the Bournemouth and Poole/ Luton- Bedford-St Albans area for six years (18 terms) between 2007-2013, delivering a range of cycling activities for school children.
I was a freelance mapper / coach from May 2013- February 2024, using my experience and qualifications to offer a range of mapping and coaching, enabling orienteering as a fun and challenging activity for people of all ages and abilities.
Why choose me?
UK Coach of the Year
Awarded UK Orienteering Coach of the Year in 2018 by the British Orienteering Federation
Over 15 Years of Experience
I’ve been doing, teaching and training orienteering with and for groups since 2006
Trusted by schools & partners
Including Active Dorset, Wessex Orienteering, Dorset Council, QE School Wimborne
Qualifications
Certified British Cycling Level 2 and Track Coach
B.A. Adventure Recreation
Level 2 Orienteering and Club Coach
Fully Insured both with British Cycling and British Orienteering
Safer Urban Driving instructor
I.Y.N Yoga Instructor
My main coaching is now Orienteering sport; teaching navigation at speed in outdoors spaces around Dorset and beyond, for schools, activity centres and privately. Competing nationally and occasionally Internationally, there are some events I come 1st in for example 1/41 here on Blue course at Wavering Down May 08th 2022
I studied an Adventure Recreation B.A gaining a 1st from De Montfort University 2003-2006, doing a degree as a mature student made sense, as before that I had worked in restaurants as a waiter in London, Australia and all that started in Milton Keynes. My first job after school was on British Rail working as a guard, so I have always worked in what I see as the service industry in customer- client facing roles.
In the first year of the Bournemouth Velodrome being open, 2011, I organised ten different school visits for over 800 children. The Velodrome is an element of my work in summer.
In July 2013 I completed the 200 hours Yoga Teacher accreditation with Keith Grant and now represent I.Y.N. the Independent Yoga Network teaching in Dorset. I taught Dynamic Yoga for 5 years, See Yoga Coaching for full info.
I didn’t make all this up, I made it all happen, see the links page for evidence. Leave me a review