* Please note that this event is open to VOS registered Service Users, who are Veterans of the Armed Forces, including the Merchant Navy, their spouses/partners and carers ONLY.
Please note: This event has limited spaces.
- When you get a ticket you are declaring that you are showing interest in attending this event.
- Getting a ticket does NOT guarantee that you will be selected to attend the event.
- Due to the extremely popular nature of these VOS events, attendees who have not attended an event like this before could be chosen above others to attend the event.
- If you are selected to attend the event you will be contacted the day before the event.
- If there are less than 5 people interested in attending the event, VOS reserves the right to cancel the event.
PORTSMOUTH: Maverick School of Survival - SEPTEMBER
Come and join us for a fun survival educational adventure. Find your own way with skill and good spirit with the Maverick School of Survival and this full day of learning a variety of survival skills!
Activities include; firemaking, foraging, knife work, axe work, flint knapping, tracking, trap building and arrow making. This is a great way of learning a variety of skills or putting full focus on one. The school is operated by Craig Harrison, a former army sniper, veteran and author of the bestselling book "The Longest Kill".
Since leaving the army with complex PTSD, Craig has comprehensively studied survival skills and completed a nationally recognised instructors course. Due to his own lived experience Craig, has an individual understanding of the challenges faced by people with PTSD.
Through working together, it is hoped that the Maverick Survival School will provide a time for people to be in an environment that is nurturing, natural and challenging.
We hope to see you there.
WHAT TO BRING AND NOT TO BRING - As well as a can-do attitude, you'll need to bring some essentials with you such as:-Warm outdoor clothing-Waterproof shoes/boots-Gardening gloves- Your own food
IMPORTANT: DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN KNIVES, IF YOU DO YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE COURSE.
Space is limited so book your place now.
Please note, If you book a ticket and can not attend the event, Please email us at Wellbeing@vosuk.org and inform us right away. Please make your own way to this event.
*Please note - only registered VOS Service Users and their spouses/partners and carers are eligible to attend the events.
**If you’re not registered with VOS but want to attend these activities, please contact admin@vosuk.org or call 02392 731 767
***Please attend at your discretion, and make us aware of any medical concerns or dietary requirements by emailing wellbeing@vosuk.org
