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ESTABLISHED in 1994 by Outdoor Professional Andrew Lamb, Wales Outdoors has grown from the FIRST Mountain Bike Hire Centre in the Brecon Beacons into a Wales Wide Multi Activity Provider offering adventure activity days, team building events, outdoor training courses, family holidays and stag and hen party weekends. ANDREW LAMB has been the Volunteer Co-ordinator, Guided Walks Programme Manager and Central Area Assistant Warden for the Brecon Beacons National Park. He developed the UK's only Outdoor Professionals Co-operative, was the key motivator in developing an Environmental Charter for the Brecon Beacons National Park area adventure activity providers and has been Chair of Brecon Beacons Tourism. Andrew specialised in working with difficult young people and has held numerous positions co-ordinating and leading support programmes such as Duke of Edinburgh's Award Co-ordinator for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare Probations Services, Activity Event Director for numerous commercial and authority owned Children's Residential Care Centres and The Princes Trust Social Inclusion Co-ordinator for Powys Schools. Also, when not on the hill, Andrew's a poet of some local renown, having been honoured, at Hay Festival, with the tag line 'The Quentin Tarantino of British Poets'. He's a fully qualified massage therapist of over twenty years and has developed floor based body work that combines Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Aromatherapy Massage and some elements of Body Manipulation. Andrew's artistic side co-ordinates a very active and likely unique Life Drawing group. Why Book With Andy's Business, Wales Outdoors? Staff are full time outdoor professionals. We work with a minimum staff:client ratio of 1:8. More PPE provided than ALL other activity companies.