Supported by SEM’s Activities & Operations Manager Maxine Greaves MBE, SME’s CEO, Maxwell Ayamba BEM, led a group of women from the Sheffield And District African Caribbean Community Association (SADACCA) on a Walk/Learn Create session at the Moorland Discovery Centre, Peak District National Park. Although some of the women have visited the Peak District National Park prior to today’s visit, however, none have heard of or visited the Moorland Discovery Centre, an educational centre that normally provides outdoor learning activities for schools from South Yorkshire.
Today’s visit faciliated by Destinations Arts, was therefore a great opportunity to learn about the outdoor learning sessions that take place at the Centre and history of the Longshaw Estates, which once upon a time belong to the Duke of Ruthland but now property of the National Trust.
The women were welcomed to the Centre by Melany Holmes, Visitor Experience Officer with the National Trust and Megan Carrol, Senior Visitor Experience Officer of the Peak District National Park Authority, who talked about why the Centre was created and the types of outdoor learning activities offered to schools across South Yorkshire.
As one of the women later remarked, “Although I have live in Sheffield all my life and often visit Peak Park for walks, little did I know this place existed, I will be bringing my grandchildren here as there’s a lot to learn about nature”. Another women asked if there was any volunteering opportunity at the Centre as she would love to volunteer”.
The visit was part of Walking Arts Project 2025 which is an Arts Council England funded project.