Booking Information

You can book online.

At the bottom of every course description there is a button,

click this and you will be taken to the booking form. When completed you need to download, print and complete the Booking/Consent form and return it to us with your cheque made payable to Stramash for payment.

Stramash booking/consent form

If you have any problems, please contact us on 01631 566080 or send us a message

Note:

Although we update our course availability daily, occasionally a course may already be fully booked. Should this occur, we will contact you immediately to discuss alternatives.

Course information

General Information

You don’t need any specialist clothing or equipment for our courses. Coming on your own? Not a problem. Lots of people come on our courses not knowing anyone else. You’ll soon get to know everyone and the instructors will make sure you feel part of the group. Residential courses include all in-course transport, food and accommodation, so you don’t need extra money.

Safety

Safety is a key element of all the courses we offer. Stramash vet their coaches, instructors and volunteers before allowing them to work on the courses. Each person working on a course has an Enhanced Disclosure check carried out. All the activities are risk assessed and are carried out by qualified and experienced people. In addition, Stramash has been licensed by the Adventure Activities Licensing Service to run activities.

Minibuses

Travel safety is a big concern for Stramash. That is why all our minibuses are serviced regularly, all our drivers are over 21 years old and have undergone a minibus test and all our minibuses have individual seatbelts fitted to each seat. The wearing of seatbelts in our minibuses is compulsory.

Recognition

In 2006 Stramash won three Excellence Awards including the BEST RURAL AREA AWARD and in 2008 the programme won the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA) Excellence Award for the BEST HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME in Scotland and was a finalist in the APSE Outstanding Achievements Sport Leisure and Culture Award.

Environment and People

On our residential trips we will teach you about the environment you are in and your responsibilities to it. You will learn about relationships with, and responsibilities towards, other people. And you will also learn about yourself. Our group sizes are also kept to a minimum so as to maximise the experience for everyone. Stramash takes its responsibility towards people and the environment extremely seriously.
We will therefore be taking a minimal impact approach and adopting the Leave No Trace ethos on our expeditions.

As part of our social responsibility, we have sourced many products with the FAIRTRADE Mark which will be used on our trips. Menus are designed to promote healthy eating.

As part of our environmental responsibility, we promote the John Muir Award which supports the discovery, exploration and protection of wild places. Stramash has at its core the responsible stewardship of our outdoor environment and seeks to educate our clients in outdoor access, conservation and use as well as imparting skills in outdoor activity.

People with disabilities

If your child has a disability please contact us so we can discuss the suitability of activities. We do need reasonable notice to give us time to make the necessary arrangements.

After booking

Once we receive your online booking your place will be pending until full payment is received.
Once we receive your consent form and full payment we will confirm receipt of your payment and confirm your place by email.
If there are no spaces left on your chosen course we will contact you and offer an alternative where available.
Two weeks prior to the course start date you will be sent full details of any transport available, with pick up/return locations and times given.

Payment

By cheque made payable to “Stramash”.
If you do not have a cheque book please contact the office to discuss alternatives.
Payment must be enclosed with the completed consent form.
Do not send cash through the post.

Payment by Instalments

Whilst being fantastic value for money we realise that it can be difficult to pay for the residential courses in one go. We therefore allow payment for the more expensive courses to be paid in instalments. If you would find this helpful, please contact the Stramash office on 01631 572194 and we will be happy to help. If you would genuinely struggle to pay the cost of any of our courses, even by instalments, please contact us to discuss ways we could help.

Package cost includes:

• Transport as indicated on website
• Food on residential courses – all you have to provide is a packed lunch for the first day
• Accommodation whether it is camping, hostel, bunkhouse or yacht
• Equipment and protection gear
• Insurance – NB not for personal belongings (if you wish to take out your own insurance for personal possessions this is at your discretion but we do not encourage taking anything of value with you on your course)
• Instruction

Residential Kit List

View as a web page

Download as a PDF document

Day Activities Kit List

View as a web page

Download as a PDF document