Mick Garratt Visual CV

Hi, my name is Mick Garratt

I work freelance in the outdoors

as a DofE Supervisor/Assessor,

as a mountain leader,

as an orienteering and athletics coach,

and as an outdoor instructor

MLUKCC2 OrienteeringUKCC1 PaddlesportUKA ATHLETICSOutdoor First Aid (2 day) D1E Driving Licence+MIDAS

I hold the following licences and qualifications

Enhanced DBS (inc. Update Service)

Sports Coach UK Workshops attended: Safeguarding & Protecting Children Parts 1 & 2 Long Term Athlete Development Planning and Periodisation Positive Behaviour Management in Sport

National Navigation Award Scheme course provider Gold Duke of Edinburgh Assessor (No. YH4494A)

Civil Liability Insurance arranged by the MLTA

Some other information

These are some of the companies and organisations I have done work for

I live here

Great Ayton,North Yorkshire

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Where I am at now

• Duke of Edinburgh expedition training and supervision - during 2013 I supervised or assessed 9 Gold expeditions, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze

• Orienteering coaching and development work in schools and the local community

• Adventure training, bushcraft and team building in primary and secondary schools

• ML work

I am now into my sixth season working freelance in which I have developed four client bases:

Actually sitting behind a desk looking after the £££s

Helping to build these things :

Not my best

haircutIn a previous life I worked in the construction industry

. . . earning enough to play at what I really enjoyed doing at weekends.

35 years of sitting behind that desk . . .

any excuse to be outside

And what did I enjoy doing?

but mostly it was fell running and orienteering

Interested in my formal education?

BSc (Hons)Elec Eng

High Pavement Grammar School,Nottingham

My home life

Married, 4 kids, 4 grandkids

and a dog

Voluntary work

In addition to freelance work I carry out voluntary work for the Duke of Edinburgh Award on the local NYM DoE Assessor Panel.

I am also lead coach for the North East Junior Orienteering Squad and am the North East Coaching Co-ordinator.

I enjoy

• sea kayaking amongst the skerries off the west coast of Scotland

• industrial archaeology

• local history

• full English breakfasts

• snow!

• photography

• exploring new areas

WHAT is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare?

No time to stand beneath the boughs,And stare as long as sheep and cows:

No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:

No time to see, in broad daylight,Streams full of stars, like skies at night:

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,And watch her feet, how they can dance:

No time to wait till her mouth canEnrich that smile her eyes began?

A poor life this if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare.

W H DAVIES

Finally my favourite poem

Photo locations and acknowledgements

• 1 Wasdale; Allen Crags, Borrowdale

• 2 Creag an t-Saighdeir, Islay; Druim a Chuirn, Glen Dessary; Finhamm, Sweden

• 3 Urra Moor, North York Moors

• 4 Pike of Stickle, Langdale

• 5 I forget

• 6 Loch na Leitreach, Kintail

• 10 Great Ayton; Roseberry Topping

• 13 Port Clarence; ICI Wilton © Tony Viles

• 14 Nepal

All photos are mine except where noted below and are licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence

• 15 Nepal; Sweden; Dalbeattie; Arisaig; Bishopton Lake

• 16 All unknown

• 17 Aston University Campus © Rich Tea

• 18 River Rye, Hawnby

• 19 Cleadale, Eigg

• 20 Hamsterley Forest

• 21 Sgùrr na Carnach, Kintail

• 23 Black Nab, Whitby

I can be contacted at

[email protected]

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