Sandstone Communications #becauseican

06/09/2024

Spinning the plates… now all in the same place!

Over the last few weeks we’ve build a brand new website. Huge thanks to Ed and the Ice Room team.

The idea was to try and capture all the stuff I get upto in one place.

It makes it much easier to answer the question when I get asked what I do for a living!!!

Please take a look and let me know what you think!

Sandstone Communications The Sandstone Foundation The ATACC Group Vango MotoJoe Speaking Office

An intelligence officer turned entrepreneur, I now lead a charity while sharing insights as a keynote speaker and author. My diverse experiences fuel a passion for strategic innovation, communication and social impact.

02/08/2024

Demons in the desert!

It's taken a while but we've put the whole story together!
The last 3 years have been crazy with this project and it didn't end how I would have liked!

The reason I do these things is to understand my own resilience and how to better cope. This one has certainly done that and in ways that I could not have imagined!

When you enter into this level of adventure and challenge there is no guarantee of success - far from it.

Therefore the partnerships and ultimately friendships that are built up around them are resilient and enduring.

Over the last 3 years the MotoJoe team headed by Joe Philipsz and Tatty Bogle have never faltered.

Stirling Trailer Centre- More than just trailers. continue to get my kit and equipment to where ever I may be needed in the world! and alongside SC MEDIA are helping me get ready for the next chapter.

I am immensely proud to be clarssified as an ambassador by Vango and together we are all ready building up to a high schools STEM project!

So I didn't get to see Dakar but so much positivity has stemmed from Project Dakar!

Earlier in 2024 Tim Bradshaw attempted to race the Africa Eco Race. This is the original Dakar Rally. It is an extreme test of resilience and determination. ...

07/06/2024

📣 NEW COURSE ALERT 📣

🗻What's Your Everest?🗻

In collaboration with Sandstone Communications What’s your Everest is a robust dynamic approach to managing mental health and enabling resilience in individuals and teams. Candidates will be equipped with practical coping strategies for dealing with high-pressure situations and the associated anxiety. The course uses lessons learned and tested in exceedingly high-pressure environments such as on the side of Mount Everest in an earthquake or walking the summit ridge of the Matterhorn. It distils them into specific practical skills that can be used in the workplace and at home 🧠

To learn more or to make an enquiry, click the link below:
https://www.ataccgroup.com/tag-training/whats-your-everest/

21/05/2024

New skills = bigger adventures

It’s great to see the Veterinary Voices UK Public Page getting outdoors adapting existing skills and learning new ones in order facilitate even bigger and better adventures!

The nature of the immersive training we advocate means that it can be tailored around the specific needs of a group or organisation. It doesn’t have to be work!!!

The ATACC Group Mike Timothy Bradshaw

Veterinary Voices Hiking Group: Trauma Awareness Course, Lake District

As veterinary professionals we may feel like we are confident at dealing with medical emergencies and even CPR, would this be the same when faced with a human casualty? Imagine how you would react, away from a medical setting, with a human casualty and help is miles away.

After a 'Community Mastermind' session at London Vet Show, Co-founders of the Veterinary Voices Hiking Group, Robyn Lowe and Paul Horwood, realized that the factor holding a lot of people back from going out hiking and exploring was confidence. So, to help with this, Paul and Robyn have set up events throughout the year to help grow the community's confidence in hiking, navigation and outdoor safety.

The first event took place on the 17th and 18th of May in the Lake District, and was a two day event. Day One, a Trauma Awareness Course led by Mike Hope at Sandstone Communications and day two, a community hike across the Fairfield Horseshoe.

After arriving on Thursday night, staying at the incredible Camping Barn at Lowside Farm the group started the Friday morning with a basic life support session, before heading to Blencathra to work on some real life simulations. This allowed the team to understand that the terrain of casualties are often challenging and unlike what you find in a 'class room' environment.

The team also tackled Sharp Edge; many of the team were helped to cross under the support and guidance of the group leaders, ensuring that they gained confidence on more challenging scrambles, and could recognize the ways to safely traverse these ridge lines.

Day two was another great day for the Veterinary Voices Hiking Group, supported by Norbrook Laboratories GB and PetsApp who understand the importance of raising awareness of this initiative to get the profession out 'walking and talking' for both physical and mental health benefits.

The sun came out for a group walk, of around 18 Km, across the Fairfield Horseshoe. The group enjoyed mixed terrain, great views and lots of great conversation.

Next up is a Navigation Course in the Brecon Beacons to help upskill the community in navigation skills that will set them up for pushing their confidence and allowing more people to try new places safely. To join, please request to join our Facebook group, or email us FAO Robyn at [email protected]

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/veterinary-voices-hiking-group-1

26/03/2024

Cody Fisher was stabbed in a Birmingham nightclub - Do you have a bleed kit?

Following the stabbing of footballer Cody Fisher there is a call for venues to be equipped with bleed kits, specifically a tourniquet.

This terrible incident is the result of mindless aggression and a fatal stabbing however the ability to stop a life threatening bleed is critical.

In the event of a major bleed you have just 2 minutes to save a life. Most first aid kits do not contain the correct equipment to facilitate this.

As you are reading this ask yourself:
- Where is my first aid kit?
- Could I get to it in 2 minutes?
- Does it contain a tourniquet?

This is something that the Sandstone Communications team and The ATACC Group have been passionate about and is integrated into all of our training and now its HSE best practice.

In 2024 the Health and Safety Executive amended the guidance on dealing with life threatening bleeds, training and the equipment that should be carried in order to deal with it.

If you work in any industry where a major bleed is a possibility this guidance affects you ...

The ATACC Group Scottish Land & Estates Scottish Gamekeepers Association SGA Clay Pigeon Scotland Hunting Scotland

27/02/2024

Deer stalkers / Game keepers
2 Day first aid at work course - 26/27th March

In the event of a major bleed you have just 2 minutes to save a life…
How would you react?
What would you do?
Do you have the kit?

Our team are runnnning a certified First Aid at work course specifically for game keepers and deer stalkers.

The course is scenario based and immersive taking place outdoors at the Ardverikie, Highland, United Kingdom all assessment is practical with no written exam.

Participants will find themselves tackling real life scenarios and sharing best practices. Including casualty care and extraction from remote locations.

If you would like to attend the course please either message below or email [email protected]

The ATACC Group Scottish Gamekeepers Association SGA Scottish Land & Estates Hunting Scotland Clay Pigeon Scotland Scottish deer stalking