All The Elements CIC

Are you a disability campaigner working in the outdoors? We'd like to invite you to join our first Disability Campaigner's (Online) Social of the year, on Monday 3rd April at 6pm! This social is for anyone who identifies as disabled or chronically ill, or if you're working on disability inclusion. This includes (but is not limited to): physical, sensory, neurological, medical, psychological, visible & invisible disabilities. It's free to join, but you do need to register in advance through our website: https://lnkd.in/d38JE_Tc

??? Episode 4 of ATE Reads is now live - The Relationship Between Kit and Access to the UK Outdoors! Clothing can cause many barriers when trying to access the UK outdoors. We asked Steph Wetherell , the co-founder of Every Body Outdoors, to explain some of ways it can stop people getting outside, and explore some of the solutions that advocates and allies are discovering. Listen now and let us know what you think: https://lnkd.in/ehRgqAxY ?? This article was written by Steph Wetherell, with contributions from: Amira Patel from The Wanderlust Women Alice Sainsbury from Millimeters to Mountains Fran Pearson from Kit Squad ...and features the work of Zahrah Mahmood! Through ATE Reads we’re sharing audio versions of a selection of our online written content - voiced by the writers and individuals featured. These audio recordings have been made possible with support from co-operative tour operator HF Holidays, who have been providing walking and activity holidays since 1913. Find out more at via @hfholidays.co.uk #ATEReads #DiversifyOutdoorsUK

Who's coming to our first (online) Social of the year? Our socials are a great way to connect with others working to create change on diversity in the UK outdoors, and to learn more about the All The Elements community. Open to everyone, our community covers all diversity areas, all activities and all outdoor sector roles - all we ask is for you to join us with an open and collaborative attitude! It’s free to join us, but you need to register through this link: https://lnkd.in/gkeWFx3K

The 2025 dates for both our General Social and our Disability Campaigners Socials are live - register now through our website: https://lnkd.in/gkeWFx3K ! ?? Our free-to-join General (online) Socials are the opportunity to meet likeminded individuals working to create change on diversity in the UK outdoors. ?? Our free-to-join Disability Campaigners (online) Socials are for anyone who identifies as disabled or chronically ill, or if you're working on disability inclusion and will be led by Anisah Barber. Our community covers all diversity areas, all activities and all outdoor sector roles - Everyone is welcome! All we ask is for you to join us with an open and collaborative attitude. Find out more and register through our website! ?? We'll be sharing more of our 2025 event dates in the coming months. The best place to hear about upcoming events is our newsletter, make sure you're signed up to never miss a date! #DiversifyOutdoorsUk

??? Episode 3 of ATE Reads is now live - Gender and Hiking: Creating Inclusive Outdoor Spaces! We asked Mountain Leader and outdoor instructor Harriet MacMillan to share how she runs gender inclusive outdoor sessions… ?? Listen now and let us know what you think! You can find the audio version at the top of the article here: https://lnkd.in/g3C6mv6u Through ATE Reads we’re sharing audio versions of a selection of our online written content - voiced by the writers and individuals featured. These audio recordings have been made possible with support from co-operative tour operator HF Holidays, who have been providing walking and activity holidays since 1913. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/grCrNqMf #ATEReads #DiversifyOutdoorsUK

"I really want to encourage people, women especially, but really everyone, to get out there and do the things that you want to do, now!"_ Sahir Permall In Spring 2024, Sahir Permall embarked on a solo bikepacking trip from Glasgow to Istanbul; the first leg of her journey cycling from her home in Glasgow to the village in Pakistan where her grandfather emigrated from to the UK. We caught up with Sahir to learn more about what it was like to cycle across the continent of Europe and how this has altered her own sense of belonging. With plans to set out on the second leg of this journey this summer, Sahir reflected on the things she’d be doing differently this time and shared her inspiration for embarking on this journey. ?? You can read the full spotlight article here: https://lnkd.in/gAhgQ6Hr #DiversifyTheUKOutdoors

??? Our second ATE Reads Episode is live - Breaking Down Barriers to Beekeeping! We asked beekeeper Rachel Sampara to give us the lowdown on beekeeping, how she got started and how she’s helping others to overcome the barriers to this traditional craft. ?? Let us know if you listen - we’d love to hear from you! Through ATE Reads we’re sharing audio versions of a selection of our online written content - voiced by the writers and individuals featured. You can find the audio version at the top of the article page: https://lnkd.in/gZeWK2Fe These audio recordings have been made possible with support from co-operative tour operator HF Holidays, who have been providing walking and activity holidays since 1913. Find out more at via www.hfholidays.co.uk #ATEReads #DiversifyOutdoorsUK

We caught up with photographer, film maker and writer Leslie Latchman, who joined us at The 2024 Summit to document the event, to find out more about his year! How did you end up working at the 2024 Summit? I came across?The Summit?through the All The Elements Instagram page which I’d followed for some time as I was a fan of their work in increasing diversity and representation in the outdoors space. The post was advertising for a temporary position of social media manager for the event and even though I now run a production business, my past life as a marketer found it intriguing enough to have a nosy. Within the remit I saw there was the responsibility to photograph and document the event which got me excited. So I decided to reach out to Soraya and Phil and pitch my services to take on that specific responsibility. How did you find the Summit? The Summit was fantastic for a multitude of reasons. Firstly I found it created a safe space for people from all walks of life to come together on a shared mission to increase diversity and representation within the outdoor space. The organised and spontaneous conversations we had throughout were riveting, powerful and much needed. It felt like such an honour to be able to come together in this way and hold space for such important conversations. The gorgeous setting of Eryri National Park combined with the expert led activities of trail running, hiking and mountain biking enabled the group to organically connect and collaborate on creative solutions for challenges within our fields. Since the Summit I have gone on to collaborate with the RSPB who also attended. This work is still under NDA but what I can tell you is that it's something that is bringing to life the actions that we spoke about at the Summit. This is such a great feeling because off the back of attending such a promising event in The Summit - you always hope that the actions are then followed through - in the case of the RSPB this is proven to be true. I’m really proud to be a part of this monumental project which I hope I can share more on in the spring of 2025. Watch this space! Hopes going into 2025 Going into 2025 I hope to discover and create more opportunities to use my lens and the power of storytelling as a force for good. I hope to work with more people, brands and communities that are looking to contribute positively to the shared mission of increasing diversity and representation within the outdoors space, not just in front of the lens, but also behind it as well. I hope to learn more about my ADHD to be kinder to myself and harness the positives such as creativity and hyperfocus to produce my best work yet. Lastly, I hope to find my voice more and be an example for other POC creatives working within these spaces and open up opportunities to bring more POC through the door with me. You can read the full spotlight article here: https://lnkd.in/gsJb4r_N

We have more resources to share with you ?? Here are 4 of the new resources that we have recently added to our website, featuring: -ESEA founder Andrew Wang -Muslim Family Adventures -Peigh Asante, co-founder of Swim Dem Crew -Everybody Outdoors You can find them through our website: https://lnkd.in/gb2cpKYS Have something you want us to add? There is a form to fill out at the bottom of our resources page!

??? Our first ATE Reads Episode is live! Through ATE Reads we're sharing audio versions of a selection of our online written content - voiced by the writers and individuals featured. This first episode revisits a popular article released at the end of last year, where we interviewed Mountain Leader Emma Harrison about her work. The conversation explores how she's built an alternative outdoor career that also encompasses being a life coach and disability advocate. We hope that by sharing the content in both written and audio form it will help to make the articles more accessible. You can find the audio version at the top of the article page on our website or via your usual podcast app! https://lnkd.in/eKuPrtHJ ?? Let us know if you listen - we'd love to hear from you! These audio recordings have been made possible with support from co-operative tour operator HF Holidays, who have been providing walking and activity holidays since 1913. Find out more at via HF Holidays #ATEReads #DiversifyOutdoorsUk