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Wild Night Out 2023

21 June 2023

Image source: Donna Rourke

8th July 2023

We've once again teamed up with Wild Night Out (WNO) to help raise money for our charity partner Youth Adventure Trust. For one night each year, we are encouraging you to get outdoors with your friends, family and loved ones.

What's it all about?

As a society, we are spending too much time indoors. In particular, the recent lockdown measures for COVID-19 have been essential to protect lives but have also had an adverse effect on wellbeing.

We believe the solution is to support and encourage each other to get adventurous. Spending time on adventures is empowering, brings people together and is fun. It has also been proven to help with mental health problems including anxiety and depression.

There are so many ways you can go wild at night, including torchlit hikes, night bike rides, family camp-outs… Anyone and everyone can take this opportunity to make amazing memories to treasure forever.

To get your imagination going, here are some ideas, stories, and how-to guides to help you go wild for #wildnightout2023.

Image source: Daiga Ellaby

History

Worryingly, research from Natural England shows that one in nine children in England have not been to a natural environment in the past 12 months. Wild Night Out was started by Explorers Connect founder Belinda Kirk in 2016 to encourage others to get outside. After 20 years of taking people of all ages into the wilderness, she understands first-hand the positive impact that adventure can have on people's lives.

The adventures people participate in vary from learning new outdoor skills (e.g. first-timer kayakers or skydivers), to wild camping and world record attempts but the majority of families go for a hike, cycle ride, camp in their back garden or on a campsite.

This year we're raising money for the Youth Adventure Trust. Find out more about the work they do and join us in supporting this fantastic charity here.

Image source: Simon Rae

Social Media

We love to see your Wild Night Out adventure photos, films and stories - share them with us and you could win an Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports voucher.

First prize £100 voucher
3 x runners-up £50 voucher

For your chance to win:

Use the hashtag #WildNightOut2023 on Twitter & Instagram

Or tag @explorersconnect &/or @adventurequeens &/or @ellisbrigham on Facebook.

We’ll choose our favourite stories, and winners will receive prizes in the post.

Winners will be drawn via a judging panel within 30 days. Judges' decision is final and vouchers cannot be exchanged for cash.

tent scene

Image source: Carlos Hevia

For more ideas on how to 'get wild', visit Wild Night Out.