Dads can do pretty much anything, right? This fathers day, Sunday 20th June, is a chance for dads to revisit their youth with a fun and action-packed activity that is every bit of a challenge for grown-ups, as it is for kids.

Dads and their families can enjoy a memorable day out by taking on the challenge of climbing walls and cargo nets, swinging 40ft in the air and tackling suspended obstacles from tightropes and zip lines.

“We know that there are loads of brilliant dads out there looking for things to do on a Sunday that they can really enjoy, along with the rest of family.” says Sinan Osman, Managing Director of Aerial Extreme: “Letting dads go free is us doing our bit for the dads that deserve a treat. There are lots of other things that you can do on father’s day, but I can guarantee that a visit to one of our courses is something memorable. It gives dads everywhere a chance to have some fun, and show what they can do on our course.”

Last year, over one hundred dads enjoyed a free run of the courses on Fathers’ Day. Aerial Extreme is once again calling upon families to treat their dad to a free session at one of their four high ropes adventure courses located at: Bedale (North Yorkshire), Knowsley Safari Park (Merseyside), Willen Lake (Milton Keynes), and Trentham Estate (Staffordshire).

Aerial Extreme provides an opportunity for families to join in with the fun too and is open to anyone 1.1m tall or taller. The courses are designed with the highest safety measures and are designed for all ages; from kids to parents to granny and grandpa.

To redeem a free session at Aerial Extreme this father’s day, either the son or the daughter must book a time slot and attend with you - whether a participant or spectator.

07/6/10 - FINALLY! We have now had the final thumbs up for our Trafford site so we can start building soon! We’ve also recruited our new site managers who will shortly begin training to ensure that they are ready for you all and that the two new sites open with a bang! Also work has begun on the exciting bits of the course between the poles at Sheffield! We’re sending our intrepid reporter down this week so stay tuned for pics!

02/6/10 - Not long now! Sheffield continues to come on in leaps and bounds, all the poles are now in and the concrete base for our cabin has now been laid. We are also holding interviews today for our Sheffield Site Manager! Excitement is also growing for our Trafford site as we are waiting with bated breath for the final thumbs up, of course as soon as we get this, we’ll let you know!!

27/5/10 - Wow! Our construction team have pretty much put all the poles up… and all in just under a week! We are all getting very excited here at Aerial Extreme now; the course is coming to life and remains on schedule for a late July opening. See if you can guess which pole you have to jump off at the end as a grand adrenaline rushed finale!!

05/05/10 Whoop! We have just been given the nod by the pen pushers and paper shufflers that we can now go ahead and build two new urban courses!

So it is with a big smile on our face that we say… HELLO Sheffield and HELLO Manchester.

We have made sure our guys who are erecting the new courses are kept in constant supply of tea and bacon sandwiches in order to have the strength to finish in time for the school summer holidays.

“We are bringing high ropes courses to the city, making it easier for adventurers of all ages to experience this unique urban activity”

Look out for some crazy opening offers and celebrity sightings in our opening weeks. To follow our progress and to be one of the first to try our new courses follow us on facebook or sign-up to our online newsletter

Pre-book online or phone 0845 652 1736.

The inaugural race of the 2010 Nutcracker XC MTB series takes place in the grounds of our Bedale course at Camp Hill estate and you are all more than welcome to join us on what will be a fantastic Bank Holiday Monday (5th April).

The circuit takes in the best Camp Hill has to offer. A blast from the start finds you tearing through the old quarry’s lumps and bumps, before sprinting through the woods on both single track and slightly wider pine lined tracks, out onto a firetrack. Then it’s back into the woods for more high speed twists and turns, before returning to the start area.

The series is suitable for riders of all abilities, from Novice first-timers through to the hardcore Elite. There is something for everyone, especially those who are reasonably new to the sport or have never raced before.

Remember the old Egg and Spoon race at School? Well now you can take part in the Aerial Eggstreme Challenge version, 40ft above ground, climbing, jumping and zip wiring with a raw egg and an optional spoon! Successfully navigate our entire course and get to the end with a fully intact egg to win a prize.
Kayleigh Dale, Customer Service Manager for Aerial Extreme explains: “We always try to do something a bit special and fun for the family each Easter and this year is no different. All eggs will be supplied; however, you are more than welcome to bring along your own decorated egg”
The Aerial Eggstreme Challenge is available at all four Aerial Extreme high-wire adventure courses located at: Bedale (North Yorkshire), Knowsley Safari Park (Merseyside), Willen Lake (Milton Keynes), and Trentham Estate (Staffordshire).

Aerial Extreme provides an opportunity for all ages to join in with the fun and is open to anyone 1.1m tall or taller. The courses are designed with the highest safety measures and are designed for all ages; from kids, to parents, to granny and grandpa.
We will be dressing up for the occasion too, so look out for larger than average bunny rabbits hopping around. For smaller children, keep an eye out for hidden chocolate eggs along the way.

Will you rise to the Aerial Eggstreme challenge? If so you’ll have to take on climbing walls and cargo nets, swing 40ft in the air and tackling suspended obstacles from tightropes and zip lines, whilst at the same time making sure you don’t crack or lose your egg!

To join the region’s highest Egg and Spoon ‘race’, you just have to be booked on to the course for Easter Sunday (4th April).

Eggstreme challengers can pre-book online at www.aerialextreme.co.uk or phone 0845 652 1736.

Aerial Extreme is calling upon families to treat their mum to a complimentary session at one of their four high-wire adventure courses this Mothering Sunday; 14th March 2010.

Last year, over one hundred dads enjoyed a free run of the courses on Fathers’ Day, though now it is the turn of the Super Mums to prove that they are up to the challenge of climbing walls and cargo nets, plus swinging 40ft in the air and tackling suspended obstacles from tightropes and zip lines.

The offer is available at all four Aerial Extreme high-wire adventure courses located at: Bedale (North Yorkshire), Knowsley Safari Park (Merseyside), Willen Lake (Milton Keynes), and Trentham Estate (Staffordshire).

A spokesperson for Aerial Extreme said: “We’ve seen time and time again that this is a really fun and memorable way to enjoy a day for families. Whilst our Fathers’ Day offer was hugely popular, we aren’t forgetting about mum. This way she can show her family that she is a woman of many talents by completing the course.
We urge all families to reward mum afterwards by giving her the chance to put her feet up and making sure that she is well looked after!”

Aerial Extreme provides an opportunity for families to join in with the fun too and is open to anyone 1.1m tall or taller. The courses are designed with the highest safety measures and are designed for all ages; from kids to parents to granny and grandpa.

Any sons and daughters wishing to treat their mum to a fun-packed Mothers’ Day must book a time slot in advance by calling 0845 652 1736 or emailing info@aerialextreme.co.uk.

We hope to see you and your Super Mums for a great day out.

The scheme, called Superhero Sundays, rewards each site’s local heroes – and this year management chose The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice for Trentham; Willen Hospice for Milton Keynes; Martin House Children’s Hospice for Bedale and Willowbrook Hospice for Knowsley.

Customers have been taking advantage of half price bookings at each course on the last Sunday of each month at 10am, with all the money taken being accumulated for their chosen charities.

Operations Director, Alex Dick said: “The scheme has proved really popular with customers who can take advantage of reduced entry fee and know that all the money is going straight to charity too. We’re over the moon to have raised so much for fantastic causes, and hope to raise even more next year as more people learn of the scheme.”

Associates of each charity were also treated to complimentary sessions on the course throughout the year.

On Saturday 31st October the spookiest night of the year Aerial Extreme will open its courses for the first ever time at night, for a Halloween special.

Our outdoor adventure ropes courses based next to Willen Lake (Milton Keynes), in Knowsley Safari Park and Trentham Estate (Stoke-on-Trent) offer ghoulishly terrifying rope bridges, mammoth madness podium jumps, spookily speedy zip lines and crazy cargo nets – a challenge for most in broad daylight. Now though, and for a one night only Halloween special, a select team of 20 adventurers can do all this after sunset.

Company management are trialling the scheme at three of their UK sites, and have rated the exercise ‘over 18’s only’ due to the limited light - and likeliness of spooky Halloween happenings on the night!

“This is what’s so fantastic about Aerial Extreme – we can put on exciting events like this safe in the knowledge that our customers remain clipped on the whole way around the course,” said Alex Dick, Operations Manager.

Participants will be greeted by Aerial Extreme instructors sporting scary costumes, briefed and then led to the course lit by candlelit pumpkins. The course’s sound system will also be playing horror music to add to the spooky atmosphere – and participants are invited to dress up in their most ghoulish fancy dress!

Tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis. Over 18s ooohhhhnly!

In preparation for the 2009 Academy Tour to Australia this month, the squad followed in the footsteps of the first team squad by visiting Aerial Extreme at Knowsley Safari Park for a morning of team building.

The daunting aerial challenges gave the young players a final chance to put their teamwork into practice and also conquer a few fears.

The experienced staff put the team through their paces with a variety of challenges from zip wires to mid air jumps and gravity defying rope bridges.

Neil Kilshaw, Player Performance Manager said: “Aerial Extreme was a perfect team building experience just before we depart on a trip that will be the most challenging experiences of the players young lives.

“The day was challenging, rewarding and above all an immensely enjoyable experience all helped by the dedicated and friendly staff. The experience will stand the squad in good stead for what is to come.”

Aerial Extreme is one of the world’s biggest urban Adventure Ropes Courses. Academy players, aged 16-17, had to take on over 60 awe-inspiring obstacles from speedy zip wires, mid air jumps, suspended gravity defying climbing walls and much more.

Site Manager Becky Allen said: “We always welcome sports teams looking for an unusual and constructive team building day out. The group from St Helens Rugby seemed to have a fantastic time, and we look forward to welcoming them back soon!”

The record attempt, which took place on 20th April, has just been confirmed by officials at the Guinness World Records head office, who have sent their official certificate for verification. The team of ten, which also included support from the Merseyside Youth Challenge Trust, jumped a total distance of 4.485km (2.79miles) – the equivalent of 345 jumps from the 13m Powerfan.

Knowsley’s site manager, Becky Allen, said: “The record attempt was a great challenge but we’ve had to wait for over four months to see if our efforts would result in a new world record. When the certificates came through we couldn’t believe it and all started screaming with delight. We’re not going to stop here and have more planned for 2010.”

Aerial Extreme and the Merseyside Youth Challenge Trust will also feature in the Guinness World Record book.