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Barn Raising

An exciting, innovative and challenging team activity. The challenge for the team is to raise a substantial wooden barn in a day!

Location: Hampshire

There are 2 barn raisings available the big one is for large sized teams of up to 20-70 people and the smaller one can be done by smaller teams of 8-10 people.

This event as well as being great fun is a natural and effective teambuilding event. It is also used as an 'intelligent' or 'learning' event with specific focus on team development, leadership development, the human side of project management, and as a kick start in changing brand values. Depending on your outcomes we can tailor the day to meet your specific needs.

Every participant has the opportunity to be hands on in terms of construction and raising the barn, and will also belong to a sub team with specific responsibilities:-

  • Co-ordinators head up the whole project
  • Safety team assess risk and manage a safe environment
  • Tool bank team maintains the tool bank and educates how best to use the equipment
  • Constructors are responsible for constructing and securing the main frames
  • Cladders focus on walls, doors and windows
  • Roofers are trained to work safely at height
  • Journalists are responsible for making a visual record of the day using stills and video camera work

Mid-morning the first frame will be raised and the physical aspect of the barn raising will have started. Everyone will have to work together with enthusiasm and industry from this moment.

The goal is to light the fire in the wood burning stove in the completed barn by a set afternoon deadline.

On completion, some teams have used the barn for a party or dance; some even choose to sleep in it overnight.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information Tel: 0845 491 8743

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