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Over 100 people will be primed for a career in the booming outdoor activity sector in North Wales and nearly one thousand more volunteering opportunities will be created to teach people new skills in the industry thanks to a £420k award from the Big Lottery Fund.

Outdoor tourism and sport contributes over £300 million annually to the North Wales economy. Now, thanks to a £420,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s (BIG) People and Places programme, the Outdoor Partnership organisation in North Wales aims to take full advantage of the buoyant outdoor activity sector and create more employment opportunities for local people in the area.

The Outdoor Partnership (previously known as the North West Wales Outdoor Partnership) has been operating since 2005 and aims to promote employment, education, training, mentoring and volunteering opportunities for local people in the outdoor sector.

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