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Nicky Love is an experienced instructor who lives with his partner, Lia, and three children in Devon. As a child he was fascinated by the natural world, exploring, and walking with his Grandfather in the countryside. At age 18 and after some time at Art College and cabinet making Nicky decided to explore the west coast of North America, and during this time started to explore various outdoor living skills. In 1993 Nicky flew to Washington DC to take part in the Group for a Government programme. This consisted of around 3000 people meditating for a minimum of 4 hours per day in order to reduce city crime, which it did by 20% (research verified). Soon after passing an A-Level in Environmental Science and the Open University’s Renewable Energy T265, he gained employment with Permaculture Magazine – Solutions for Sustainable Living as Marketing Manager. It was during this period in publishing that he went, dressed as a clown, on a Healing Through Humour Tour of Russia in November 2001 with “Patch” Adams MD (see film “Patch” starring Robin Williams), this included hospitals, orphanages, nursing homes, public transport and Red Square. On this trip that he became involved with Maria’s Children in Moscow and on returning to England started to fundraise for orphans to join him clowning on a summer camp boat trip, and to help him stay in Russia helping orphans for 9 months. He even managed to auction, with the help of Patch, a painting of his own for $3500 (at that time £2500)! This money raised helped place 3 orphans on a boat trip along the Volga River. On returning to England he found it difficult spending so many hours staring at a computer screen and became a support worker for a Young Persons homeless project in Hampshire. It was during this time, in 2003, that he starting running Campcraft Wilderness Skills courses with Sean Reeves. After reading the Foundation For Inner Peace ACIM pamphlet: Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice. Page 23, The Question of Payment. He felt that he could no longer charge a fixed rate for teaching and facilitating outdoor living skills. He felt that “metal discs and paper strips” should not be a limiting factor to one wishing to have fun and learn. And that, no one should be excluded from courses/knowledge/information because of inability to fund a fee. Please contact him below for a guide to pricing and rates. Nicky feels his greatest achievement to be the birth of his daughter into his hands (no midwife present). Nicky loves to juggle present moment awareness, Campcraft Wilderness Skills, and humour in his teachings, courses and events. He feels that we learn more effectively when we are smiling and discovering our own answers (which he endeavours to encourage).  Training:  NVQ in Caring for Children and Young People, Child Protection, Learning Difficulties, Food Hygiene,  Physical Intervention, Fire Awareness, Working with Asperger Syndrome, Outdoor First Aid,  Tropical Infections, Recognising Abuse, Working with People who Self Harm, Voices and Visions,  Diabetes, Child Nutrition, LAC Paperwork, Communicating with Young People, Protective Behaviours, Counselling Skills for Children, Behaviour Management for Children, Forest School OCN Level 3, Child Psychology. For a list of some previous clients, testimonials, or to contact Nicky please go to Campcraft Wilderness Skills

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