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How to know when it’s time to close - an interview with Women’s Trad Fest
An interview with Hetty Kingston and Gilly McArthur from the Women’s Trad Fest about their decision to close after 8 years of running the climbing festival.
How to thrive long term | Resilient Communities Series 2026
Event recording from the Resilient Communities Series - Session 3: How to thrive long term - Building a sustainable funding model. Hosted by Get Grants facilitator Sam Davis
How to survive uncertain times | Resilient Communities Series 2026
Event recording from session two of The Resilient Communities ‘How to survive uncertain times - Getting started with core funding’. Hosted by fundraising expert Leah Selinger.
How to get paid | Resilient Communities Series 2026
Event recording from the Resilient Communities Series - Session 1: How to get paid - Getting started with core funding. Hosted by Get Grants facilitator Sam Davis
Collaborating With Artists - With Lorna Stoddart.
Developing experiences in collaboration with artists can bring new perspectives to your work, creating opportunities for meaningful connection to each other and the world around us. But how do you find the right artist to collaborate with, design a session together and align to hold the space for your participants?
On safety and confidence for women runners - With Lorna Pontefract, from Bird Outdoors
Lorna, from women-led outdoors community Bird Outdoors, talks to us about the everyday safety challenges faced by women runners — and offers ideas on how community can help.
2026 Awareness Days - Key Dates for our Community
In 2026 we want to make it even easier for you to find out what awareness days are happening across different diversity areas. This list pulls together some of the key awareness days, weeks and months.
Tips for Running Community Activities After Dark
The seasons are changing, the days are shorter and it’s getting darker earlier - but despite the challenges there are still plenty of adventures to be found. Ian Whiteside from Trek Therapy, joins us to share his tips and advice on adventuring after dark.
The Value of a Safe Space Policy - With Ellen Edenbrow from Inclusive North
Ellen Edenbrow from Inclusive North shares their experience on developing and embedding safe space approaches.
"Why Aren't You Mountain Biking?" - New Toolkit Launched to Foster True Inclusivity
Despite mountain biking's powerful ability to connect people with nature and improve well-being, many individuals still feel excluded. Recently published by Mòr Diversity and Ride Sheffield, this new toolkit asks, "Why aren't you mountain biking?" not as a challenge, but as a crucial call to action.
Slowing Down & Diving In - Deep Work August
We’re nearing the end of August, and for the All The Elements team that means we’re coming to the end of “Deep Work August”. In this article we share a little more about the initiative, the impact we’ve noticed and some of our learnings from the last few weeks.
Start Stargazing and Open Up the Skies
Outreach astronomer Neill Sanders founded nonprofit Go Stargazing to make stargazing more accessible. ATE asked him to share his story and top tips for getting to know your dark skies. This article is based on an interview with Neill Sanders conducted by ATE Founder Soraya Abdel-Hadi.
Talking About Suicide: Advice for Outdoor Leaders
If you were worried about the mental health of someone in your community or someone you know, would you know what to do? In this article Kelvyn James Founder of Wellness Walks gives their advice on what to do if you think someone is having suicidal thoughts.
Black To The Trails is Back! Key Learnings From the Last Two Years
Black To The Trails, the world's most ethnically diverse trail running event, is back for the 3rd time in 2025!
We caught up with Sabrina, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Black Trail Runners to find out more about running Black To The Trails.
The Relationship Between Kit and Access to the UK Outdoors
Clothing can cause many barriers when trying to access the UK outdoors. We asked Steph Wetherell , the co-founder of Every Body Outdoors, to explain some of ways it can stop people getting outside, and explore some of the solutions that advocates and allies are discovering.
Embedding a Successful Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Culture – Insights From The Outdoor Connection 2024
How do you embed a successful Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) culture in your community group or organisation? At The Outdoor Connection 2024, Aneela McKenna spoke on how to create and align systems, processes and values that will drive an inclusive culture for all…
Gender and Hiking: Creating Inclusive Outdoor Spaces
It’s one of the most talked about areas of diversity but how can we practically support more inclusion from a gender perspective within outdoors spaces? We asked Mountain Leader and outdoor instructor Harriet MacMillan to share how she runs gender inclusive outdoor sessions…
Breaking Down Barriers to Beekeeping
We asked beekeeper Rachel Sampara to give us the lowdown on beekeeping, how she got started and how she’s helping others to overcome the barriers to this traditional craft…
Cross Sector Collaborations – Insights from The Outdoor Connection 2024
It seems like everyone is talking about working ‘cross sector’ these days, but what does that really mean? We delve into what cross sector collaboration is, the benefits you can get from it and the pitfalls to avoid.
Book Recommendations From The ATE Community!
Whether you're looking for a book to dive into over the holidays or need a last minute gift here are 17 books that our community think you'll love!