All bookings are made with Thomas
Parker of Tom Parker, Coaching and Guiding, (hereinafter referred to
as The Company) whose office is 22 Dale Street, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5AH. The Director of The Company is Thomas Parker
Book a place, complete the download Booking Form and send it to The
Company with payment in full. Unless the trip is full, you will receive confirmation
of booking and course information via email.
The final balance should reach The Company no later than 30 days before
the trip. If the balance is not received by the specified date, we reserve
the right to cancel your booking and your deposit will be forfeited, unless
a delay in your payment has been agreed by the Director of The Company.
Bookings accepted after the balance due date can be secured with the appropriate
deposit and full payment must then reach us within 7 days of us confirming
your booking
We accept payment by cheque or bank transfer. ALL PAYMENTS to THOMAS
PARKER
5. Notice of cancellation must be given in writing. Should you cancel,
the following scale of charges will apply:
Cancellation more than 60 days before the course starts – 15%
of course cost
Between 59 and 29 before the course starts - 30% of total course cost
Between 10 and 28 days before the course starts - 60% of total course cost
Less that 10 days before the course starts -100% of total course
cost
Similar terms are adopted throughout the leisure industry and cover the
costs of advance payments made by The Company.
If you wish to transfer from one course to another, an administration
charge of £50 will be payable, up to the time that the final balance
becomes due. Any transfer after this point will be treated as a cancellation.
A transfer request must be notified in writing and will not be agreed on
the original course booked until the administration charge has been received.
Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the planned itinerary,
it must be realised that with this type of adventurous activity changes
to the programme will occur from time to time. The Company accepts neither
responsibility nor liability, for any ensuing costs, or the consequences
of any such change, however caused
Circumstances may arise where we are forced to alter dates, course duration,
or venues before an course starts. We will try to inform you of any such
changes as soon as we know of them
On assessing the conditions expected to be encountered or the abilities
of the course students, our coaches may decide to alter any proposed plan,
river objective, river section or activity if they believe that to continue
with the published itinerary, or any latterly agreed alternative, would
place anyone at undue risk
Our coaches will do their utmost to ensure that any problems are solved
for the benefit of the course team as a whole. Signing the booking form
signifies your acceptance of the coaches’ authority to make decisions
affecting the group or individuals. For instance, the coach may require
an individual or individuals to leave the course if they believe that a
person or persons health is at risk, if an illegal act is committed, or
behaviour may become, or has been, detrimental to the safety, enjoyment
or well-being of the group
A client leaving a course at any stage, for whatever reason, will not
be entitled to any refund unless agreed by a Director of The Company
We receive regular Travel Advice from the UK Foreign Office (FO). We
will not knowingly operate courses in contravention of such advice if it
is published before the due start date of a course.
We will cancel a course if the FO Advice effectively puts the destination
country or significant parts of the country out of bounds such as to make
the mountain objective untenable. If the main river objective remains achievable
in observance of the FO Advice, we will alter the itinerary and the expedition
will not be cancelled. For example, the FO may advise that it is unsafe
to travel through an area which lies on the published approach. In such
circumstances, if the river can be reached by using an alternative route,
we will do so and the trip will not be cancelled
If the FO does not issue advice against travel, a disinclination to
travel on the basis of a perceived threat or hazard, howsoever formed,
will be interpreted as a voluntary cancellation and the charges set out
in booking condition 5 will apply
Non-UK Nationals should consult their own government for advice on
travel to the destination country and all countries transited en route
Course sizes described in this online brochure are target sizes and
may be changed at the discretion of The Company.
We reserve the right to cancel any course which does not receive sufficient
bookings to make it financially viable
Anyone booked onto a course cancelled by The Company will be entitled
to a full refund. Anyone on such a course will be invited to transfer to
another course and no transfer fee will be payable. Should they transfer
to another course, any difference in price will be invoiced or credited
accordingly
Neither The Company nor any of its representatives will be responsible
for any illness, injury or death sustained on our courses, barring negligence
by the company or it’s staff, nor will they be liable for any uninsured
loss of personal property
The Company cannot be made liable for the consequences of strikes,
industrial action, wars, riots, sickness, quarantine, government intervention,
weather conditions, or other untoward occurrences, whatever they may be.
In the event of civil unrest in a particular region, we undertake to
inform our clients of the situation as soon as we have knowledge of it.
For all courses, you are advised to have insurance that covers you for
all of the activities to be undertaken, including adequate insurance for
mountaineering including cover for search, helicopter rescue and medical
repatriation.
Having made every effort to ensure the correctness of this website,
we cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies.
Prices in this online brochure are based on costs as at 2 April 2005.
We sincerely hope that surcharges will not be necessary, but in the unlikely
event that they are, you may cancel your booking without penalty if the
surcharge amounts to more than 10% of the cost of the course.
The Company's agents and representatives, other than a Director of
The Company, are not entitled to promise refunds for whatever reason, and
The Company will not be bound by any such promises
These booking conditions may only be waived in special circumstances,
and in writing, by a letter from a Director of The Company
The terms and conditions of all agreements made with The Company shall
be subject to, and governed by, English law
When making your booking it is implied and accepted that you have read
and understood all these booking conditions and agree to abide by them
