Today, I opened the new Go Ape attraction at  Woburn Safari Park   . I have to confess that until I got there, I thought it was an ape enclosure. I left with the words of a Whip ringing in my ears: “be careful, apes can be very unpredictable.”

The attraction is more to do with human beings mimicking apes than the other way round. Strapped into a safety harness you can climb up and navigate your way across some very high wires in a woody terrain. Just as though you were an ape. Teenage boys and young men will love it.

I love the way the Safari Park ups its game every year. I make no secret of the importance of tourism to Mid Bedfordshire, as a way of ensuring we meet our economic growth targets, and fight off inappropriate development.

So, if you are aged between 18 – 80, I suggest you give Go Ape a go. Life is for living isn’t it?
I will navigate the course myself after the Hawk jet flight, which is getting closer every day!