Sorry, there seems to be a little clarification needed about tonight.
All members, Smalls and Bigs, are to go to Packwood House (yr 6 are away anyway) for 6.45pm. There may be a couple of rain showers and given recent heavy down pours there may be areas of ground that are very wet / muddy so please plan for that (rain jacket and boots may be in order).
Pickup at 9.00pm from Dorridge Park Car park.
Please let us know of any questions – see you later!
There is a change of plan this Tuesday to help our expeditioners get a little more navigation practice in advance of their assessment.
Please can everyone meet at the car park for Packwood House (B94 6AT) at 6.45 (slightly earlier start) so that we can get an early start. The end time will be 9pm as normal at the car park in Dorridge Park (end of the road at B93 8LJ).
There may be a shower or two so everyone will need to bring a jacket and a drink / snack if required. Small teams (no more than 4 people) will be set off at intervals to find their way back to Dorridge park, led by the D of E expeditioner who knows exactly what he is doing (hopefully).
The D of E team who went out at the weekend who isn’t doing the expedition still needs to bring ALL their stuff back this week, with the tent dry after being hung out for at least a day after the expedition.
All participants this weekend who had a compass need to bring it with them for this exercise.
Please let us know if you have any questions. See you tomorrow!
The 2015 silver DofE practice trip is this weekend and we hope your backpacks and walking legs are ready. Please remember to be at the Knowle long stay car park at 5pm, we leave at 5:30pm sharp but we will get on the road earlier if everyone is there. Pick up on Sunday is from Bickenhill at 5:30pm. Read more
For those members partaking in the Silver expedition on 18th – 20th July, please remember that tomorrow night is the deadline for your completed trip forms and payment. Thank you to those of you who have already returned them.
See you tomorrow night for the practice weekend preparations!
There is a slight change of plan for tomorrow so please make sure to read the following details:
It’s time to put all of the DofE training and preparation to the test – the expedition weekend for the bronze group and silver (group 1 only) starts on Saturday 18th July. We are heading to the Peak District in Derbyshire, prime ground for DofE groups were the air is clean and the hills are high. Read more
This weekend is a mountain bike outing to the trails at Cannock Chase. We are’t running this as a formal weekend trip but an informal meeting of people who want to go and bike around a great set of trails. Members are welcome to bring friends and family along but will need to have a responsible person with them. If any member can’t come with a responsible person but still wants to take part, that is fine BUT YOU MUST LET US KNOW BEFOREHAND – if you don’t you won’t be able to ride!!
There are two trails, we will be doing the easier and shorter of the two, although it will still be challenging for those that take part.
The plan was to go on Sunday but it looks like there is a triathlon taking place there that day and the roads will be closed for pretty much the whole of the day. Therefore we will go on Saturday but won’t meet there until 3pm as there are earlier commitments in the day time.
The meeting place will be the Birches Valley Car park, post code is: WS15 2UQ – park in the car park and meet at the cafe.
If you have a bike that you will be bringing, please make sure it is in GREAT condition – if it isn’t the trails will find out! Please check brakes work well, tyres are in good condition with tread, no punctures and it all moves without resistance.
If you need to rent a bike you can do so from Swinnerton Cycles, but you will need to book in advance: click here.
Finally: we need to know who is coming!! Please email simon@challengeadventure.org BEFORE the end of Friday so we can make an assessment of numbers etc.
Please let us know of any questions! See you Saturday – but please tell us beforehand!