Good Evening Qualifying Expedition and final preparations The DofE guidelines were reviewed last year and there is no longer a requirement for a practice expedition for the bronze level. Therefore, the qualifying weekend has been brought forward from 20-21 July to 06-07 July. To ensure the group is ready, we are running […]
Good evening We’re now underway with our DofE Expedition training programme for 2019 with 9 silver and 15 bronze participants. Below are some updates and hints/tips.
We are heading to Herefordshire for the Bronze and Silver DofE practice expeditions on 06 July – 08 July 2018. It will provide some essential preparation, working on all elements of the expedition part of your DofE award.
This Tuesday (2nd Feb) we are running The Hunted game as per the program. We have 3 different meeting points at 7pm in Lapworth or Dorridge depending on the groups. Everyone will finish at the same point, which is Nelsons Fish & Chip shop, Stratford Road, Hockley Heath at 9pm.
The Brecon Beacons trip is only 2 weekends away and it promises to be a fantastic weekend, jam packed with outdoor activities. Please remember that we need your trip forms and fees by the deadline tomorrow (Tuesday 3rd Nov) to enable us to finalise the trip details. We only have 16 places for the trip, […]
We are running an activity weekend on 13th – 15th November as per the programme. However, the location has changed so instead of Castleton we are heading to the Brecon Beacons in the Welsh Mountains. The weekend is extra special, as it is partially funded by a National Lottery “Awards for All” grant. You will […]
Good luck to the silver DofE participants this weekend, it is time for your assessment! Best map reading skills at the ready and please make sure you pack everything you need for the weekend.
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 […]
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!
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 […]