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 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!
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
There are two programs going on tomorrow, as follows:
- D of E participants are at Bickenhill as normal, 7pm start.
- Smalls are at Olton Mere from 7pm. Please make sure to bring / be in a set of clothes that can get wet with some old shoes. You will need to be able to change out of them and into a dry set at the end. It will be a good idea to have a thin waterproof to wear – it won’t keep you dry but will keep the wind off you and stop you from getting cold. For those that don’t know, Olton Mere is on the Warwick Road in Olton, opposite the BP filling station – post code: B92 7AN. Finish time will be 9pm as usual.
Let us know of any questions, see you tomorrow.
All bronze and silver participants are invited to carry out their practice DofE weekend in Shropshire. This is the only practice weekend we are running so all participants should attend, even if you are unable to complete the assessment weekend this July. Read more
Sorry for the delay but it’s taken lots of attempts to get the program right and sucked up huge amounts of time to do so. The great new is it’s done!! Read more
Two Programs as usual tomorrow:
- Non-expeditioners (smalls and others) are outside all night, bring gardening gloves but don’t forget to take them home with you!
- Expeditioners are continuing progress towards the summer expeditions. Read more
We are running a weekend camping and hiking training trip in Warwickshire on the weekend of March 28th– 29th 2015.
This is a trip FOR ALL MEMBERS – BIGS, SMALLS and who ever else wants to take part: Read more