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Silver practice expedition

Here are the pictures of the Silver groups' little sojourn into the Highlands. Great fun was had by all. Click below to see what went on!!! Here goes....... [rockyou126162686] Special thanks go to Bill at Outdoor Ed.

Silver assessed expedition.

All the hard work has finally paid off. The weather was kind to us during the day but bitterly cold at night. This made for great night of stargazing. "Quite a moving experience" claimed a tearful Mr Kidd clearly overwhelmed by the beauty of the night sky! Well done to all those who braved the elements. Special thanks go to ...

Bronze practice expedition

Video slideshow of our last Bronze expedition. All hands on deck to prepare for the assessments in October and November!

Expedition - Not long now!

Not many of you have returned your paperwork which is a little worrying. Staff are not in a position to chase this up! Don't leave it to the last minute. Get your paperwork in! Get your money in! Have you sorted your route? Not long now.

Silver and Bronze assessed expeditions.

Expedition dates for your diaries. Silver - Thursday 23rd - Saturday 25th October. Bronze group 1- Thursday 9th - Friday 10th October. Bronze Group 2 - Thursday6th - Friday 7th November. Better get cracking! Good luck See any of the team for maps and don't forget to get the paperwork in.

Silver expedition - Wednesday 28th - Friday 30th May

Pretty urgent! Please see Mr Kiernan asap to sort out kit and last minute info.

Practice expediton - 6th to 7th June

D-Day is fast approaching! Get up to Mr Kidd's room next Thursday (29th May) to get kitted out and try your boots on (maybe break them in over the weekend and prevent blisters when on the exped!!).

First Aid training

Check the link below for pics of your recent First Aid courses. Many thanks to Kirsty and the team for their help. [rockyou 111704459]

Navigation session Friday 2nd May

Get your consent forms in. They are important. I'll sort some dates out asap for us to plan the route.

Next steps

We will start planning our routes next Wednesday (16th April) Dates for First Aid will be sorted soon.