This year the Gold practice was significantly earlier than other years, as was abundantly clear from the paucity of lambs…
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Silver Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition
Surrey Hills: Wednesday 21st – Friday 23rd March Despite snow and ice only 48 hours previously, the weather turned kind…
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India Expedition Training Weekend
On Friday evening, as most Cranleighans drove off for a much anticipated long weekend’s rest, the India Expedition team extracted…
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Scottish Highlands mountaineering trip
As a final flourish to the summer holidays, eight Cranleighans of mixed ages and experience headed up to the Scottish…
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Gold D of E Qualifying Expedition to Mid-Wales
Well that was a turn up for the books! Most of our training is focused on how to navigate in…
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Bronze D of E Practice Expedition
The Bronze Practice is always an interesting expedition, as for many of the candidates it is the first time that…
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Gold D of E Practice Expedition: Black Mountains
Two groups of apprehensive Gold candidates eventually arrived at the OEC ready for the drive to South Wales. Once over…
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Silver D of E practice in the Surrey Hills
The silver practice expedition was scheduled for the busiest time of a very busy term. Fortunately all the participants were…
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DofE Night Navigation
After a quick briefing and a fish and chip supper down at the OEC, the latest cohort of Gold candidates…
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India Expedition 2016
In August the school Expedition headed to Ladakh in northern India with a group of 11 students led by Mark Jenkins…
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