Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Bronze Award Expeditions Bronze Practice Location: Wareham Forest (Budden’s Farm campsite) Friday 28th April (3.40pm) to Saturday 29th April (2.00pm) Short evening hike and day hike Bronze Assessed Location: Cranborne Chase (Church Farm campsite, Sixpenny Handley) Bronze (i): Saturday 6th May (8.30am) to Sunday 7th May (4.00pm) Bronze (ii): Saturday 20th May (8.30am) to Sunday 21st May (4.00pm) Two day hike (6 hours a day)

Silver Award Expeditions Location: New Forest (Lyndhurst / Beaulieu / Brockenhurst) Silver Practice Friday 16th June (4.00pm) to Sunday 18th June (3.00pm) Two days of hiking Camping at Acres Down Farm (Minstead) and Wild Camp Silver Assessed Friday 14th July (8.00am) to Sunday 16th July (5.00pm) Three days of hiking (7 hours a day) Camping at Wild Camp and Roundhill Campsite (Brockenhurst)

Map Reading and Compass Skills

(Extract from) Routemap

Keeping safe on expedition Keeping together in teams Respecting departure times stated on Routemap Remote supervision Correct Kit (First Aid Kit / Waterproofs / Hiking boots and hiking socks / Phone (switched off) / Sun cream / 1 litre water bottle / Watch) Road safety Cooking on a trangia Completing and returning Medical Forms Eating and drinking lots!

Expedition meals Pack as much energy (calories) in the least weight and volume as possible Breakfast Start the day with a substantial breakfast and a hot drink. This can include cereals, muesli, porridge, noodles or even a full English Lunch   This might consist of sandwiches, pitta bread or wraps Other high energy foods like flapjacks, cereal bars, nuts, dried fruit, biscuits, chocolate bars, dried sweets, jelly, mint cake and so on. Evening meal Soup, curry, stews, pasta, bangers Hot or cold pudding e.g. chocolate cake or crumble and custard.

DO NOT BRING POT NOODLES What are the advantages of ready-made outdoor meals? Having a good meal to look forward to at the end of an expedition day is a great motivation boost, particularly if it is raining. Ready to eat straight from the packs, hot or cold. Fast cooking time. No refrigeration required. Light and easy to carry. High calorie content for replacing used energy. Wide range of meals you could not otherwise have.  DO NOT BRING POT NOODLES – THESE ARE BANNED!!

PLEASE do not bring… Cigarettes / e-cigarettes Alcohol Drugs Knife i-Pod or other devices for listening to music Normal ‘school trip rules’ apply – as do the sanctions for breach of these.

Kit Allocation Tent (3 or 2 person) Trangia stove (1 between 3) Meths bottle (1 per team) First Aid kit (1 per team) Whistle (1 per team) Route map and OS map (2 per team) Compass (2 per team) Survival Bag

Any Questions?