1. Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. Map Reading and Compass Skills

6. (Extract from) Routemap

7. 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!

8. 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.

9. 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!!

10. 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.

14. 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

15. Any Questions?