Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 09:36:44
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anyone done it? Sandie has just started her bronze and she seems right in to it ..... just wondered if anyone had any advice on the subject.
hope she gets her gold ........ u go to buckingham palace for a garden party to receive that one lol .............. oooooooooooo i can feel a hat coming on lol u have to be 16+ to do the gold tho so i have a few years to wait lol
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Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 09:42:02
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Roebs Andy has done his Dof E Will let him know about this post..Bless her little heart Good luck Sandie xxxxxx
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 10:13:12
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loads of em doing the DOE award thingies come up to eskdale for camping and fellwalking........sooner them than me! good luck with it young un!
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 10:14:27
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OMG roeb shopping again lol
mind you it will take you that long to find the perfect hat pmsl
good luck sandie
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 10:18:15
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oh er I forgot to comment on the hat....meet you in London when the time comes and we ll go hat hunting.
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 10:50:35
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bear they will be doing there gold award. apparently they do "easy" routes like round the peak district for bronze and silver and then have to "hard" routes like lake district, highlands or brecon beacons for there gold.
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 11:24:39
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ahhhhh i c.... well judging by the state of em when they get back from their wanderings i would say that the walks round the eskdale area are well hard then lol poor sods get back to their tents and sleep .get up in the morning eat summat then off at it again.... sooner them than me.
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 13:18:57
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actually it doesnt have to be just walking it can be other stuff like conservation, helping your community, learning a new skill,physical recreation or going on expaditions.
it takes six months for a bronze, a year for a silver and minimum of 18 months for a gold
you can start at fourteen , but cant do gold till your sixteen plus. anyhow hope that helps
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 13:35:10
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your right mandi they have to do the service, skills and physical sections as well as the experdition. bronze and silver both take 6 months but the gold takes 1 year it only takes 18 months if u haven't done your silver and u have to complete it by the time u r 25.
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-25 14:46:25
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hi robes i did my Duke of Ed when i was with the ATC a long long time ago, what is it you need to know i will try to help as much as i can.. if my memory goes back that far. and if she does do the gold say hi to Phil for me lol...
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-26 18:13:32
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Stuart is on his silver just now part school and part scouts
all the activities are worth while
if you need some ideas for some of the challenges I will be able to throw a few in.
tell her to enjoy it though
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-26 18:21:32
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ive got my bronze and silver awards, and im almost finished gold, i should be done when i do my expedition in summertime! it can be really really really tough! we had to wake up once at half past one in the morning in torrential rain with all our stuff soaked incluing the food (it was the worst june weekend in 20 years) and walk the 12 km to finish our walk by 9 that morning... it was so tough! but SO MUCH FUN!!!
Sandie: it can be sooo shitty but seriously keep at it cos once youve completed the award its sooo cool (you get a sweet wee badge and a certificate) and my friends done gold and the party with the queen sounds VERY formal, but fun! so deffo try for that lol!
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Posted on 2007-01-28 22:28:51
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Got as far as silver with the ACF (So much more FUN then the scouts!) but I'm a Republican and so felt I shouldn't take the gold as I would have been forced to assassinate Phil at the presentation ceremony.
If you want to do something unusual for your Silver / Gold expedition check this lot out http://www.world-challenge.co.uk/, my eldest is hoping to go in 18 months time.