We are now open for Registration. Please go to the 2026 Season Registration Page to sign up. Please also do not forget that we have our launch event on Sunday 6th October. Details are here on our Season Launch page.

We had a very successful Presentation Evening last night with 8 Silver groups and 3 Gold groups finishing up their expedition requirements. We had a full hall of participants and parents and as usual our panel of experienced volunteer expedition supervisors and assessors asked questions of the participants after they had finished their presentation. We… Read More

We are launching the 2026 DofE Season on Sunday 5th October 2026. We will be holding an open day for new members which will be held on: At the launch event we will explain the following: We look forward to seeing you there.

To mark Volunteers’ Week earlier this month, DofE released the annual Volunteering Hours certificates, showcasing the incredible social value of the volunteering your participants do as part of their DofE, please see all the hours our members at Timperley DofE Centre have achieved.

Our Silver Practice for 2024 is now completed. We had unbelievable weather which made it quite tricky for the groups. In total we had 7 groups and 44 participants, supported by a group of Mountain Leader and Lowland Leader Trained Expedition Supervisors. The overall expedition was 3 days long and stretched across the Yorkshire Dales… Read More

Well done to the 2 Groups that completed their Gold Practice Expedition at the end of April, in the Lake District. They all worked well in their groups, showing great navigation skills and are now busy planning for their qualifier.

Well done to the 11 Groups that undertook the Bronze Training & Practice weekend in Rivington, learning all the skills needed, to name a few – navigation, first aid, tent building, stove safety. Preparations are now underway for the Qualifier.

We were lucky enough to have a gang of Gold Award winners all attending Buckingham Palace this year. They met with Prince Edward who spent a long time speaking to all the award winners.

2023/24 Registration will be opening shortly, please send an email to membership@dofetimperley.org.uk you will then be added to our registration mailing list and receive details as soon as the registrations are open.

Well done to all of the groups that completed the Silver Qualifier at the beginning of July. It was not an easy weekend to do it as the weather really kept everyone on their toes. We had a lot of rain on the first couple of days and lots of wind on the second couple… Read More