Another successful Practice Expedition. Great weather all weekend and the kids had a great time. Although they were starting to flag by the end. Day 1 There was wet weather during the drive up towards the starting point in High Bentham. Everyone arrived bright and early and headed off towards the first campsite. The routes… Read More

On Monday 20th March, we had a really good turnout for the kit night. Martin talked through all the requirements for kit for the season, and Louise talked through what happens in terms of group kit and how to hire personal kit, if required. Thanks to all of Bronze and Silver who attended. If you… Read More

We have donated all our unused/older kit to The Wellspring (homeless charity) https://thewellspring.co.uk/. They were extremely grateful for our support.

We had our launch event for 2023 on Sunday 2nd October 2022. We had two separate talks at 3:30pm and 5:30pm and we were full for both of them. Thank you to all of you that attended. We had Matt Woodcock from the DofE in attendance, and between him, Emma (our Centre Manager) and Martin… Read More

This year’s Bronze qualifier expedition was a hot one! Eight groups made their way through the Rivington Valley, taking in some great views, demonstrating their much improved navigation skills and having a great time! Some of the groups looking fresh-faced before setting off… Thanks to everyone involved for a great weekend, we hope you all… Read More

Another expedition weekend is over and another 37 children, who did an amazing job to navigate 3 days of walking, in some challenging conditions (both terrain and weather) have completed the expedition section of their DofE qualifications.  We started out in a car park in Bentham, Lancashire where the groups arrived full of excitement and energy,… Read More

When I asked Martin for one word to describe the Bronze practice expedition, he went for… ‘interesting’! It was a fun and very tiring weekend… and that was just for the adults, never mind the participants! We enjoyed some beautiful weather, many miles were covered carrying heavy bags and there were lots of lessons learnt.… Read More

We have completed our Silver Practice Expedition for 2022. Day 1 On the first morning, the weather seemed bright and everyone got away on time after meeting their leaders and having had the initial briefing. One group managed to come back to the start point within about 30 minutes which proved their navigation skills needed… Read More

This weekend we held training days for Bronze and Silver direct participants at the Centre, before starting route planning sessions with Bronze participants last night. It’s been a busy few days for participants to get their heads around lots of things they need to know to go on their expeditions soon, and everyone was really… Read More

The Expedition Kit Night was held at the centre last night. There was really good attendance from all bronze and silver direct participants. Martin went through the details of the equipment needed for the expedition, covering both group and personal kit. Peter covered the process of hiring and collection / return of personal and group… Read More