By: Blonde One
How very lucky I felt on a recent trip to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the achievement of three of my Gold DofE participants. They worked… Read full article
Twenty Years Voluntary Service to Ten Tors
By: Blonde One
A very exciting thing happened at Ten Tors this year as well as the fantastic efforts again by the Trinity School team and the other… Read full article
Tuesday’s Ten – Excellent DofE Expedition Aims
By: Blonde One
As well as being a mission for showing off navigation, teamwork and camp skills, a DofE expedition is also supposed to be fun. Each expedition,… Read full article
Monday Mashup
By: Blonde Two
Strange tent visitations aren’t a regular occurrence in the life of a Blonde and, when they do happen, they are mostly animal related. However I… Read full article
How to get your DofE teams out of camp in the morning
By: Blonde Two
DofE teams do occasionally leave camp early having risen promptly, done organised things with breakfast and worked as a team to strike camp and pack… Read full article
Jubilee Challenge
By: Blonde One
As promised, here’s the story about my first venture into the Jubilee Challenge event that is a very important part of the Ten Tors weekend…. Read full article
One Word Wednesday
By: Blonde Two
One word but then, being Blonde, we always have a few more to say. This time about some wooden tents on Dartmoor that weren’t really… Read full article
A new and exciting adventure for Blonde One
By: Blonde One
You might be mistaken for thinking that there is no Dartmoor adventure that I haven’t experienced before. Certainly, I’ve done lots of things related to… Read full article
Outdoor Women – Be Proud!
By: Blonde Two
I had the absolute pleasure a few weeks ago to be working and relaxing with and around an impressive group of female outdoor leaders. All… Read full article
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – the Role of the Expedition Assessor
By: Blonde Two
If you have ever thought about volunteering to work with young people (we can recommend it) and have some applicable skills but don’t have the… Read full article
Dartmoor’s Yes Tor
By: Blonde One
Whilst being on minibus duty on a recent Ten Tors training trip I found myself with a few hours to spare after dropping the team… Read full article
DofE 20 Conditions
By: Blonde One
No-one will dispute the value of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions. They give participants a suitable level of challenge in order that they can successfully… Read full article
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