Tuesday’s Ten – The New Ten Tors Season

By: Blonde One

The new Ten Tors season has begun. The first walk for the Trinity School hopefuls was all of the things that I expected plus the… Read full article

End of an era for the Navy Sea King helicopters

By: Blonde One

For as many years as I can remember the Ten Tors weekend in May has had as its soundtrack the noise of the Sea King… Read full article

Instant White Tea – An Army Ration Favourite?

By: Blonde Two

I presume that there must be somebody out there who actually likes the Instant White Tea that used to (and maybe still does) appear in… Read full article

A Trinity of Terrificness

By: Blonde One

The Blonde Review of the year is always my favourite blog post; it reminds me of the fabulous things that have happened in the… Read full article

Bronze DofE easy? No.

By: Blonde One

In Devon schools and amongst teenagers there seems to be an ongoing debate about which is harder: Ten Tors or DofE. And some even go… Read full article

Excitement builds

By: Blonde One

School has had a real buzz about it since we came back after the summer holidays. I don’t think it’s just my imagination combined with… Read full article

Fresh Tracks

By: Blonde One

You already know about the South West’s Ten Tors Challenge and its equally impressive and important Jubilee Challenge. Well when I attended my posh lunch… Read full article

A posh lunch

By: Blonde One

Over the weekend of the Ten Tors challenge I received a very posh invitation. I was invited to lunch by the Wessex Reserve Forces’ and… Read full article

A whole new level of enjoyment

By: Blonde One

This years Ten Tors experience was very different from previous years. Although I had helped to train the youngsters , I was no longer at… Read full article

The Ten Tors Kit List – You May Have Questions

By: Blonde Two

It is that time of year again. Every weekend from now until the afternoon of Sunday May 7th, Dartmoor will be criss-crossed with teams of… Read full article

Handing over

By: Blonde One

Over the last few months I’ve been getting ready for a big change in my working life. The change has been a long time coming… Read full article

Dartmoor’s Perfect Beer Garden

By: Blonde Two

Beer gardens are a odd concept aren’t they? Often more ‘beer’ than ‘garden’ they are rarely a plant-lover’s paradise or a vegetable-grower’s delight. Even more odd these… Read full article