| Duke of Edinburgh's Award | | Aged 14 - 25? The Duke of Edinburgh's Award offers you a personal development programme that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. You can learn to help in your community, develop skills and self-confidence, improve your physical fitness and experience the challenge and teamwork of expeditions. It is voluntary, non-competitive and fosters self-discipline, enterprise and friendship. |
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Day
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Date
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Month
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Time
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Venue
*unless stated otherwise venue is Woolston Open Centre
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Level
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|
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Thurs
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4
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Sept
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7-9pm
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Bronze
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|
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11
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7-9pm
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Rucksack packing & Kit
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Bronze
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|
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18
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7-9pm
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Map work
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Bronze
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|
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25
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7-9pm
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Access Conservation Country code
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Silver
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|
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2
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Oct
|
7-9pm
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Map work
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Bronze
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|
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9
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7-9pm
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Menu and cooking
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Bronze
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|
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16
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7-9pm
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First Aid
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Bronze
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Sat
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18
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9.30-5.30
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Navigation Day - New Forest
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All levels
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23
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7-9pm
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Access Conservation Country code
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Silver
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|
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30
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|
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No meeting - half term
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|
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6
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Nov
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7-9pm
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Map work
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Gold
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|
|
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13
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7-9pm
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First Aid
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Bronze
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|
|
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20
|
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7-9pm
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Rucksack packing & Kit
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Silver
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|
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27
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7-9pm
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Map work
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Bronze
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|
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4
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Dec
|
7-9pm
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Map work
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Gold
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|
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11
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7-9pm
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Menu and cooking
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Silver
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|
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Sat
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13
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1.30-8.30pm
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Poor Visibility Navigation Day
New Forest
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Bronze, Gold & Silver
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18
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7-8pm
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Meeting finishes 1hr early
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|
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25
|
|
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No meeting
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|
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1
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Jan
|
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No meeting
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|
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8
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7-9pm
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First Aid
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Bronze
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|
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Sat & Sun
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10th & 11th
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|
Sat 8.30am- Sun 5.00pm
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Intensive Training New Forest
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Gold & Silver
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|
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15
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|
7-9pm
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Access Conservation Country code
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Bronze Gold
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|
|
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22
|
|
7-9pm
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Rucksack packing & Kit
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Silver
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|
|
|
29
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|
7-9pm
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Map work
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Bronze
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|
|
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5
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Feb
|
7-9pm
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Menu and cooking
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Gold
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|
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12
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7-9pm
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Route cards
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Silver
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|
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19
|
|
7-9pm
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No meeting
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Bronze
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|
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26
|
|
7-9pm
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Route cards
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Bronze
|
|
|
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5
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Mar
|
7-9pm
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Topics for Aim work
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Gold
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|
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12
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7-9pm
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Map work
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Silver
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|
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19
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7-9pm
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Map work
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Bronze
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|
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26
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|
7-9pm
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First Aid
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Bronze
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2
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Apr
|
7-9pm
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Route cards
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Gold
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9
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|
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No meeting
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|
|
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16
|
|
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No meeting
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|
|
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23
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|
7-9pm
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Access Conservation Country code
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Silver
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Fri Sat Sun
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24th - 26th
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Fri Eve 5.00pm - Sun 6.30
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Practice Expedition New Forest
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Bronze, Gold & Silver
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|
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30
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7-9pm
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Menu and cooking
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Bronze
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7
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May
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7-9pm
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Route cards
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Gold
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9th-10th
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8.30 Sat return by 6.30 Sun
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Practice/assessed expedition New Forest
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Bronze (extra for Gold & Silver if required)
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|
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14
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7-9pm
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Topics for Aim work
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Bronze
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|
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21
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7-9pm
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Exped planning
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Silver
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27th-31st
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Times to be confirmed
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Brecon Beacons
S. Wales
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Gold & Silver
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28
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|
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No meeting
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4
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June
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7-9pm
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Topics for Aim work
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Gold
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11
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7-9pm
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Exped planning
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Bronze
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13th & 14th
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8.30 Sat return by 6.30 Sun
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Practice/assessed expedition New Forest
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Bronze (extra for Gold & Silver if required)
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|
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18
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7-9pm
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Exped planning
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Silver
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25
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7-9pm
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Exped planning
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Bronze
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2
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July
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7-9pm
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Exped planning
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Gold
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9
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Kit requirements
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Silver
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10th-12th
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8.30 Sat return by 6.30 Sun
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Practice assessed expedition
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Bronze (extra for Gold & Silver if required)
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16
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7-9pm
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Training review
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Bronze
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23
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7-9pm
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Kit requirements
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24th -31st
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Times to be confirmed
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Practice & Assessed expedition - area to be confirmed
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Gold & Silver
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30
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No meeting
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6
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Aug
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No meeting
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13
|
|
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No meeting
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|
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20
|
|
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No meeting
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27
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No meeting
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