Congratulations to SI Peter Lazell of Middlesex and NW London Sector on gaining his Gold Award. Peter is a veteran of the Bavaria Gold Trip(2009) when he also gained his DofE Certificate in Group Work Skills.


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A successful IttDofE course was held at Carlisle Castle, with members of the Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps coming together to work with staff from the North West of England.


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A good turnout at Driffield for the Introduction to the DofE course enabled potential course tutors to be successfully assessed by members of the Development Network. It was good to see two members of the Sea Cadet Corps also attending the course.


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Major Steve Frost, DofE Advisor for SW England, ran an Introduction to the DofE course at Budmouth College, one of our CCF Contingents. As well as leaders from Wiltshire ACF, senior cadets of the Contingent received their IttDofE certificate.


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The Cadet Gold Trip to Bavaria will take place next year from 24 August to 02 September, and the coach is filling up very quickly this year. Candidates must attend a practice weekend in the North Pennines from 30 June to 02 July. For more details of this fantastic opportunity, click on the link below, or see the Links section of this website.
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ACF leaders from both Battalions were taken through an introduction to the DofE by Lt Col Roberta Turkington, ably assisted by Capt Martin Peterson, the Advisor for the North West Region of England


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Congratulations to CUO Emily Simpkin of Suffolk ACF who was presented with her Gold Certificate at St James Palace, having completed her Residential at BRNC Dartmouth on the Cadet150 course last year. We wish Emily well in her studies at the University of Coventry on an Army Scholarship after passing AOSB at Westbury


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The latest DofE e-newsletter is now available, full of interesting news, and the opportunity to download the latest copy of the DofE Magazine (Issue 10. Autumn 2011)
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Many thanks to West Lowland Bn who successfully hosted an Introduction to the DofE course, with training for both students and staff.


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Aspiring DofE expedition Assessors from Dorset ACF and Devon ACF attended the generic training course run by Lt Col Ashley Fulford at Dorchester. The candidates now need to complete at least one supported assessment to become nationally accredited.

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35 members of the ACF, ATC, SCC and CCF travelled from all over the UK to take part in the 22nd Annual DofE Cadet Gold Expedition in Bavaria.It is good to report that all 35 participants successfully completed qualifying expeditions, and returned to the UK full of stories of their exploits. The 23rd visit is already in the initial planning stage, and will take place from 24th August to 2nd September 2012, and is open to members of all Cadet forces who are enrolled at Gold level.


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