Congratulations to Major Alan Thompson and newcomers to the tutor team, Lt Kriz Cole and Major Ian Lomas, on another successful, if rather damp, IttDofE course at Strensall.


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Congratulations to City of London NE Sector for hosting another Introduction to the DofE course, hard on the heels of the recent one at Blackheath. Huge thanks to Lt Col (Retd) Ed Sandham and Capt Martin Peterson for again making the long journey to direct the IttDofE and the DofE Leadership Certificate courses respectively, and to Lt Richard Walton for an excellent staff job.


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Thirty three ACF leaders from the two Battalions gained quality DofE training at Magilligan with the support of very experienced Northern Ireland, ATC and ACFA training staff.


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DofE Advisors Martin Peterson and Alan Thompson delivered an Introduction to the DofE to leaders from Lancashire ACF, where they were able to work with the revised (7th Edition) Leaders Handbook.


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A successful Introduction to the DofE course was held in Swansea for CFAV and senior cadets of Dyfed and Glamorgan ACF, delivered by Lt Col Rtd Ed Sandham and Advisor for ACFA Wales Major Robin Jones.

Recently appointed Advisor for London and South East Anglia, Lt Col Clinton Riley, thanked South East London Sector for hosting an Introduction to the DofE course, a Leadership Certificate course and an Expedition Assessor Accreditation Scheme course, with the support of Course Directors Capt Martin Peterson and Lt Col (Rtd) Ed Sandham and their staff.


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With the expedition season well and truly started, Lt Col Mike Gerrish has issued his information newsletter. Note: currently there is no entitlement to ORPs for expedition training, including DofE, but where it is available, the notes remain valid.
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An excellent example of tri-service co-operation with Army, Air and Sea Cadet leaders coming together at Driffield to share training in the skills of supervising DofE expeditions. Many thanks to Humberside and South Yorkshire ACF and to the experienced DS on the course.


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Another successful IttDofE course in the North East of England, this time at Chester le Street. Congratulations to all concerned, especially Regional Advisor Major Alan Thompson, Tutor SSI Angie Wilson-Stout and County DofE Officer Lt Geoff Harman


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Learn about navigation from the experts at Ordnance Survey. Get the chance to brush up your navigation skills at a Cotswold Outdoor Ordnance Survey Workshop near you. FREE Ordnance Survey Workshops are designed to help improve map and compass work giving even more confidence to get outside and explore on expeditions and will be held at venues across the UK between April and August
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Leaders from six different ACF Counties were guided through the skills and techniques of expedition assessing at Reading by the incomparable Capt Amerjit Gill, who has given freely of his time on numerous EAAS courses, and to whom we are sincerely grateful.


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