2008

2008 brought a return to Morocco and Foula plus a classic trip to Corsica for a GR20 challenge!

DOE 2008

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Open Gold Report 2008brathay exploration

Members: Fiona Almond, Emily Burnett, Francesca Chen, Graham Howard,  Giselle Hughes, Robert Ingham Clark, Charlie Lingard, Philip Moffat, Hannah Neocleous, Ben Newton, Tobias Phair, Faye Rajab, Yasmin Rajab, Lucy Saville, Nicholas Taylor, Rebecca Taylor, Joseph Wait, Nicholas Ward

Leaders : Heather Bowie, Peter Derrick, Alasdair McBay, Helen Makin, Liz Porter, Olly Rees, Gill Smith, Peter Smith, Gillian Tuddenham, Mark Tuddenham, Will Walker, Claire Wilson

Assessors : Graham Derrick, Nina Derrick

Course Dates : 26 July – 7 August 2008

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Foula 2008

brathay explorationThe bi-annual Foula expedition has had another successful year, bursting at the seams with a full crew of 12 members and some very welcome taggers-on (Sue Steel and Tony Land). The expedition presented an opportunity for people to experience and understand the challenges that remote island life can offer, to work alongside and assist the local community, for members to improve their natural history and fieldwork skills and to explore their own interests. The expedition also gave individuals a chance to take part in the Discovery Level of the John Muir Award and, in some cases, to satisfy the residential part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.    

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Morocco

THE MARRAKECH EXPRESSbrathay exploration

Morocco Expedition 2008

Introduction by Franz Opitz & Report by Jade Cawthorne

Leaders:

Main Leader  -            Franz Opitz

Assistant Leaders -    Joanne Morris and David Clough

Members:

Camilla Martin, Jack Soden, Helen Radley, Liz Wells, Jessica Benson, Gabriel Crossley, Sarah-Lindsay Jones, Sara Ann Barsley, Eloise Howells, Jade Cawthorne (all UK), Mohammed Mekouar and Mostapha El-Cadi (from Morocco)

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Corsica GR20

Europe's Ultimate Trekbrathay exploration

Aim – Complete the GR20 trek, allegedly Europe’s most challenging walk, along the spine of Corsica.

The trip started in London, where most of the group met at a hostel close to King’s Cross the night before the train journey was due to start.  Introductions were made, a group meal enjoyed and group kit distributed.

Next morning, with somewhat incongruously large rucksacks for the morning commuter crowd, we made our way to St Pancras for the Eurostar.  Meeting up with Chris and Liz we were quickly aboard the train and whizzing through the English, then French, countryside.

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