Duke of Edinburgh Award

The award is a programme of activities for you to do in your spare time.

There are three Awards to try for: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Gold takes the longest to do and is the hardest one to try for - usually, people start off on the Bronze award.

You simply have to choose one activity under each of these headings, and do it for a set length of time:

• Service: Be a local hero - help the community, the environment or even train to save a life...
• Skills: Do something different, whether you fancy yourself as a fine artist or a trapeze artist, we’ve got something that will suit you...
• Physical Recreation: Could you be the next Beckham? Or Anna Kournikova? Virtually any sport, dance or fitness activity can count...
• Expedition: Go on an expedition and find yourself. Train, plan and complete an adventurous journey in the countryside on foot, horseback, boat or cycle...
• Residential Project: Work as a team on a conservation, service or activity-based project for five days (this is for Gold Award Participants only).

It’s fun, challenging and different... so go on, take the challenge!

Read more at the Duke of Edinburgh Award website.

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