News
28th October - Instructor get together in Pembroke
We have just finished another successful expedition season and to thank our instructors for all their hard work we planned a surfing trip to Pembroke. Despite the grey weather we had a fantastic time. The surf was excellent, everyone was catching waves in no time and most of us even managed to stand up, even if it wasn't for long!
Thanks to TYF Adventure for organising excellent surfing instruction www.tyf.com and to Celtic Camping for use of their bunkhouse www.celtic-camping.co.uk
27th September - DofE Wales Adventure Race
The A to Z team (Jo, Bob, Alison, John, Caroline and Jonathan) took part in this 2 day event to raise money for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Wales. They were supported through out the event by David who provided food and transport. The team ran, hiked, orienteered, mountain biked, sweated and threw-up (blame the Jelly Babies!). Everyone had a great weekend, thanks to the Ian and the DofE team for organising such a fantastic event. Congratulations to the team for their hard earned 4th place (they were the highest placed mixed team).
If you would like details of next years race please contact wales@dofe.org
20th May - A to Z celebrate moving into their new workshop
With the help of our friends we have built walls, painted the whole building and have fitted shelves, cupboards and worksurfaces. So we decided that we should celebrate and thank everyone for their help with a few glasses of wine.
26th March - Alison and Zoe are VIP guests at St James's Palace
Alison and Zoe were invited to St James's Palace to receive where they were presented with their DofE Approved Activity provider certificate from HRH The Earl of Wessex.
17th December - A to Z become official expedition provider for Somerset County Council
We are working with Somerset County Council to deliver a programme of Open Bronze and Silver expeditions in the Quantocks and Exmoor.
We have also added Dartmoor as a location for our Open Gold programme. We also hope to work with a number of Somerset schools to help them deliver their expeditions.
15th December - Open Gold Expeditions go on sale
Following the success of our Open Gold expeditions last summer we have extended our programme for 2009. We now have more dates to choose from and in addition to expeditions in the Brecon Beacons we have also planned expeditions in the Eastern Highlands of Scotland and on Dartmoor.
10th November - A to Z awarded DofE Approved Activity Provider status
A to Z Expeditions are now an official DofE Approved Activity Provider. Last December we were chosen to be part of the AAP pilot scheme and for the last year we have worked closely with DofE head office to ensure that all of our training and expeditions meet DofE criteria. The pilot scheme is now complete and we are please to be one of the first expedition providers to be awarded an AAP licence.