DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME It is often said that if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing right. This year's Bronze and Silver groups have certainly lived up to this belief, and the results of their labours are just reward for a year of sustained interest and enthusiasm. The summer term was inevitably dominated by the Expeditions; these were happy affairs enjoyed by all despite mixed fortunes with the weather. We thank Mr. Wise for preparing the Bronze group with his usual enthusiasm and Mr. Gaastra for being our assessor, and it is nice to report that he was very impressed by what he saw. It has always been our policy to have the Silver expedition assessed externally and we are again indebted to the North Yorks Moors Assessment Panel, and to Messrs. Middleton and Schofield in particular, for giving up their time, and for allowing us to learn from their expertise. The fact that the Silver groups were rather luckier than the Bronze with the weather, though pleasing to the boys, obviously disappointed our assessor, who confessed to praying for more adverse conditions throughout the weekend, in the hope that it would prove more testing. Since the prayers of the boys proved to be more powerful (on this occasion at least), a mock rescue was staged, with one of our number posing as an exposure case. The exercise was comical under the relaxed conditions which prevailed, but even so showed how impressively the boys may expect to cope with a genuine case if the unhappy event should occur. I'm sure that most parents would agree that their sons are not the most forthcoming sources of information and it was with this in mind that we decided to have a Buffet evening for boys, parents and friends. The intention was to let everyone see just how many people contribute to the successful completion of the Award and we were happy to have the opportunity of allowing parents to meet representatives of assisting organisations and the many individuals who have helped with so many aspects of the scheme. The evening was rounded off with a show of slides taken during the expeditions. We hope everyone found the occasion both informative and enjoyable. BRONZE AWARD: D. J. Barron D. C. Bretherton G. B. Brawn P. W. S. De Silva A. M. M. Dixon J. C. Dryland P. T. Gittins C. N. A. Greaves SILVER AWARD: C. A. F. Brown S. Bruce-Jones J. H. Larcombe
J. R. A. Greaves R. F. Hart A. F. Heavens A. Hodgson P. D. Johnson J. A. Kneeshaw P. F. Lancaster T. C. Nichols
A. D. Percival N. P. Plahe A. M. Pullan P. J. P. Smith D. A. J. Thomas T. G. White
T. C. Moore I. A. Nichols R. W. Parkinson 26
N. J. Ramsden S. J. Tatterton
