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Other Awards for 2006

Chloe Haines   Glenmore Orienteering Camp – Scotland   Lily Kitchen, Ruth Kitchen, Eleanor Kitchen and Florence Haines   English and Dutch Scouts and Guides – Holland   Helen Wood – Girl Guides   Right to Roam – July 2006 Katie and Clare Stevenson – Girl Guides   India – Summer 2006   Rowena Hill – Girl Guide Selected to be the leader of 16 going to the National Jamboree in Finland – August 2006   Elizabeth Brook – Girl Guide   Part of a team of 6 other people going to Belarus to train young leaders – August 2006

Wharfdale Scouts – Nepal expedition – Light Up the Limi Valley 2007

Nepal Expedition: Light Up Limi Valley Wharfedale Scouts Nepal 2007 In August 2007, a group of Wharfedale Scouts embarked upon an expedition in Nepal to install 50 solar panels to the roofs of home in a remote village of ‘Til’, in the Himalayan Mountains. The whole trip took thirty days, including a few days eitherContinue reading “Wharfdale Scouts – Nepal expedition – Light Up the Limi Valley 2007”

Other awards for 2005

 Jonathan Hare SUSA mountain race, Italy, June 2005    Sam Morgan-Wynne Scout camp with the 1st Ben Rhydding Scouts, July 2005    Alistair Everett Yorkshire Schools exploring Society expedition to Gozo, Malta – summer 2006

Hector Haines and George Stevens – World Schools Orienteering Championships in Slovakia – April 2006

I am writing to thank you for your donation of £75 which helped me to go to the world schools orienteering trip to Slovakia. It was a thoroughly enjoyable trip where I finished 7th in the Classic race and 10th in the Middle distance. My team was 3rd overall. Please thank all who were involvedContinue reading “Hector Haines and George Stevens – World Schools Orienteering Championships in Slovakia – April 2006”

Robert Kelly and Jack Wood – World Schools Orienteering Championships, Slovakia, April 2006

Dear the Jack Bloor Fund, I am just writing an email to say thank you for your very kind grant that you made towards my trip to Slovakia to compete in the World Schools Orienteering Championships. It was a really great week packed full of competitions and celebrations and I am so pleased that IContinue reading “Robert Kelly and Jack Wood – World Schools Orienteering Championships, Slovakia, April 2006”

Hector Haines – Uppsala Orienteering Camp – Sweden 2006

Uppsala tour report  The tour was very successful, and I took away a lot, not least an amazing boost in confidence both in running and in orienteering. The races were also good, and I was pleased to be at the top most of the time. My orienteering has definitely benefited, I can now run atContinue reading “Hector Haines – Uppsala Orienteering Camp – Sweden 2006”

Mary Wilkinson – Mountain Running World Trophy, Wellington, New Zealand – September 2005

‘On Top of the World’ (nearly!) down-under – Mary Wilkinson  The 2005 Mountain Running World Trophy in Wellington, New Zealand provided those involved with the opportunity to test their running skills against the best mountain runners in the world in an amazing country. Once the 30 plus hours of travel had been negotiated, the courseContinue reading “Mary Wilkinson – Mountain Running World Trophy, Wellington, New Zealand – September 2005”

Mark Buckingham – Warm weather athletic training camp, Portugal, March 2005

I’m pleased to say the trip to Portugal went really well. This is the first time I have been warm weather training and it was so good to train with a group of quality athletes. I managed to stick to my programme, but modified some of the sessions to enable me to do some trackContinue reading “Mark Buckingham – Warm weather athletic training camp, Portugal, March 2005”

George Stevens- Scottish orienteering training camp, July 2005

Thank you for the £25 you gave me towards my summer training tour for orienteering. The tour was very good – we trained hard every day and did a lot of practice in compass work and contour reading. I competed in the scottish 6 day event after the tour and came 2nd overall, winning onContinue reading “George Stevens- Scottish orienteering training camp, July 2005”