Review of 2019
Last year the Open Access Group worked with 30 young people.
8 young people achieved their Bronze Award, 7 their Silver Award, and 7 achieved their Gold Award. We currently have four young people with their places booked to receive their Golds at the Palace!
We ran six expeditions in 2019: 2 Bronze, 2 Silver and a Gold practice and qualifier. There were 12 training days and a canoeing session with West Lancs Guides.
10 young people from Blackpool went on an Outward Bound residential at Ullswater in the February half-term, arranged through our partnership with the Windmill Youth Group and Lancashire Outward Bound Trust.
The places we have taken young people include: the Lake District (a Gold expedition that included an ascent of Great Gable), the Howgill fells, the Yorkshire Dales, Malham, West Pennine Moors and the Forest of Bowland.
A Presentation evening for young people who had achieved their Awards this summer was held in August, and the Open Access Group helped run a Blackpool Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Extravaganza event at the Winter Gardens in December.
Last year’s Gold group about to wild camp on Whernside in the Yorkshire Dales, with their instructor Tim Deighton