Madeley Academy DofE

Directly Licensed Centre for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Telford. Tea 🫖 is the answer, what is the question? #FocusedOnSuccess

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As we close out a busy week of @MadeleyAcademy @DofECentral Practice Expeditions, what have the students learned? 1.Rucksacks slow you down, 2.Navigation requires concentration, 3.Blister plasters work, 4.Wire wool cleans pans, 5.Morning admin takes a long time.

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@Saracens I have been waiting for an Alex Goode picture since 5PM Saturday. I assume this was taken this morning!!???

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@OTD_Saracens Theo had a stormer. I don’t recall him making a mistake in the line out and he was tremendous going forward with the ball. The replacements all came on unexpectedly and just cracked on.

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@RoyalAirForce @RAFNortholt But what will the RAF REG do now?

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@FinhamD @CTS38 @Blackwelladv looking splendid as always.

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@DrDavidBoyce Head of Expeditions is perhaps the best title in education.

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@MilitaryBanter Hello Houston, this is Four Two Delta, we have a problem, over.

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@NoContextBrits @thinkdefence London has Wenzels

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So what did the @MadeleyAcademy Y9 Bronze @DofECentral students learn today? 8 miles is a decent walk, Little Hill isn’t, teamwork is key, kissing gates are fun, navigation requires concentration, it’s a great feeling at the end.

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Could you have any better day than a DofE navigation walk for the new Y9 Bronze group followed by a night in front of Eurovision?

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@TheUCS473 You couldn’t do a rifle lean like that on an SA80.

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@Posted_to_BAOR He looks as though he’s about to announce that although all the parading troops arrived at South Cerney 48 hours ago and are now finally on the buses ready for the transfer, he now wants them off the buses as the trains are postponed.

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@LupineAdventure @DofE @StMarysMenston @DofENorth True. Both DofE groups and dogs are strangely drawn to sticks.

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@chinnychick @Style4Soldiers @EmmaWillisLtd Knock ‘em dead Gloria. Excellent book by the way.

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@TheUCS473 …to get their regiments in the action, but it never looked quite like the right fit for the deployment. Clearly, of course, the Paras and Marines were the perfect decision for first action.

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@TheUCS473 ….and this not meant as being disrespectful to the Guards but I have read and heard various accounts of the 5 Brigade exercise prior to deployment and of the Paras being handed some the worn out kit by the AMF battalion. I assumed there was some senior officer intervention….

[Shrewsbury Food Hub @ShrewsFoodHub]

Will you be joining us for our annual Walk Against Waste tomorrow? 6k, 6 bridges, £6 donation per route map. Donations will be double thanks to #BigGiveFund. Meet us at the English Bridge anytime between 9am-4pm #hublove #WorldEarthDay
More info https://t.co/Rhfykixzrk

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@ForcesNews @naafisocial That’ll be rammed between 10:00 and 10:30.

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@Saracens @duncantaylor3 The Interceptor

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I imagine most teachers have a nice easy one on the first day of the Easter holiday. Not this lot though. This crew from @MadeleyAcademy @madeley_sport thought it would be a good idea to walk 50 miles in 24 hours on the @ShropsHillsDC Shropshire Way 80k.