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Tom Whitehouse - Other Outward Bound Centre, 1956

29 November 11

The below photos are from my Kenyan Outward Bound adventure as a schoolboy in Na...

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Lydia Harvey - Ullswater, The Lake District, 2011

9 November 11

my outward bound experiance was amazing. my faverate part was when we reached th...

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Anthony Nicholas - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1959

9 November 11

In 1959 I was a callow youth of 18 and working at The Times newspaper in London....

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Michael Creffield - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1957

8 November 11

I was on the same course that Lord Londonderry had been sent to to take him away...

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Ernie Brame - Aberdovey, Wales, 1949

3 November 11

In May 1949 I was extremely fortunate enough to attend, in Aberdovey, course num...

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Geoff Wright - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1955

2 November 11

I started work at 15 ½, apprenticeship at 16, a moulder in a large iron & brass ...

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Kevin Scarrott - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1976

28 October 11

This photo was taken in May 1976 during course U-209. Though the signatures are...

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John Bailey - Aberdovey, Wales, 1957

25 October 11

Course 167. (Click on the link below to see more photos from John's time on the...

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oliver gray - Ullswater, The Lake District, 2010

23 October 11

Before going on the outward bound experience i was really annoyed at family and ...

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