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Tony Somerfield - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1964

28 February 11

U 87J I was picked to go from school, I had never been away from home before, so...

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Bob Walters - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1965

26 February 11

I went to Eskdale Green as a young, quite naive 16 year old (Course E155, Sept 1...

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David Hirons - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1963

25 February 11

Dave Hirons Ullswater - The Lake District Course U76 - January 1963 My time at...

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Peter John Lawrence - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1958

23 February 11

This past week I found a small document titled an 'Excess Ticket'. It was issue...

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Colin Dermot Chilvers - Aberdovey, Wales, 1944

22 February 11

I attended the Outward Bound School at Aberdovey in early 1944 when I was just s...

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Robin Hayhurst - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1986

18 February 11

I think I have now been on 4 outward bound courses 2no at 1 week long at the mai...

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David Benson - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1973

7 February 11

Hardly anyone else in my group at Ullswater could believe this, but I actually v...

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Peter Ambler - Aberdovey, Wales, 1956

4 February 11

The OB experience stayed with me. I attended there in 1956 for 30 days before I ...

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Brian Russell - Aberdovey, Wales, 1968

1 February 11

I joined the OB in Aberdovey, Wales in November 1968 as part of my apprenticeshi...

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