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Your Outward Bound Stories

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John Carpenter - Devon on Ashburton, 1970

24 November 09

Caving capers As a young apprentice, I left Paddington station, bound for Newto...

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Brian Cairns - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1956

24 November 09

Helping to afford the luxuries in life... After attending Course no.U13 in 1956...

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Peter Cantwell - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1969

24 November 09

A few highlights from the Moray Sea School... As a 19 year old, my employers, Ba...

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Gwyn McGuire - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1958

24 November 09

An excellent ethos - instilled for life! In 2001, during an unplanned stop at t...

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Morris E Jones - Aberdovey, Wales, 1949

24 November 09

Memorable moments... I attended Course No 83 in April / May 1949 at Aberdovey i...

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David Browne - Aberdovey, Wales, 1964

24 November 09

Lasting, memorable and rewarding... Back on April 24th, 1964, I attended the 23...

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Andrew Bell OBE RD - Aberdovey, Wales, 1951

24 November 09

All in all it produced an overpowering feeling of achievement, which is what Out...

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Fran Vickery (nee March) - Devon on Ashburton, 1964

24 November 09

Coincidences and connections I went to Outward Bound (1964), as did my husband,...

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Richard Bristow - Devon on Ashburton, 1966

24 November 09

Life changing?... It certainly was!... Still valuable today?...Definitely! I wa...

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