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We've been running DofE Open expeditions this year in Sussex, the Peak District and the Lake District and have been really lucky with the weather. Participants from all over the UK and abroad as well as small...

Of all the things that go wrong on our Gold DofE expeditions in the Lake District and the Peak District, issues connected with feet are right up there at the top of the list! Most people don't have these...

Students on our Level 3 BTEC course in Outdoor Adventure Activities are taking their NICAS awards at the moment - the National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme. This is just one part of their land-based activity...

TrekCo have completed all of our work on Covid related matters, and we are Good To Go according to Visit England. We have measures in place to ensure the safety of clients and staff, and these will vary...

From September 2019 OFSTED has changed its way of looking at schools, with greater emphasis on a more holistic view of education. A few points from the Government website give us a flavour of the new...

This year TrekCo have organised Gold DofE expeditions for schools, as well as Open Gold expeditions in the Peak District...

Our regular courses for GCSE PE Rock Climbing cover all of the specifications for each exam board and are run mainly in the winter ...

Autumn is a great season for school trips and activities at TrekCo - we're running school residential camps both indoors...

TrekCo staff get up to all sorts of things in their holidays - we've been in the French Alps doing via ferrata, canyoning, climbing, hiking and whitewater rafting; and running DofE expeditions in the Lake...

Last autumn TrekCo staff went on several trips to aid staff development and their outdoor experience - most notably a trek to Everest...

2017 has been a great year at TrekCo; here are some pictures showing the range of activities from year group residential camps ...

This week the TrekCo Trainees of 2017 are enjoying a fantastic week's weather in the Lake District climbing, walking, scrambling and abseiling. The TrekCo Trainee Scheme is, we think, the best in the country -...

As the sun sets on another sunny day at Blackland Farm the season is in full swing, with DofE groups every weekend and several residentials every week. Book early to avoid disappointment for...

Sometimes the Monday morning staff meeting at school can be, well, let's face it - boring. The Head coming up with their latest scheme to get the school in the news and appease the next set of OFSTED...