Can Doing DofE Help Me Get to University? Steve Ranger September 14, 2023 Blog, D of E How Earning the Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award Boosts Your University Chances We all know that getting into the university of our dreams can be...
Boot Disaster Strikes Again Steve Ranger September 9, 2023 Blog, D of E Almost every Gold DofE expedition brings a boot disaster, and last week's happened high in the Lake District on a lovely day. Despite being August,...
5 Tips to Avoid DofE Boot Disaster! Steve Ranger December 12, 2022 Blog, D of E One of the reasons some people have problems on their DofE expedition is boot disaster. It's not always catastrophic boot failure like this, but it...
It’s Open Season for DofE Gold Steve Ranger June 4, 2022 Blog, D of E, Latest News 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....
Take Care of Your Feet on DofE! Steve Ranger January 9, 2022 Blog, D of E, Outdoor stuff, Technical 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...
And they’re off! Steve Ranger April 13, 2021 D of E, Latest News, Outdoor Education, TrekCo News The first Gold DofE of 2021 started this morning in Sussex with a cold but bright morning - ideal for walking. This year we have some expeditions in...
DofE Rule Changes for 2020-22 Steve Ranger May 15, 2020 D of E, Latest News The DofE have come up with a set of rule changes which allows for considerable flexibility with expeditions for this year - see:...
Changeable Autumn DofE Dates Steve Ranger April 1, 2020 TrekCo News This year we're running DofE expeditions for the whole autumn season in order to catch up with those expeditions which couldn't take place in the...
Gold DofE in the Lake District Steve Ranger August 29, 2019 Blog, D of E, Latest News This year TrekCo have organised Gold DofE expeditions for schools, as well as Open Gold expeditions in the Peak District...
Autumn Activities Steve Ranger October 3, 2018 Blog, Latest News, Outdoor Education, TrekCo Life Autumn is a great season for school trips and activities at TrekCo - we're running school residential camps both indoors...
Plan your expeditions now! Steve Ranger December 28, 2017 D of E, Latest News Gold expeditions with TrekCo couldn't be any easier to organise, whether you are a teacher with a large group of ...
2016 in Photos Steve Ranger September 26, 2016 TrekCo Life Now that the 2016 season is slowly drawing to a close, we thought it a good time to make a very small gallery from our annual 4-5,000 pictures just...
Great weather in the Lakes for Gold DofE Steve Ranger September 10, 2016 D of E St George's School from Weybridge just had a good week in the Lake District completing their Gold DofE expedition. The weather was good in the...
Working Outdoors is Tough Steve Ranger November 1, 2014 TrekCo Life This view in the Peak District shows clearly the rigours of working in the great outdoors; waiting for groups at the top of hills is arduous, but has...
A Golden DofE Summer Steve Ranger September 4, 2014 D of E, TrekCo Life We've had a great summer of Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions, culminating in several groups participating in the Gold Award Expeditions in the...