{"id":14,"date":"2022-03-03T12:18:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T12:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:09:24","slug":"silver-expeditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/silver\/silver-expeditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Expeditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Silver Expeditions 2026<\/h1>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"451\">\n<h2>Set 1<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhsdofe\/uploads\/sites\/18537\/2026\/02\/18125606\/Silver-Duke-of-Edinburgh-Set-1-2026.pdf\">Full list of Set 1 participants (Updated 18\/02\/26)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhsdofe\/uploads\/sites\/18537\/2026\/02\/18125658\/Silver-Initial-Expedition-Booklet-Set-1.pdf\">Expedition Information Sheet (Updated 18\/02\/26)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Practice Expedition<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isle of Arran<\/p>\n<p>15th &#8211; 17th June<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Assessment Expedition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Trossachs<\/p>\n<p>24th &#8211; 26th August<\/td>\n<td width=\"451\">\n<h2>Set 2<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhsdofe\/uploads\/sites\/18537\/2026\/02\/18125607\/Silver-Duke-of-Edinburgh-Set-2-2026.pdf\">Full list of Set 2 participants (Updated 18\/02\/26)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhsdofe\/uploads\/sites\/18537\/2026\/02\/18125659\/Silver-Initial-Expedition-Booklet-Set-2.pdf\">Expedition Information Sheet (Updated 18\/02\/26)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Practice Expedition<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isle of Arran<\/p>\n<p>17th &#8211; 19th June<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Assessment Expedition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Trossachs<\/p>\n<p>26th &#8211; 28th August<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Expedition Training<\/h1>\n<p>Expedition training is mandatory for all participants. The training will begin at 13:00 where at pupils should meet in the forum. The training will then continue until 16:00 and as such cover periods 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set 1 &#8211; Wednesday 11th March<\/li>\n<li>Set 2 &#8211; Wednesday 18th March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I appreciate that missing class at this time is not ideal so I have condensed the training programme as much as possible to limit disruption. Attending the training is a requirement for the expedition.<\/p>\n<p>The following areas will be covered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recap of Bronze techniques and skills<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Navigation (map and compass)<\/li>\n<li>Campcraft<\/li>\n<li>First Aid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Kit Issue\/Return<\/h1>\n<p>Prior to the expeditions participants will be issued their group kit, some<br \/>\npersonal kit can also be borrowed.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>\u00a350 deposit<\/strong> will be required on the day and will be returned to you when<br \/>\nthe kit is returned. Please provide this as cash or a cheque made out to ERC<br \/>\n<strong>in a sealed envelope with name and alpha class on the front.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is the participants\u2019 responsibility to return the kit clean and dry or charges<br \/>\nwill be made if they fail to do so. Please hang tents and any other wet kit<br \/>\nout to dry within 24 hour of returning from the expedition.<\/p>\n<p>Charges:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not turning up on agreed kit return date \u00a310<\/li>\n<li>Wet Tent \u00a320<\/li>\n<li>Stove not clean \u00a310<\/li>\n<li>Rucksack wet\/dirty \u00a310<\/li>\n<li>Sleeping Bag wet\/dirty \u00a310<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Group Kit<\/h2>\n<p>Where possible please arrive at the kit issue with the other members of<br \/>\nyour tent group. If arriving separately please decide before hand who is<br \/>\ntaking the tent and who is taking the Trangia stove.<\/p>\n<p>Requested equipment can be changed on the day if necessary.<\/p>\n<h2>The Edge<\/h2>\n<p>Kit pick up and return is conducted at a youth club called The Edge.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/9HkAQrEDt7Wgz43G9\">This is located behind Fairweather Hall in Newton Mearns G77 6BB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silver Expeditions 2026 Set 1 Full list of Set 1 participants (Updated 18\/02\/26) Expedition Information Sheet (Updated 18\/02\/26) Practice Expedition Isle of Arran 15th &#8211; 17th June Assessment Expedition The Trossachs 24th &#8211; 26th August Set 2 Full list of<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/silver\/silver-expeditions\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29306,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29306"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/310"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhsdofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}