Duke of Edinburgh's Award Levels
Bronze Award
The Bronze Award is open to young people aged between 14 and 25. Here at Breconshire we usually start with young people in year 10. It will take a minimum of 6 months to complete.
SILVER AWARD
The Silver Award is open to young people aged between 15 and 25. It will take new participants a minimum of 12 months to complete but those who have completed their bronze first can finish in 6 months.
GOLD AWARD
The Gold Award is very prestigious. It is open to young people aged between 16 and 25. It will take new participants a minimum of 18 months to complete, but those who have completed their Silver could complete in 12 months.
News
New participants for 2019/2020
The cost of registration is £30 for Bronze and Silver and £35 for Gold. Details of how to pay are on the Information Letter below.
We are holding a Parent's evening at Huntingdon House for new participants on the 10th October. There will be two time slots, one at 6pm and one at 7pm. Please attend at either time that suits you.
Volunteer Bureau
Brecon Volunteer Bureau will be open until 5pm on a Tuesday as from the 1st June if you want to call in about volunteering opportunities. The lady there is called Francesca.
Our philosophy
Huntingdon House is a Community Interest Company which is based in Brecon. We believe that the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme should be open to everyone. Therefore we will welcome anyone who wants to register at our centre to do their award. We provide support and help where we can, especially to those who may find doing their Award financially challenging.
All of our leaders are volunteers and give up their time freely to support the young people with their expeditions and other sections of the award. We therefore keep our costs to a minimum and do not make a profit.
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New participants
To register for the 2019/20 season please fill in a registration form and send it back to us along with your payment.
Timetable for DofE 2019/2020
| Activity | Date | Time | Venue |
| Bronze Registration Forms to be in | 4th October 2019 | 4:00-5:00pm | Huntingdon House |
| Participant Parent's Evening | 10th October 2019 |
6:00pm Time slot 1 7:00pm Time slot 2 |
Huntingdon House |
| Silver Registration Forms to be in | 11th October 2019 | 4:00-5:00pm | Huntingdon House |
| Gold Registration Forms to be in | 11th October 2019 | 4:00-5:00pm | Huntingdon House |
| Bronze Training/Route Planning | 18th - 19th January 2020 |
10:00am - 4:00pm Both Days |
Huntingdon House |
| Silver Route Planning | 26th January 2020 | 10:00am - 4:00pm | Huntingdon House |
| Gold Route Planning | 26th January 2020 | 10:00am - 4:00pm | Huntingdon House |
| Silver Navigation Training | 8th March 2020 | 10:00am - 4:00pm | Erwood Craft Centre |
| Gold Navigation Training | 8th March 2020 | 10:00am - 4:00pm | Erwood Craft Centre |
| Silver Practice Expedition | 15th - 17th April 2020 | 9:00am | TBC |
| Gold Practice Expedition | 15th - 18th April 2020 | 9:00am | TBC |
| Bronze Training/Route Planning | 25th - 26th April 2020 |
10:00am - 4:00pm Both Days |
Huntingdon House |
| Bronze Overnight Training | 27th - 28th June 2020 | TBC | TBC |
| Silver Assessment Expedition | 10th - 12th July 2020 | 9:00am | TBC |
| Gold Assessment Expedition | 11th - 14th July 2020 | 9:00am | TBC |
| Bronze Assessment Expedition | 12th- 13th September 2020 | 9:00am | TBC |