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Your Outward Bound Stories

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Gordon Burns - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1970

12 September 10

During the summer of 1970, as 'technical apprentice of the year', I was given th...

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Tom Stevenson - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1959

10 September 10

whilst serving my apprenticeship with Bruce Peebles Engineers Edinburgh I was se...

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Alan Ormerod - Aberdovey, Wales, 1959

9 September 10

I was aged 15 and had been chosen from the Education Division 20 for Lancashire ...

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Kish Gohel - Aberdovey, Wales, 1972

8 September 10

Originally, my friend and I wanted to go to Outward bound as part of Gold medal ...

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Ed Dickinson - Aberdovey, Wales, 1952

8 September 10

ABERDOVEY OUTWARD BOUND SEA SCHOOL, COURSE 121. Having applied, straight from G...

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Alan Hughes - Rhowniar, Wales, 1979

7 September 10

I represented my school Ordsall High and was sent to the Outward Bound at Rhowni...

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Andrea Rippon - Aberdovey, Wales, 1994

7 September 10

My Mum's gift to each of her children was an Outward Bound course: she reckoned ...

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Jackie Palmer - Aberdovey, Wales, 1984

6 September 10

My favorite moment was absailing. I'd like to get in touch with anyone who was a...

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Ian Tait - Loch Eil, Scottish Highlands, 1991

2 September 10

Meeting people from a wide variety of backgrounds and learning to work together ...

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