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I was a 18 year apprentice with the London Electricity Board when as part of our training i attended the Outward Bound Centre at Aberdovey with i must admit a…
One of the many memories of a month spent at Aberdovey Sea School was the day at the seaside climbing up and down sea cliffs, the memory of their location lost…
I spent 3 months in Aberdovey in 1956, 2 months in the kitchens and 1 month on the course. The reason being, I left school at 15 and joined Alfred Holt (Blue…
In August 1976 at the age of 16 I was the youngest member of Mallory Patrol. I'd already been walking and climbing regularly in North Wales, the Pennines, and…
My story began in early 1956 when I joined Alfred Holt & Co. better known as the Blue Funnel line who sent me to Outward Bound Sea School at Aberdovey as it…
In 1957, my employers, the Central Electricity Generating Board ran an essay writing competition for a place on an Outward Bound course at Ullswater. I already…
I took an Outward Bound course 30 years ago; a path consciously taken to start grappling with the effects of 12 years of severe child abuse. As an adolescent,…
On Monday 19th September whilst travelling to Keswick I decided to visit the Outward Bound School at Watermillock. I have been to the Lake District many, many…
I was a Kent police cadet and we all had to go on an OB course at one of the centres.I had a brilliant 4 weeks on U105 in January 1966 at Ullswater. I was…
Attended course from 15th May 1962 until 7th June 1962. This is a summary of my course which I have found in my Log book (can't remember a lot about it now!).I…
Hardly anyone else in my group at Ullswater could believe this, but I actually volunteered for the Outward Bound course! I was only 17 , and had a vague…
