Latest News from Outposts!

Outposts Ltd wish to send huge congratulations to Katie and Rob on their recent marriage.

Newly weds, Rob & Katie Dorpman

Katie White is now Katie Dorpman so do not be confused when you get an email from a " new person" at the Outposts Office!

Katie is the backbone of the office, always smiling and patient, ever efficient, continually thinking outside the box to ensure all our programmes run smoothly and seemingly without effort. Even working up to her wedding, a very busy time of the year, with school programmes, overseas expeditions and corporate ILM training happening in several different locations running concurrently, she made it all happen AND arranged the best, beautiful country wedding as well. I am sure you will all wish to send her MANY congratulations and tons of love for a long and happy marriage.

Other news from Outposts...

Expeditions
Our Expeditioners returned to the UK this week from their adventures in South Africa and Nepal! Visit Outposts news page to read all about their adventures on their blogs.

South Africa Open Expedition 2014

2014 Photo Competition
You can also enter our 2014 Expeditioners’ photo competition and win a £25 Amazon voucher! Send your entries to info@outposts.co.uk by 30 Sept 2014. Good luck!

We hope you're all enjoying the summer!

Best regards from The Outposts Team

Year 6 Adventure day climbing and caving with Outposts

Year 6 of The Elms had a whale of a time caving, climbing and challenging themselves, with Outposts Ltd last week.  All students did fantastically well. The pictures say it all!

Good Luck Gail!

Sad news - Gail Izzard, Sales and Marketing Manager to Outposts for the last four years, has decided it is time to move on.

Gail came to us having gained invaluable sales and marketing experience working across a variety of industries, including Leisure, Events & Conferencing Industries, Travel Agency, Tour Operations, Airline and Local Government.

Gail threw herself into the role both professionally and physically, experiencing for herself the exhilaration and excitement of Outposts outdoor adventure activities (including coasteering and caving) and overseas expeditions to South Africa and Nepal!  

Everyone at Outposts will miss Gail.  We wish her every success in her next adventure.

Progressive challenges for Years 4 to 7 at Outposts Ltd

For many years now Outposts have been providing extracurricular activities and challenges for schools.  One particularly popular and successful programme (The Progressive programme) is designed to provide a learning curve, with no repetition of activities, as pupils rise through the school.

An example of a programme might be Coracle Building and an Introduction to Survival in Year 4, Team Building in Year 5, Rock Climbing and Caving in Year 6 and Advanced Survival in Year 7.

Students get the opportunity to learn about themselves, to learn about each other and to bond together as a group whilst having fun participating in the various activities and sleeping at our Bush Camp (or in the shelters they make in the woods if they are in Year 7!)

Last weekend we had some Year 5s having fun with Team Tasks and Archery while Year 6s were off at Cheddar caving - Year 7 are looking forward coming later in the year, and surpassing what they did when they were in the years below!

Meet the nine CVQO Duke of Westminster Finalists going with Outposts to South Africa

Congratulations to the nine CVQO Duke of Westminster Award Finalists who, following their testing weekend in the Quantocks,  will  be departing on the expedition of a lifetime to South Africa with Outposts Ltd in July.

Can you guess which from the photo .....?
Meet them here......!!
Read more about the selection here.....!!

Final Challenges Completed by CVQO Duke of Westminster Cadets at Outposts

The Top 24 CVQO Duke of Westminster Cadets have completed the tough challenges of the selection event 2014 at Outposts. The sun has shone on the Quantock hills over the past 4 days during their assessment and selection for coveted Expedition places to South Africa in July.

As part of the selection event, each candidate has the opportunity to earn an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management.

Watch a short teaser video from the Duke of Westminster selection event at Outposts:

There is a huge amount of expectation about the announcement of the 9 national winners which will be made in the next two weeks. See more photos and news from the selection event on the CVQO Blog.

Stay posted to find out who the chosen winners are!

Duke of Westminster Award Selection Event 2014 - latest news!

The selection process is underway! Outposts welcomes top CVQO Duke of Westminster Award Cadets to the Bush Camp for testing times and serious selection.

The competition is fierce as the country's top cadets compete for a coveted place on Outposts Expedition to South Africa in July 2014! The 24 individuals from Air Cadets, Sea Cadets, Combined Cadet Force and Army Cadet Force will complete a whole host of command tasks, cerebral tasks, challenges and scenarios under the scrutiny of CVQO officers and staff.

Follow the cadets' progress on the CVQO Blog!

Good luck to all!

Team Task - 'The Wall'

Cadets working as a team to climb 'The Wall'

Balancing act! The seesaw team challenge