Thank you for DofE Equipment from FUS

Photo courtesy of Ferndown Uppper school

We were delighted to hear that Ferndown Upper School has full capacity of 70 students for their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme for this academic year and we wish them every success with their awards.

In 2022 the first group of students completed their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Expedition in the Purbecks. JTYAF funding of £1,725.43 made it possible to buy new tents, stoves and camping equipment for this first group, and this equipment will also support future groups committing to the award. 

Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator at Ferndown Upper sent us a lovely thank you and told us

This was an enormous gift and really benefitted our students no end.  They were able to sleep in new tents and could cook in smaller groups as we had more stoves to go around.  As you can imagine, after a long day of walking, all you need is a hot cooked meal and a decent night’s sleep!  The students got both, thanks to your kind donation to our school!

Mrs P at FUS