Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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John Walton - Aberdovey, Wales, 1959

8 May 10

I found myself one of 126 boys.aged16-19, who came from all over the British Isl...

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Robert Prabucki - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1966

8 May 10

The shock of doing exercise very early in the morning, running naked along a jet...

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Bill (DJ) Darby-Jones - Aberdovey, Wales, 1964

7 May 10

I attended Ullswater in June 1964 because I was a Cadet with Somerset Police and...

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Frank Durning - Aberdovey, Wales, 1967

7 May 10

Whilst I was reading my copy of Freemasonry Today, my eyes were drawn to a small...

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David Marshall - Aberdovey, Wales, 1953

5 May 10

I was sent to Aberdovey by Alfred Holts shipping company as a trainee ships stew...

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James Corton - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1954

29 April 10

I see that you are seeking to know how my Outward Bound course may have influenc...

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Reg Hall - Aberdovey, Wales, 1951

28 April 10

I attended O.B.S.S Aberdovey in 1951 (Oct-Nov. I believe two names I can remembe...

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Gethin Vaughan - Aberdovey, Wales, 1963

28 April 10

I was one of the members of Aberdovey Sea School during the 1963 course 231 duri...

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Stan Rogers - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1953

27 April 10

I was on course 36 at Eskdale in October 1953 and have retained my diary. It is ...

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