The Battalion President, Marc Thomson, has informed us that the tree planted back in June for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is now listed on the Queen’s Green Canopy map!
The tree was planted at Strichen by Hon. Mrs. Kate Nicolson, Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. Originally planted in celebration, the Green canopy is now a national memorial to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
You can find the map here: https://queensgreencanopy.org/map-education-hub/qgc-map/#/
Training for DofE this year will begin 8th November 2022 at Strichen church. Parents of interested parties are invited and encouraged to attend this first night to find out what kit to get and find out what’s involved!
The weekly training day and venue will be decided depending on numbers. If numbers are average (below 25) we will continue teaching on Tuesday evenings at the venue Strichen Town
Hall in the centre of Strichen. If numbers are greater than 25 (never happened yet) we will teach on Monday nights at the Ritchie Hall Strichen.
We will continue with training for at least 3 weeks after.
If on Tuesday’s the dates will be 15th, 22nd, 29th. It’s a 10 week course total. So 6 more weeks will continue after Christmas.
Dates for hikes are yet to be confirmed depending on staff availability.
