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Welcome to the Award in the South West Region

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award - South West Region
Court Gatehouse, Corsham Court, CORSHAM, Wiltshire SN13 0BZ

Tel: 01249 701 000 Fax: 01249 701 050

E-mail: southwest@theaward.org 

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Getting Started

If you would like to participate in the Award, click here for a list of contacts in your area.

If you or someone you know is unable to find a group, you can register with us by clicking here, and we will do our best to find a group in your local area.

The South West Region of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award currently licenses the following local authorities to deliver the Award:
Bath & North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Plymouth, Poole, Scilly Isles, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay, Wiltshire.

We also license 5 Independent Schools:
Dean Close School (Cheltenham), West Buckland School (Barnstaple), Millfield School (Street), Truro School (Truro), Grenville College (Bideford).

The Award is also delivered in the South West by national voluntary organisations including the Army Cadet Force, Air Training Corps, Guides and Scouts. These licences are awarded and reviewed by the Award's headquarters in Windsor.

If you're new to the Award and want to find your local Award Office, visit our 'Local Contacts' section.

We hope you will find our website both interesting and useful, either as a participant or as one of our many volunteers throughout the Region.

If you would like to share any items of news or details of courses you are running locally with everyone in the South West, we would be happy to include details on our website.

Please send details to catherine.mcculloch@theaward.org, or telephone Catherine on 01249 702 183.

The April 2008 South West Newsletter is now available by post or by e-mail in PDF format.

If you would like a copy please contact catherine.mcculloch@theaward.org here at the South West Office.

The Award is open to all young people aged 14-25.

Most schools offer the opportunity for you to take part in the Award, as do many Youth Clubs and Youth Organisations.

However, there is also a network of Open Award Centres across the Region where you would be made welcome and can obtain the advice and support you need to do the Award.

For details for an Award Centre near you please contact the Award Officer for your Local Authority area, or email us your name and contact details.