Cadets from 497 Daventry Squadron would have been justified after asking this question after two expeditions saw them walking in Wales and Derbyshire.

In April, for the first time, Daventry sent cadets on the Wing Duke of Edinburgh Gold/Silver expeditions, with Sgt Ellen Seymour and Cpl Jack Curtis undertaking their practice silver expedition. After work on squadron, preparing route cards and maps, kit lists and menu plans, the day arrived for the expedition arrived and the two set off with full rucksacks and worried faces. It is not the easiest thing to become part of a team with people you dont know, but having to walk for three days in mid Wales on routes that were challenging to say the least, soon brought the team together and the two cadets were pleased to complete and pass their practice. Probably however not as pleased as they were to get home for Easter Sunday dinner! Thanks from the cadets and the squadron to all the wing staff involved in putting this weekend on.

For Sgt Seymour, there was barely time to unpack her rucksack before having to do the whole thing again, since the following weekend saw the Squadron expedition to Derbyshire, during which she completed her Silver actual expedition. However to say the Squadron expedition is maybe a misnomer, because whilst Daventry organised it, the expedition saw cadets brought together from three wings and two regions. As well as Sgt Seymour and Cpl Kimberley Reid from Daventry, cadets from 1003 (Leighton Buzzard), 487 (Kingstanding and Perry Barr), 125 (Cheltenham) and 2322 (Dowty) also participated. The expedition was completed in the Edale area in very sunny weather across three days, and saw spot on timing and extremely accurate navigating with a very strong team spirit. The purpose of the expedition was to collect data on users of the area and their preparedness for the conditions, and was completed with an oral presentation on their findings. Fg Off Seymour commented on how pleasing

it had been to see seven cadets from different areas come together to form such a strong team, and that the timing and navigational accuracy for the expedition were the best she had ever seen.