Bronze 2026/27
Open to active Explorer Scouts/Young Leaders in Chelmsford, aged 13½+ and in school
year 9 or above by Sat 1 Feb 2027. Registration deadline: Wed 30 Sept 2026.
Expedition cost £20pp, plus separate DofE scheme registration via Essex County Scouts.
Register for a Bronze expedition →
Training day
10 Oct 2026
Time & location TBC
Planning evening
10 Nov 2026
6:45–8:00pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning evening
1 Dec 2026
6:45–8:00pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning evening
26 Jan 2027
6:45–8:00pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Training day — mandatory
30 Jan 2027
8:00am–3:00pm, local to Chelmsford
Planning evening
16 Feb 2027
6:45–8:00pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning evening
2 Mar 2027
6:45–8:00pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning evening
11 May 2027
6:45–8:00pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning evening
8 Jun 2027
6:45–8:00pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Bronze expedition
12–13 Jun 2027
All day, local to Chelmsford — location TBC
Silver 2026/27
Open to Explorer Scouts/Young Leaders in school year 10 or above, under 18 at the date of
the expedition, with an eDofE Silver account (via Chelmsford Scouts, school or another
youth organisation). Registration deadline: Wed 30 Sept 2026.
Practice expedition £50, assessed £75, both £125 (estimates, subject to change by up to £10).
Register for a Silver expedition →
Planning evening
6 Oct 2026
6:45–8:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Training & planning weekend
10–11 Oct 2026
Overnight, times & location TBC
Planning & training evening
20 Oct 2026
6:45–8:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning & training evening
10 Nov 2026
8:00–9:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning & training evening
1 Dec 2026
8:00–9:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning & training evening
12 Jan 2027
6:45–8:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning & training evening
26 Jan 2027
8:00–9:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning & training evening
16 Feb 2027
8:00–9:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Planning & training evening
2 Mar 2027
8:00–9:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Practice expedition
12–14 Mar 2027
Fri eve–Sun eve, Suffolk — parents provide transport
Assessed expedition
9–11 Apr 2027
Times, location & transport TBC
Presentation planning & kit return
20 Apr 2027
7:00–8:15pm, 1st Chelmsford Scout Centre
Final presentation
11 May 2027
7:00–8:00pm, to invited guests
Extra sessions may be added nearer the time depending on how planning evenings go —
registered participants will be kept informed. Full dates also live on the
Chelmsford Scouts calendar,
which you can subscribe to.
