MEMORIES

Join us in celebrating the impact of The Duke’s legacy: explore the amazing memories, messages and stories of the DofE from people across the UK.

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Maria Adamson (nee Ellington)

I will forever grateful for the impact participating in the ...

Iain Cockburn

I was an unhappy overweight schoolboy who was bullied and ...

Helen Snelson

As a teacher I have been a DofE volunteer in ...

Poppy H

When we were doing our silver practice expedition we managed ...

Elizabeth

I think it's fair to say pretty much everyone who ...

Simon Fitzpatrick

Completed my Gold Award back in 1988 with a real sense ...

Ayesha Fateh

It was our first DofE, Bronze Award. My group had ...

Trinity Laurence

I’ve made lots of new friends doing DofE who ...

David Kingstone

I was introduced to Conservation Volunteering at Clumber Park for ...

Jamie Cooper

My memory is starting, I have special needs and it ...

Eleanor Clarke

The Duke of Edinburgh Award will always be an opportunity ...

Marianne

2014 was the year of my Bronze DofE! What a year! ...

Victoria Cartwright

My mother completed her D of E Award in Bristol ...

Rajiv Koti

This award has help me learn how to persevere with ...

Freya Cushman

I started DofE back in 2019 going direct to Silver and ...

Elise-Marie Thompson

I have tried to achieve my D of E for ...

Andrew Hopkins

Hello my name is Andrew Hopkins and i am currently ...

Eve Mundy

When I did my Bronze practice expedition I was in ...

Lauren Bennett

I completed the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award in 2019 and ...

Elizabeth

DOFE is the reason I began volunteering at the local ...

Helen Hulin

DOFE has really helped me to build up my confidence ...

Patricia Breen

I have fond memories of taking part in the DofE ...

Ayesha Fateh

I will always remember this; I have no idea why ...

Ribh Maclean

I only recently started my DofE towards the end of 2020 ...

Isobel Rennie

DofE helped me make so many great memories from the ...

Carol Beeton (nee Spencer)

Life in a strict convent boarding school in the 1970's, ...

Colin Davis

Will never forget my Open Gold cycling expedition up near ...