Paul Bond is a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society, and has over 40 years experience in both the voluntary and statutory sectors.
He is an accredited course director for the Off site Safety management Course of Royal Geographic Society.
He is a First Aid trainer, Summer ML, Rock Climbing Instructor and holds various other NGB Awards from the RYA, BOF ISIA etc.
He is an experienced Gold expedition supervisor & assessor, and is also company secretary, a director and provider of the Countryside Leader Award
If you hadn't guessed also a keen snow sports enthusiast & has instructor and course organiser accreditations
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Mick is a qualified Geography teacher and holds National Governing Body awards in canoeing/ kayaking, climbing/ mountaineering and rock climbing. He has spent the last 35 years working in outdoor education and teaching/ youth work, and has taught environmental studies to primary school children, outdoor activities to secondary school students, run an urban adventure project, been a D of E Award Borough coordinator and led numerous expeditions within the UK and abroad.
Mick is currently Outdoor Education Adviser to schools in three London Boroughs, an accredited member of the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Outdoor Education. In any spare time Mick enjoys being outdoors; whether sea kayaking, in the hills, digging snow holes or generally suffering while on two wheels.
Mick is passionate about the contribution that well planned outdoor education can make in enhancing children’s enjoyment and achievement across the whole curriculum – in all stages of education, and has over 20 years of experience in the field.
Prior to working with Sutton schools, Mick has taught Geography, worked in outdoor education centres – teaching and leading outdoor activities and environmental studies, managed an Adventure Project, led expeditions both in the UK and abroad and been a Youth Worker.
Hi, I'm Brian. I've been walking in Hill, Moorland and Mountain areas for most of my life. In 2019, I moved from London to Devon, just off Dartmoor, so now I don't have so much travelling to do before I go walking.
I completed my own bronze silver and gold DofE quite a while ago and I've been helping others complete theirs on and off ever since. In 2008, I became involved in training other leaders to supervise and assess DofE expeditions and I've been running and helping to run them ever since. I worked for FEL CIC for several years before becoming the Expedition Manager.
I've been involved with expeditions in the countryside around London, all over Wales, Dartmoor, the Peak District and Scotland, as well as a few in France and Germany. One Bavarian expedition group encountered very high daytime temperatures which they dealt with by getting up in time to walk in the cool dawn hours before seeking shade to have a siesta, cook lunch and work on their aim, finishing off by walking to their next campsite after the temperature dropped. They also consumed a lot of water!
I hold MTA Hill and Moorland Leader and keep all my associated qualifications up to date.
Away from Hill Walking, I'm keen on paddling kayaks and canoes in all sorts of circumstances and I've been coaching for many years. I live with my wife; we have adult children and a grandson. We love spending time with them all when we can.
I look forward to working with you on your next expedition!
FEL is a Community Interest Company (CIC), which means it is a declared not-for-profit organisation with an interest in the community. We are motivated to improve safe access for young people to school trips and activities.
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