Mud and Maps

Mud and Maps First aid, DofE Expeditions & Residential's provide a place for high quality training for the community.

We offer tailor made First aid packages for the workplace, groups or individuals, we offer DofE Expeditions to schools or individuals and we run Gold Level 3 First aid and activity Residential's.

First aid:
Mud and Maps offer Ofqual Accredited Bespoke First aid packages that are practical & relevant to your needs or the needs of your business. We can come to your venue or you can come to us with a per price per head or a price per course, whatever is cheaper for you.

One day Course: up to 12 people £550 plus VAT OR £60 plus VAT per person.
Two day course: up to 12 people £700 plus VAT OR £85 plus VAT per person.
Three day course: Up to 12 people £995 plus VAT or £110 plus VAT per head.

Residentials:
We offer Gold DofE residential's in Level 3 first aid with outdoor activities £395 plus VAT. Total £474

Expeditions:

Young people between the ages of year 9 to 25 years old to carry out Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards by participating in outdoor expeditions. We aim to cover the South East and London areas.
Here at Mud and Maps we aim to give young people the opportunity to experience new and challenging life experiences. To go outside their normal day to day life and experience something different while also walking away with an award that will add to their extra curricular achievements'.

D of E training consists of either 2 whole days training or 6 evening sessions available at the Steeple View Hall in Basildon. You can even choose the dates and times which suit you for your training. These training sessions will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare you for your expedition and work towards you collecting your Duke of Edinburgh's award.

Expedition training will include -
Setting up tents- We will show you how to put up the tents correctly to make this experience easy for expedition,
Cooking- Cooking outdoors is a new experience for many young people. The normal foods that you would usually eat at home may not be suitable for Expedition. In this section we will discuss and look at different foods that are suitable for your expedition experience.
Traingia training- This is type of cooker you will be using on the expedition. We will show you how to use this cooker in the safe correct way.
Packing your rucksack- Everything that you need for the expedition must be carried by the young person in their rucksack. You will be carrying more weight than what you are normally used too. In this training we will explore where to put all your equipment in your bag to make sure your bag is packed correctly.
Country code- Learn all about the country code
Equipment- We will go through the equipment lists and explain what you need to take. We will also look at what you have at home and what you may need to buy such as Torch or Sleeping bag.
Clothing- We will explore suitable clothing to where on expedition and what to take.
Health and Safety/Emergency Procedures- Training will be given in what to do in an emergency.
First aid- First aid courses will be available
Observation, Recording and purpose- We will look at different ideas for your expedition aim and what you can do for this either as a group or individual reports.
Map and compass work- Learning basic map skills, symbols and features. Showing you how to use a compass.
Route Planning- You will plan your own routes for your expedition and the group can decided where you would like to explore.

Young people wanting to participate in their Bronze Award have a choice of 4 locations - Danbury in Chelmsford, Skreen's Park in Chelmsford, Lee Valley and Epping Forest.
For our silver award locations are Northdowns around the Dorking area, Southdowns and Ashdown Forest.

We also have expeditions routes that are wheelchair accessible, these are located at the Lee valley, Danbury and Epping Forest sites.

Silver Open Expedition dates 2018:- £140 Plus Vat
7th-9th April- Silver- North down’s- Dorking- Surrey (Cohort 1)
17th-19th July- Silver- Beachy Head- Easbourne (Cohort 2)
27th-29th July- Silver- Beachy Head Eastbourne- (Cohort 3)
24th-26th August- Silver- North downs- Dorking- Surrey (Cohort 4)
20th-22nd October- Silver- Beachy Head- Eastborne (Cohort 5)

Bronze Open Expedition dates 2018 :- £80 Plus VAT
24th-25th March- Danbury (Cohort 1)
26th-27th May- Skreens- (Cohort 2)
14th-15th July- Skreens- (Cohort 3)
8th- 9th- September- Danbury- (Cohort 4)
6th-7th October- Skreens- (Cohort 5)
27th-28th October- Danbury- (Cohort 6)

Mud and Maps has been launched by Vicky Munday and her team of highly skilled individuals which are all first aid trained and fully CRB checked so you can be sure you're be in safe hands.
Vicky herself has 16 years experience as co-ordinator and Manager of D of E for both the Essex and a large London Borough. She herself took part in the D of E as a child and loved it so much that she made a career out of it !! Vicky has been supporting a number of schools with their D of E and has currently helped over 2,000 young people to complete their Award including young people with additional support needs (ASN).

Young people wanting to participate in the D of E Awards is on the increase which is fantastic !!!
but unfortunately many of them are struggling to find a space on these programs, the good news is Mud and Maps aim to change this!