Grendon Hall - Northamptonshire Educational Activities Centre

The Duke of Edinburgh Award in Northamptonshire operates from Grendon Hall.

The Award is a challenging programme of activities which will help you to learn new skills, help others and experience adventure and it will give you a great sense of achievement. What’s more, many organisations such as employers and universities take a good view of the Award and what it says about the person who has achieved it.

There are three levels – Bronze, Silver and Gold – and for each, you complete activities in four sections – Service, Skills Physical, Recreation and Expeditions. At the Gold level you also take part in a Residential Project.

It’s up to you what you want to do. In each section there is a wide range of options you can choose from or you can find other similar activities which interest you. This could be something entirely new or you could continue with an activity you already enjoy. The good news is it’s not an exam and you can’t fail! The Award is about having a go. It’s not a competition – you just need a bit of enterprise and perseverance.

The Award is open to anyone between the age of 14 and 25 years. Special qualifications are not needed, just a willingness to have a go.

Monty Panesar - Sporting Ambassador
Northamptonshire and England cricketer Monty Panesar is a sporting ambassador for the Midland Award.

In the summer of 2007 he met with a group of young cricketers from Birmingham to champion the Award.

If you have Windows Media Player installed on your machine, you can watch a short video about that event below, along with Peter Westgarth - the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Chief Executive - making his final address at the end of the presentation evening in Wellingborough at the start of July 2007.

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