PREVIOUS EXPEDITIONS OF THE SOCIETY Finland Expedition 1932. Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 8 Boys Lapland Expedition 1933. Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 4 Leaders, 30 Boys Newfoundland Expedition 1934. Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 6 Leaders, 46 Boys Newfoundland Expedition 1935. Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 6 Leaders, 46 Boys Lapland Expedition 1936 SENIOR EXPEDITION. Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 6 Leaders, 64 Boys JUNIOR EXPEDITION. Hon Chief Leader: Capt C A Carkeet-James, RA 5 Leaders, 38 Boys Newfoundland Expedition1937. Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 10 Leaders, 77 Boys Newfoundland Expedition 1938. Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 9 Leaders, 42 Boys Newfoundland Expedition 1939. Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 6 Leaders, 45 Boys Newfoundland Expedition 1947. (First Post-War) Hon Chief Leader: Surg Cdr G Murray Levick RN, 8 Leaders, 70 Boys Northern Quebec Expedition 1948 Hon Chief Leader: Maj G F Spooner PARA 7 Leaders, 54 Boys Northern Norway Expedition 1949. Hon Chief Leader: Maj G F Spooner PARA, 9 Leaders, 67 Boys, 9 Norwegian Boys, guests of the Society Northern Norway Expedition 1950. Hon Chief Leader: Dr J C Hawksley CBE PhD FRCP. 7 Leaders, 55 Boys, 6 Norwegian Boys, guests of the Society Central Iceland Expedition 1951. Hon Chief Leader: Maj F G Hannell RE BSc., 9 Leaders, 64 Boys, 2 Icelandic Boys, guests of the Society Central Iceland Expedition 1952. Hon Chief Leader: Capt J A Taplin RM, 12 Leaders, 65 Boys, 1 Icelandic Boy, guest of the Society British Columbia Expedition 1953. Hon Chief Leader: Maj G F Hannell PhD BSc., 11 Leaders, 69 Boys Northern Quebec Expedition 1954. Hon Chief Leader: Maj E D Stroud DSC RM (Retd), 8 Leaders, 58 Boys including 5 Canadians Newfoundland Expedition 1955. Hon Chief Leader: Maj G F Spooner R Fusiliers, 7 Leaders, 55 Boys Central Iceland Expedition 1956. Hon Chief Leader: Maj G F Hannell PhD BSc., 10 Leaders, 50 Boys Finnish Lapland Expedition 1957. Hon Chief Leader: Capt A G Bomford RE. 10 Leaders, 63 Boys Labrador Expedition 1958. Hon Chief Leader: Maj G S Murray MC. 9 Leaders, 63 Boys Arctic Sweden Expedition 1959. Hon Chief Leader: Maj G F Hannell PhD BSc., 10 Leaders, 65 Boys, 2 Swedish Boys, guests of the Society Central Iceland Expedition 1960. Hon Chief Leader: Maj A P H B Fowle MC RA. 11 Leaders, 65 Boys, 4 Icelandic Boys, guests of the Society Arctic Scandinavia Expedition 1961. Hon Chief Leader: Dr J A Payne MB BS, 11 Leaders, 65 Boys, 1 Norwegian and 7 Swedish Boys, guests of the Society Swedish Lapland Expedition 1962. Hon Chief Leader: Mr I Y Ashwell MA., 9 Leaders, 64 Boys, 4 Swedish Boys, guests of the Society Arctic Finland Expedition 1963. Hon Chief Leader: Capt T D Dean 1st Bn East Anglian Regt. 9 Leaders, 66 Boys, 2 Finnish Boys, guests of the Society Central Iceland Expedition 1964. Hon Chief Leader: Maj W Stanford RHA. 10 Leaders, 67 Boys, 2 Icelandic Boys, guests of the Society Arctic Norway Expedition 1965. Hon Chief Leader: Maj D R Goddard SCLI. 11 Leaders, 66 Boys, 3 Norwegian Boys, guests of the Society Arctic Sweden Expedition 1966. Hon Chief Leader: Mr R J Wood MA. 9 Leaders, 67 Boys, 2 Swedish Boys, guests of the Society 22 Arctic Norway Expedition 1967. Hon Chief Leader: Capt D T Jackson PARA. 11 Leaders, 63 Boys, 2 Norwegian Boys, guests of the Society Spitsbergen Expedition 1968. Hon Chief Leader: Dr J A Payne MB BS. 8 Leaders, 35 Boys Newfoundland Expedition 1969. Hon Chief Leader: Maj T D Dean Anglian Regt. 11 Leaders: 69 Boys, 1 Newfoundland Boy, guest of the Society Iceland Expedition 1970. Hon Chief Leader: Dr I Y Ashwell PhD MA., 12 Leaders, 70 Boys Iceland Expedition 1971. Mr D J Mordaunt: 13 Leaders, 65 Boys Greenland Expedition 1972. Hon Chief Leader: Dr J A Payne MB BS 7 Leaders, 22 Boys Arctic Norway Expedition 1972. Hon Chief Leader: Flt Lt D G Allan RAF Regt. 7 Leaders, 50 Boys, 1 Norwegian Boy, guest of the Society Arctic Sweden Expedition 1973. Hon Chief Leader: Mr D J Mordaunt. 13 Leaders, 75 Boys Arctic Sweden Expedition 1974. Hon Chief Leader: Mr G Downie BSc. 10 Leaders, 65 Boys Central Iceland Expedition 1975. Hon Chief Leader: Dr Ian Y Ashwell PhD MA. 13 Leaders, 63 Boys Arctic Finland Expedition 1976. Hon Chief Leader: Mr M L Winspear. 14 Leaders, 76 Boys (1) North Iceland Expedition 1977. Hon Chief Leader: Maj D T Jackson PARA. 14 Leaders, 56 Boys (2) East Iceland Expedition 1977. Hon Chief Leader: Mr R G Derrick. 5 Leaders, 16 Boys South East Iceland Expedition 1978. Hon Chief Leader: Mr R H Ward 16 Leaders, 48 Boys Northern Norway Expedition 1979. Hon Chief Leader: Mr J G Vessey. 21 Leaders, 68 Boys Arctic Norway Expedition 1980. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Harvey Jones. 14 Leaders, 75 Young Explorers Central Iceland Expedition 1981. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Brian Needham. 31 leaders, 105 Young Explorers East Greenland Expedition 1982. (50th Anniversary Expedition) Hon Chief Leader: Mr Roger Chapman MBE BA. 30 Leaders, 78 Young Explorers East Greenland Expedition 1983 (50th Anniversary) Hon Leaders: Mr Ray Ward, Capt Mark Grieves R Signals. 3 Leaders, 11 Young Explorers East Greenland Expedition 1983. (50th Anniversary) Hon Chief Leader: Mr George Downie BSc. 26 leaders, 61 Young Explorers Lyngen, Arctic Norway Expedition 1984. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Tony Duncan. 23 Leaders, 98 Young Explorers East Greenland Winter Expedition 1985. Hon Leaders: Mr David Mordaunt, Mr Tom Metcalf. 5 Leaders, 14 Young Explorers Alaska Expedition 1985. Hon Chief Leader: Dr John Cohen, 29 Leaders, 104 Young Explorers South East Iceland BSES/Colson Expedition. 1985 Hon Chief Leader: Mr Ray Ward, 18 leaders, 46 Young Explorers Y<strong>uk</strong>on Expedition 1986. Hon Chief Leader: Dr Barry Meatyard PhD BSc CBiol MBiol FRGS. 27 Leaders, 105 Young Explorers Kenya Expedition 1986. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Peter Drake FRGS. 18 Leaders 57 Young Explorers Papua New Guinea 1987. Hon Chief Leader: Mr David Wright, 20 Leaders, 59 Young Explorers Svalbard Expedition 1987. Hon Chief Leader: Cdr Chris Furse OBE RN, 23 Leaders, 65 Young Explorers East Greenland Expedition 1988. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Ray Ward. 20 Leaders, 60 Young Explorers West Himalaya Expedition 1988. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Derek Jackson. 34 Leaders, including 4 Indians, 97 Young Explorers, including 21 Indians Arctic Norway Expedition 1989. (a) Lyngen Hon Chief Leader: Dr Brian Whalley. 10 Leaders, 42 Young Explorers (b) Oksfjordjokelen Hon Chief Leader: Dr Anne Gellatly. 9 Leaders, 30 Young Explorers (c) Sea Kayaking Hon Chief Leader: Mr John Ramwell. 9 Leaders, including support group, 36 Young Explorers Del-Monte-Fruitini Alaska Overwinter Expedition 1989-90. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Brian Hull, 5 Leaders, 31 Young Explorers Svalbard Spring Expedition 1990. Hon Chief Leader: Dr Andrew Collinson. 2 Leaders, 16 Young Explorers Svalbard Summer 1990. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Pat Cannings, 19 Leaders, 68 Young Explorers Y<strong>uk</strong>on Summer 1990. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Geoff Billington 16 Leaders, 73 Young Explorers Botswana Expedition 1991. Hon Chief Leader: Dr Alan Wilson. 3 Leaders, 24 Young Explorers North Greenland Expedition 1991. Hon Chief Leader: Sgt David Walker RAF. 17 Leaders, 62 Young Explorers Central Iceland Expedition 1991. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Richard Crabtree. 15 Leaders, 72 Young Explorers Svalbard Spring Expedition 1992. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Mark Evans. 5 Leaders, 23 Young Explorers Iceland Expedition 1992. Hon Chief Leader: Dr Ian Y Ashwell. 12 Leaders, 60 Young Explorers South Greenland Expedition 1992. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Les Turnbull- Brown. 15 Leaders, 58 Young Explorers Del-Monte-Fruitini White Sea of Russia Expedition 1992 Hon Chief Leader: Mr John Ramwell, 16 Leaders, 50 Young Explorers, including 12 Young Explorers from Russia Svalbard Spring Expedition 1993. Hon Chief Leader: Dr Christine Partridge. 7 Leaders, 27 Young Explorers British Columbia Expedition 1993. Hon Chief Leader: Dr John Cohen. 20 Leaders, 84 Young Explorers Svalbard Summer Expedition 1993. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Duncan Mackay. 19 Leaders, 2 Assistant Leaders, 72 Young Explorers Montana Expedition 1994. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Brian Needham. 15 Leaders, 6 Assistant Leaders, 72 Young Explorers Del-Monte-Fruitini Northern Norway. Expedition 1994 Hon Chief Leader: Mr Tony Duncan, 17 Leaders, 1 Assistant Leader, 72 Young Explorers, 2 Norwegian Young Explorers Zimbabwe Expedition 1994. Hon Chief Leader: Maj Fiona Rose, 12 Leaders, 4 Assistant leaders, 54 Young Explorers, 12 Zimbabwean Young Explorers North Queensland Expedition 1995. Hon Chief Leader: Mrs Marianne Overton, 14 Leaders 3 Assistant Leaders, 60 Young Explorers South East Iceland Expedition 1995. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Rod Hartley, 13 Leaders, 44 Young Explorers Del-Monte-Fruitini Alaska Expedition 1995. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Tony Whiting 15 Leaders, 80 Young Explorers Svalbard Spring Expedition 1996. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Mark Evans, 7 Leaders, 29 Young Explorers Namibia Expedition 1996. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Jeff South, 16 Leaders, 58 Young Explorers, 14 Namibian Young Explorers Svalbard Summer Expedition 1996. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Chris Furse OBE, 18 Leaders, 80 Young Explorers Van<strong>co</strong>uver Island Expedition 1996. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Keith Maslen, 16 Leaders, 48 Young Explorers ANZSES/BSES Expedition to Tasmania 1996-97. Richard Pitchfork, Hannah James-Roll Lahaul (Indian Himalaya) Expedition 1997. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Dominic Jones, 23 Leaders – including Indian & Australian, 69 Young Explorers – including Indian Sinai Expedition 1997. Hon Chief Leader: Dr Emma Loveridge, 22 Leaders 71 Young Explorers South Greenland Expedition 1997. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Les Morgan, 16 Leaders, 71 Young Explorers East Greenland Expedition 1998. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Pat Cannings, 16 Leaders, 68 Young Explorers Lesotho Expedition 1998. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Ken Josey, 20 Leaders, 66 Young Explorers Moroc<strong>co</strong> Expedition 1998. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Alasdair Kennedy. 18 Leaders, 66 Young Explorers Alaska Expedition 1999. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Tony Whiting.15 Leaders,57 Young Explorers Kenya Expedition 1999. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Richard Crabtree, 11 Leaders, 32 Young Explorers – including 5 Kenyans Tien Shan Expedition 1999. Hon Chief Leader: Dr Michael Ridd, 15 Leaders, 57 Young Explorers – including 6 Kyrgyzstan nationals Greenland Expedition 2000. Hon Chief Leader, Mr Les Morgan, 14 Leaders 40 Young Explorers The John Cohen Memorial Expedition, Iceland 2000. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Chris Gwinnett, 13 Leaders, 46 Young Explorers Lahaul Expedition 2000. Hon Chief Leader: Ms Caroline Christie, 6 Leaders, 19 Young Explorers, Malawi Expedition 2000. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Chris Wright, 12 Leaders 41 Young Explorers Alaska Expedition 2001. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Tony Whiting, 14 Leaders, 59 Young Explorers Ladakh Expedition 2001. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Pete Allison. 20 Leaders, 52 Young Explorers Svalbard Expedition 2001. Hon Chief Leader: Dr. Lorraine Craig 12 Leaders, 43 Young Explorers Svalbard Arctic-Year Expedition 2001-2002. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Mark Evans, 10 Leaders, 34 Young Explorers Svalbard Summer Expedition 2002. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Tony Duncan, 12 Leaders, 26 Young Explorers Amazonas Expedition 2002. Hon Chief Leader: Ms Belinda Kirk, 21 Leaders, including Peruvian leaders, 58 Young Explorers, 12 Peruvian Young Explorers Arctic Norway Expedition 2002. Hon Chief Leader: Mr David Martin, 17 Leaders, 61 Young Explorers Footsteps of Shackleton Expedition 2002- 03. Hon Chief Leader: Brig DV Nicholls RM (retd), 9 Leaders, 21 Young Explorers East Greenland Expedition 2003. Hon Chief Leader: Lt Col John Muston. 15 Leaders, 60 Young Explorers Lesotho Expedition 2003. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Nick Thompson, 13 Leaders, 39 Young Explorers, 8 Basotho Young Explorers Iceland Expedition <strong>2004</strong>. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Brian Needham, 16 Leaders 21 Young Leaders, and 32 Young Explorers Svalbard Expedition <strong>2004</strong>. Hon Chief Leader: Mr John Ramwell, 12 Leaders, 48 Young Explorers Tanzania Expedition <strong>2004</strong>. Hon Chief Leader: Hon Colin Ni<strong>co</strong>l, 9 Leaders, 36 Young Explorers MEMBERS’ EXPEDITIONS Nepal 1978-79. Leaders: Mr R G Derrick, Mr Brian Needham 21 Members, Himalayas 1981-82 Leader: Mr Andrew Toal, 8 Members Finland Pilgrimage Expedition 1992. Leaders: Mr Andrew Toal, Mr Murray Mitchell. 5 Members Lahaul 1995. Leaders: Mr Andrew Toal, Mr Richard Kearns 8 Members Everest Base Camp 1998. Leader: Mr Andrew Toal, 13 Members Millennium Antarctic Expedition 1999-2000. Hon Chief Leader: Mr Chris Furse OBE, 6 Leaders, 10 Young Explorers - including a Falkland Islander. Kilimanjaro 2003. Leader: Mr Andrew Toal, 9 Members Everest Base Camp <strong>2004</strong>. Leader: Mr Andrew Toal, 6 members
STAR SCHOOLS <strong>2004</strong> Schools from which four or more YEs have been on BSES expeditions between 2001 and <strong>2004</strong> Bryntirion Comprehensive School, Bridgend Camden School for Girls, Camden Christ the King Sixth Form College, Lewisham Cranbrook School, Cranbrook Dean Close School, Cheltenham Dunblane High School, Dunblane Dunoon Grammar School, Argyll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Financial Donors in the period 31 Jan 04 - 1 Feb 05: Accenture Foundation Lord Archer Dr Ian Ashwell Mr Brian Bardrick Mr JFT & Mrs A Bayliss Lady Bishop Mr Justin Brooke FM Sir John Chapple Mrs Sarah Christie Mr Michael Cooper Augustine Courtauld Trust Andrew Croft Memorial Fund Lady Cullen Endowment Fund Deutsche Bank Maj Anthony Evans Dr Joseph Footitt French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust Mr Sean Furey Mr Barrie Gane Sandy & Zorica Glen Charitable Settlement Mr CAE Goodhart Mr and Mrs SE Greenway Jonathan Hartley Memorial Fund David Haydock Trust Haymills Charitable Trust Hedley Foundation Hetherington & Walker Memorial Trust Miss Rachel Howell Miss Abigail Huntington Inchcape Foundation Maj Gen Brian Irwin Lady Johnston of Rockport Mr John Gwynn Jones Mr Ian Kay Key Travel Mr JW Kinnaird Eton College, Windsor Exeter School, Exeter Gorseinon College, Swansea Guildford High School, Guildford King Edward VI College, Stourbridge Marlborough College, Marlborough Mary Hare Grammar School, Newbury We offer our thanks to all those who help make BSES expeditions possible for the self-development of young people, particularly those who helped us for the <strong>2004</strong> expeditions: Sir James Knott Trust Mr D Laughton Dr Phillip Law Mr James Lingard Mr David Lloyd Mrs Fiona Lovatt MacRobert Trust Mr Alan Mainwaring Miss Katie Marwick Dr Stuart Martin Lt Col AF Matheson Mr Andrew May Mercers' Company Alice Mitchell & H Jones Miss Sharon Milne Ethel & Gwynne Morgan Charitable Trust Mrs Frances Morgan Lt Col John Muston Mr JHM Norris Mr Derrick Parkins Dr John Payne Mr Oliver Peppe Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork Mr Michael Reeve Mr John Roll Pickering Lt Col Peter Steer Mr Michael St J Sugg Ms Liz Symonds Mr GRGC Tickler Mr Colin Tickner Alastair Walker Memorial Trust Mrs Diana Walker Robert & Elizabeth Ware Trust David Warren David Wasse Peter Whitestone Michael David Wood Olchfa Comprehensive School, Swansea Pate’s Grammer School, Cheltenham Queen's Park High School, Chester Rend<strong>co</strong>mb College, Cirencester St Catherine's School, Guildford Tormead School, Guildford Winchester College, Winchester And to the following who have so kindly supported BSES and individuals in a variety of ways: Mr Alan Ars<strong>co</strong>tt, Generali Portfolio Management Mr Michael Baggs Mr Chris Burns, Cotswold CEGA Miss Kathleen Davies Dr Adrian Dighe Major Hugh Drummond & Mr Barry Powell, Bramley Training Area GE Fulton & Son (Gunsmiths) Mr Ted Grey, Young Explorers Trust Mr Ted Hatch Mr William Chipperfield, Drummonds Branch, Royal Bank of S<strong>co</strong>tland Key Travel Mr Neil Laughton Major General Richard Oliver, Year Out Group Dr Mike Ridd Professor Jim Ryan Dr Martin and Dr Sue Spurling Mr Brian Welsby, Be Well Nutritional Products Mr Aubrey Roberts, Speechly Bircham (Solicitors) The Royal Geographical Society / Institute of British Geographers Messrs Ian and Alex Spofforth, Spofforths (Auditors) Mr Justin Warwick Mr Mark Whittingham, Aon (Insurance) Andy Woodward, Wear and Tear Repairs All those volunteers who interview, serve on <strong>co</strong>mmittees, pack / clean / mend / organise expedition equipment, give school presentations, represent us at gap-year fairs, or help in many other ways. 23