Tori James (inset), the first Welsh woman to climb Everest, took part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme as a teenager growing up in Pembrokeshire AN outstanding number of young people in Pembrokeshire have participated over the years in what’s been hailed as one of the Duke of Edinburgh’s greatest legacies – the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Since 1998, a total of 6,628 young people in the County have achieved Bronze, Silver and Gold awards in the celebrated youth achievement scheme, thanks to it being available in all local secondary schools and four open award centres. Dave Sommerville has been Pembrokeshire County Council’s Duke of Edinburgh’s Award co-ordinator for more than 20 years. He says Pembrokeshire has traditionally had among the highest number of participants across the whole of Wales.