Action Projects Workshop write up

Action Projects Workshop This workshop looked at Tree’s £500 fund for local groups to run a youth led project in partnership with the local community to have a positive impact. We first looked at the key criteria of an action project that the youth panel use to judge whether to reward the money or not. These are: Youth Led Positive Impact Community Partnership Thought out and planned Then members of the groups spoke about their experiences of action projects and top tips were noted down from these. The group then broke up into their local groups to either map their local community to see who they could do a project with or used the top tips and ideas to plan their own action project.

Useful Link: http://woodcraft.org.uk/action-projects Full Notes Top Tip for future projects from those who have already ran one.

Use any contacts you have in the local community Make sure you have a strong plan so you can use your time well.

Use any “inside information” you may have.

Split up your planning into bite size parts to make it easier for the groups to cope with, either across group nights or into smaller working groups.

Use the community map activity in the activity pack as a way to work out local community partners.

The group’s ideas for possible action projects Geocaching Day as a part of the Cache In, Trash Out programme (http://www.geocaching.com/cito/) lead by the Ventures. A possible follow up projects is to get the Ventures to support the a groups of Pioneers to run a similar event.

Set up a joint project with the local PHAB (http://phab.org.uk/) groups, who are just setting up in this area.

Venturers teaching parachute games and circus skills to local youth groups as a practice run for an international visit to Kenya to teach them similar skills.

To set up a children's area run by the local Woodcraft at a local Summer Folk Festival in an area Woodcraft are looking to expand to.

A groups of Venturers are planning to Pimp a punt Twinning Adverts

On the Saturday night a twinning area was set up. Here groups were able to put up “personal” ads for their district to look for another district to twin with. We had two district twin at the event, Swindon and Banbury. While Oxford and Luton are still looking for a twin, their adverts can be found below:

Name of district: Oxford Contact Email: meikle2001@hotmail.com Your Weary: Need more leaders for Headington Elfins Look for: Leaders Thursday 6.15 – 7.45 We can offer: A fabulous experience 

Name of district: Luton Contact Email: ross_simpson_uk@hotmail.com Your Weary: Help staring new groups

Swindon and Banbury Twin.

Name of district: Banbury Contact Email: jack.brown@woodcraft.org.uk Your Weary: Lack of volunteers and members Look for: Keen enthusiastic district with lots of ideas We can offer: Energy and commitment

TWINN Name of district: Swindon Contact Email: swindonwoodcraft@woodcraft.org.uk Your Weary: New ideas recruiting new blood Look for: GSH, long term relationships, good times and friendship, cheese and wine (not white) long walks, cooperation We can offer: Old blood, experiences, marquee, PIG More information on twinning and the activities it could involve will follow.