Good practice with rural youth
13th June 2008, 3:07 pm
The Rural Youth Network collects and disseminates examples of good practice on various topics relating to children and young people in rural areas. They have put out a call for examples in Transport, Leisure, Positive Activities and Volunteering - submit using the form (Word format).
Or for more information contact Sarah Hope, phone 0116 242 7441 or email: ruralyouth@nya.org.uk
(Source: Voluntary Arts Network newsletter)
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
i am chairman of Meadow Park football club based in bromsgrove worcestershire.we are a volunteer based junior club providing football opportunities for 250 children each week ranging from under 8s to adult sides. the club faces closure unless we can segregate are wonderfull playing fields from the factory which we lease them from as they have had two or three incidents over the last two years resulting in insurance claims against the company.we have to build seperate changing rooms and car parking and fence the pitches off from the factory.the cost of this is around 300.000 pounds of which the football foundation have offered to give us 55% of the costs.we have been found raising ourselves and have raised 18.000 pounds since christmas, but we still have a way to go! do you have any suggestions? cheers paul.