Join the Down & Connor County Team at Ardnavally Scout Centre (Belfast) on Saturday 15th October 2022 for a day of Adventure Skills training, fun, laughter and craic!!! Across the day we hope to share in Camp and Backwoods skills and activities and explore how we use these to create and deliver a programme for our groups. Everyone will have the option to camp overnight at the site if the wish, all that we ask is that you bring your own equipment and gear to facilitate this.
The Brian Boru County Team are inviting all Group Leaders and Scouters within the County to join them for a Weekend of Scouting skills, fun and craic. The weekend will be run from the 24th-25th September at Gosford Forest Park, with plenty of space available to pitch your tent or to hang a Hammock. Backwoods and Pioneering Skills, along with Programme planning and Camp planning, are just some of the things happening across the weekend, as well as competitions, challenges...a skills day t-shirt and much more in-between!!!
On Friday 17 December 2021, the DfC published details of 2021/22 financial support for not-for-profit organisations affected financially by the COVID 19 pandemic. Grant awards of up to £50,000 are available. In some exceptional circumstances grants higher than £50,000 may also be awarded.
A Time Capsule for 2021 provides key learning aids – lesson plans (some have a supporting PowerPoint), an animation and a time capsule fact file – to explore what a time capsule is and how pupils can capture the essence of 2021. The target audience is Primary and Key Stage 3.
Young people are more globally connected than ever before. Build action on global issues affecting people and planet into your youth work and activism with this easy to use resource pack.
Some resources that may be useful for Scouters provided by Nyci. These include "Working Safely in a Youth Club", "Youth Arts Toolkit", "8 Steps to Inclusive Youth Work", "Youth, Power And Planet: One World Week resource pack".
First Aid training provided by Safe Hands Training.
Contactless, digital and mobile banking are increasing the invisibility of money, making it even harder to build financial confidence. But the HSBC financial education programme can help to overcome those challenges.
An independent Review of Charity Regulation NI is underway. Complete the online survey to feed back any suggested improvements.
A link to PDF version of Scouting Irelands Adventure Skills Handbook
