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NYA Guidance Update – 12 April 2021
Today, the nation moves from step 1B to 2 on the government’s roadmap.
12 April 2021
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NYA Guidance Update – 29 March 2021
From the 29 March 2021 the youth sector will move to AMBER on the Readiness Framework for all outdoor activities.
29 March 2021
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Jessica’s Blog – March 2021
The start to 2021 did not go as I had planned.
24 March 2021
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News from The Wayz
On Saturday 20 March, a group of young people engaged with and completed an emergency first aid course.
24 March 2021
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CEO’s Thoughts (March Newsletter)
Welcome to our March newsletter.
24 March 2021
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Training Update
Lots of great news on the training front!
22 March 2021
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Waterside Update
David visited the site on Friday 19 March and was really pleased with the progress made.
22 March 2021
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MNR Coaching Partnership
Some of you may have noticed the numerous engagements between Berkshire Youth and MNR Coaching across our social media channels.
22 March 2021
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New Wellbeing Programme
In a recent Berkshire Youth survey of almost 700 local young people, 77% of respondents stated that mental health and wellbeing are one of the most important issues facing them.
22 March 2021
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Latest Youth Sector Guidance – March 2021
The NYA have published a new guidance document for those working in the youth sector.
3 March 2021
Meet the Trustees – Jim Leftwich
22 March 2021
Some of you may already know Jim who has been part of Berkshire Youth for 39 years and Chairman for more than 30 years. Jim last lived in Berkshire 48 years ago, last worked in the county 20 years ago and was never a member of a youth club – how’s that for a Berkshire Youth CV? But that’s another story!
Jim writes: “The seventh of eight children and living in London through the Second World War life wasn’t easy, but as the country rebuilt after the war there were meaningful apprenticeships, jobs and careers and I can look back on a truly rewarding and fulfilling career and a base from which I was more than happy to ’put something back’ as they say.
As you can imagine, those 39 years of commitment to Berkshire Youth has seen enormous changes along the way, from boys clubs to youth clubs, from a County Council to six Unitary Authorities, from national and local government support to fighting for grants from wherever possible. Viewed from that background, I believe the challenges facing young people today are greater than at any time during my long life. The 2007 international financial crash, caused by international bankers, brought on 10 years of UK austerity and the virtual elimination of government services for young people and now today the situation is compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, so profoundly affecting those young people born at the time of the financial crash.
This is why I believe the major task of the Trustees of organisations such as Berkshire Youth is to do everything possible to get government and society at every level to recognise the duty we have to correct this situation and to build opportunity and hope back for this generation of young people.”
We thank Jim from the bottom of our hearts for his unstinting commitment to Berkshire Youth and the young people of Berkshire.