Membership Secretary

Scottish Gathering weekend & AGM
New Lanark Youth Hostel 31st January – 2nd February 2014

This is our annual hostelling weekend open to all adult members and volunteers in Scotland including families, Venturers & D.F’s.

London Region will hold its formal AGM in the morning with a review of the year and discussion of plans for the future. We will hold elections for the London Committee as well as for the Lurgashall Park Farm Committee. Lunch will be provided.

In the afternoon there will be a choice of a workshop on how to play a greater role in the National organisation and the showing of the film on Kindertransport with a brief discussion.

Creche will be available but booking is essential.

To confirm attendance and for further details please contact londonwf@yahoo.co.uk

 A free weekend residential of training in Glasgow for volunteers, leaders and parent helpers this November.  

This is a high quality course offered as part of some recent funding. Places will be offered on a first come first served basis, so please book as soon as possible. The booking form is attached. 

NOW AVAILABLE!! 

• Annual gathering resolved to allow 16 to 20 year olds to buy 5 year membership.
• The membership will be set at five times the annual unwaged/low paid fee 

16 year olds wanting to become a member of Woodcraft Folk can now make a £60.00 advanced payment to cover the duration of their DF membership.

What is the Update Service?

The Update Service scheme is a subscription service set up by the Disclosure & Barring Service to keep DBS certificates up to date. Applicants can subscribe to the scheme either whilst their DBS application is in processing or within 30 days of the DBS certificate being issued.

Once subscribed to the scheme the applicant can use their DBS certificate again and again with other organisations, as their criminal record information is kept up to date by the DBS. 

From 17th June 2013 the Disclosure & Barring Service are introducing the DBS Update service.

Annual Gathering 2013 resolved to increase the individual membership fee.

Woodcraft Folk is pleased to announce that we are one of 45 third sector organisations receiving a funding boost from the Scottish Government to enhance or develop work focussed on supporting the needs of young people and their families.

The Strategic Partnership Funding of £10 million across 45 organisations will strengthen the work of young people’s organisations working across Scotland, in areas such as adoption, vulnerable families, child health, literacy, bereavement counselling and parental support.