News and stories
Centres to welcome households
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Woodcraft Folk centres and campsites are preparing to welcome household and family groups this summer.
At the moment all Woodcraft Folk camps and residential have been rescheduled as a result of Covid-19 and lockdown restrictions make it impossible to plan for group camps and overnight stays. We know that many of our members have missed out on stays at our beloved centres.
Roadmap to reopening
Thursday, 11 June 2020
This week General Council approved Woodcraft Folk's Roadmap to Reopening.
Whilst Covid-19 restrictions mean that many Woodcraft Folk groups and activities can still not take place, now is the time to plan future activities.
At this time many Woodcraft Folk groups continue to engage our youngest members through:
How to apply for Coop Good Causes
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Woodcraft Folk groups are enouraged to apply to the Coop Local Community Fund to become a Coop Good Cause.
Supporters webinar
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
On June 6th, members and supporters joined Woodcraft Folk's Pip sayers (Chair of General Council) and Debs McCahon (Director of Development) to celebrate some of our movement's achievements of 2019 and to explore some of the strategic changes General Council are looking to implement between now and our centenary in 2025.
During the session Debs and Pip shared some of the highlights of 2019, including welcoming:
- Over 31,000 overnight stays at our residential centres
- Nearly 8,000 young people participating in outreach activities
- 20 new groups
Pip and Debs also shared the impact of and our response to Covid-19. Within two days of closing groups online programme was being provided, and we are pleased to report that engagement in our online programme is increasing every week. We ask all supporters to share www.dreambigathome.uk to reach more children, young people and families.
Pip and Debs also shared the 12 strategic changes agreed by General Council in February 2020, which included:
- Testing new approaches to delivering Education for Social Change to support our ambition to increase and widen participation, which has already started with online and remote programme and will be further tested this summer with holiday clubs provided to Coop Academy Schools in west Yorkshire
- To invest in greater levels of volunteer support and training in response to the increased regulation of the sector
- Relocating to Manchester and aligning ourselves more strongly with the co-operative movement
A big thank you to all our volunteers!
Friday, 5 June 2020
Our organisation, like many others, is going through challenging times.
Co-op Local Community Fund
Thursday, 4 June 2020
Ed, from the Co-op, has been in touch. He wants you to know that the brilliant Community fund is now open for applications.
Ingenious Grant Awards
Thursday, 4 June 2020
From healthcare of the future to tackling the climate emergency: Ingenious solutions for engaging the public
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced 17 new Ingenious Public Engagement awards for projects designed to excite and inform the public about how engineers shape the world around us. Now in its 13th year, the Ingenious programme offers grants of up to £30,000 to support engineers to engage with the public in new and innovative ways.
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Put your Spring clear out to good use and help us raise funds!
Thursday, 28 May 2020
Have you been using this time in lockdown as an opportunity for a Spring clear out?
If the answer's yes, please think about using those unwanted items to help us raise much needed funds for Woodcraft Folk.
EBay has launched a Big Charity Sell where you can sell your unwanted items and opt for up to 100% of the proceeds to be donated directly to a charity of your choice.
According to eBay UK an estimated £51 million worth of unwanted items have been thrown away during lockdown.
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