Re-ignite Project Funding Success
Woodcraft Folk is delighted to receive grant funding from the Jack Petchey Foundation to support groups to rebuild following COVID disruptions. The 12 month Reignite project will be targeting groups and Districts in the following London Boroughs: Croydon, Hammersmith & Fulham, Merton, Southwark Wandsworth. The project aims to reignite and rebuild Woodcraft Folk groups and […]
Life Skills in Aldgate
This half term, staff members Lauren Karstadt and Eireny Akubeze, accompanied by Common Ground Camp ESC Volunteer Sandra Kourtsounioti have had the pleasure of going to a school in Aldgate. They have been working with years 3 and 4. The team have been delivering sessions around cooperation, fighting the climate crisis, teamwork, friendship and fairtrade. […]
A Very Busy #IWill Week
The end of November was a busy time for the Woodcraft Folk Green Influencers in Leeds and Bradford. The last week in November was #iwill week so lots of brilliant activities took place all around the country.
A New Volunteer in the Lockerbrook Team
Woodcraft Folk is part of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) volunteering programme. The programme is managed by the European Commission. Woodcraft Folk have hosted many volunteers from the EU over the years and 2021 has seen the organisation host volunteers from Czech Republic, Ireland, Spain and Italy. Find out more about our current ESC volunteers here. […]
Kids Got Rights Celebrate Rights of the Child Day
On International Rights of the Child Day (20/11/21) Woodcraft Folk’s Trustee Board (General Council) together with some staff and volunteers engaged in a child-led workshop exploring the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Milestone for ‘Green Influencers’ project
As the world gears up for COP26, the Green Influencers scheme has reached a milestone by recruiting 1,500 young people committed to environmental social action. Woodcraft Folk’s Green Influencers Woodcraft Folk is one of the 37 host organisations involved in the project, which is led by the Ernest Cook Trust. Green Mentor Elaine Brown has […]
New Info Pack Available
Common Ground is fast approaching! From 29 July to 8 August 2022 at Kelmarsh Hall in Northmaptonshire, thousands will be camping together in solidarity and friendship. The team are hard at work preparing a welcome for our friends from all over the world. Groups in the UK planning to attend the event will find full […]
Green Influencers Scheme Conference
On Tuesday 30 March, Owen – Head of Membership and Programme and Elaine, our Green Mentor in Leeds and Bradford attended the first Green Influencers Scheme Conference. The conference took place online and was organised by The Ernest Cook Trust. Green Influencers is a youth social action campaign working all over England with lots of […]
Dream Our G-Local Movement
Woodcraft Folk joined members of the International Falcon Movement to explore inclusion and diversity as part of European project. The main aim of the Dream our G-LOCAL project is to reflect on our own practices regarding accessibility and inclusion and find ways to improve our movement. Together with other organisations working with underserved youth and children, we […]
Green Influencers Launch Event – A Turtle Success
On Monday (1st March) we had our online launch event for the Green Influencers Scheme on Dream Big at Home. Elaine our new Green Mentor explained what Green Influencers is all about, we talked about the climate emergency and what local action we can take. Then we all made a recycled turtle. And they were all […]
Ingenious Engineers School Sessions!
Over the past week some of our team of volunteer engineers have been running sessions for years 3-6 at Woodslee Coop Academy as part of their blended home/school online learning. Our Ingenious project is funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering and we are working with a team of recruited volunteer engineers with a huge […]
Launch of the Green Influencers Scheme
Woodcraft Folk are pleased to announce the launch of the Green Influencers Scheme supported by Ernest Cook #iwill . We will be supporting groups of young people (10-14 years) in Leeds and Bradford to plan and run green social projects in 2021 and 2022. The Green Influencers Scheme aims to help young people realise their […]