Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw

New Manton Scout Group

‘During May 2011 the Trustees agreed to support New Manton 26th Scout Group and 14th Worksop Scouts with £200 to help them fund the cost of a summer camp in Galloway as part of their Centenary Celebrations.

Thanks to financial support from FoYPiB one of the Scout Leaders had this to say,

‘The Scouts enjoyed a week of camping in Galloway and doing activities such as climbing wall, zip wire, archery, canoeing and rafting.They went up to Edinburgh to watch the Military Tattoo and spent the night at a Scout Headquarters in the city, went sightseeing around Edinburgh and they also enjoyed the rest of the week doing coastal walks and swimming.
Thank you once again for your generous donation towards the fund it was really appreciated’.

Spur Crescent Community Garden

At the May 2011 board meeting the Trustees agreed to support Spur Crescent Community Garden Group and give £200 to help the organisation get young people involved with their Community Garden project.

One of the organisers had this to say,

‘The Funding received from Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw towards a Community Garden has been used for the purchase of a container for the storage of tools and equipment to be used by the young people who work on the garden. Already young people have been helping on our Take Part days – clearing the ground and planting vegetables and flowers. Young people from In Training have built a willow dome and a polytunnel on the site which will be used to grow vegetables throughout the year. This funding is helping young people to learn about growing their own produce which they can take home to eat! Many thanks.’

Date of next Board of Trustee Meeting

Thursday 24th May 2012

Applications requesting funding should be submitted at least 10 working days before the above date.

In Aid of FoYPiB – One man – half a marathon

Worksop man Mark Rawson took to the streets of Sheffield on 8 May and completed the Sheffield Half Marathon in 1 hour 55 minutes taking 12 minutes off his time of 2 hours 7 minutes last year.Mark chose to
raise funds and support Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw. We would like to thank Mark for his efforts in raising over £500 for the charity.

Retford Gymnastic Club

At the January board meeting the trustees agreed to support Reftord Gymnastic Club with £300.00. This funding will assist the club in the purchase of new equipment for their “The Next Step” project.

The Head Coach of the club had this to say -

“Retford Gymnastics Club is a non profit making organisation and a registered charity so relies on fundraising to purchase new equipment or replace old and damaged equipment. Having the support from FoYPiB has helped towards purchasing a new vault and safety mats for the A barswhich enables our young gymnasts to dvelop their skills in a safe environment” Thank you

Retford Guiding

In September 2010 the Trustees of Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw agreed to support Retford Guides with £220.00 to assist with the cost of their Centenary Celebrations.

The Division Commissioner had this to say-

“The money we received was used for us to send a group of Guides/Young Leaders and Leaders to represent Retford at the Renewal of Promise Ceremony for the Centenary of Guiding in Nottingham on the 20th October 2010 at 20.10. The girls had a super evening where they joined 4000 Guiding members from round the County, this was a wonderful experience in the lives of these girls thanks to the support from Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw.”

Valley Young People’s Centre

In September 2010 the Trustees of Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw agreed to support Valley Young People’s Centre with £300 towards the cost of some hard wearing disco equipment for the club. The aim of the disco project is to reduce anti-social behaviour in the area and raise awareness around issues affecting young people, additionally staff at the centre will offer a full range of support and services to the young people attending the Friday evening disco, they want to offer young people a safe place to go with their peers and access positive activities.

One of the Youth Leaders had this to say –

“This would not have been possible without the kind support of local organisations such as Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw, who have given funding to the project to ensure that good quality disco equipment can be purchased. Young people themselves will be trained to run the disco and will be able to achieve an award for their involvement”.

Latest News

We Have Moved

Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw have now move Office Premises.Our new base is in the offices at Kilton Forest Golf Club, we have kept the same telephone number and email address.

Bassetlaw Games

There will be lots of opportunities to get involved in a variety of activities during 2012, watch this space for more details.

Events

Annual Quiz Night

The annual Quiz Night was held on Thursday 1st December in Retford Oaks School.

Twenty seven teams of four had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. In third place was a team called Special Measures, in second place was Les Quizerables but First Place with a great score of 137 out of 170 was a team called No Not Yet.

Watch this space for details of next years Quiz Night.

For further details please contact FoYPiB on 01909 531504 or email support@foypib.org.uk

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Sewhat 2011

Our last Sewhat Fashion Extravaganza attracted over 200 young people who took to the cat walk showing their creativity in a variety of ways. An appreciative audience in North Notts Community Arena were delighted to see aprons, skirts, tops, ‘t’ shirts, hats, masks, bags and a selection of dresses made from numerous resources including road maps, drinks cans and plastic bags in addition to fabrics. The young people involved chose a variety of themes from healthy eating to Alice in Wonderland to show their creative styles.

Sewhat 2012 will be held on Wednesday 28th March in North Notts Community Arena at 7.30pm

For further details please contact FoYPiB on 01909 531504 or email support@foypib.org.uk

Annual Fun Run

Over 230 people from nineteen different organisations thoroughly enjoyed the annual Welbeck Fun Run/Walk held on the 15th May 2011.

The event was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Retford and everyone involved received a medal for crossing the finish line of the 10k event.

The event was well supported and assistance was given to the charity by staff from A1 Housing Services who helped with registration and the Worksop Air Training Cadets who took care of the drinks stations on route.

Despite showers everyone had a great time, the winner was Richard Mottram who covered the distance in just 42 minutes 30 seconds.

2012 Fun Run will be held on 13th May. To register and further details please contact FoYPiB on 01909 531504 or email support@foypib.org.uk

Golf Day

Twenty six teams of Golfers entered the Stableford Competition including young people from both Valley and Portland Schools. Local clubs kindly gave prizes and local organisations sponsored each of the eighteen holes, Ratcliff & Roper sponsored the Nearest the Pin Competition won by J Reeves, G Brumpton won the Putting Competition and the team winning first prize of a game of golf at Lindrick Golf Club was a team of young golfers from Valley School. The day was a huge success and well supported, money raised will go to supporting the grants offered by the FoYPiB trust.

Our Golf Day is set for 2012, it will take place on Saturday May 26th at Kilton Forest Golf Course.

For further details please contact FoYPiB on 01909 531504 or email support@foypib.org.uk

Serlby Park Golf Day

All the Golfers thoroughly enjoyed the Serlby Park Golf Day on the 23rd September, the winning team was Ratcliff and Roper.

The nearest pin was won by Will Spencer of A1 Housing and Ladies nearest the pin by Ruth Gee.

The date set for 2012 at Serlby Park Golf Club is Friday 21st September. To register your interest please contact FoYPiB on 01909 531504 or email support@foypib.org.uk

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