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Scottish Gathering 2012: Pitlochry
Pitlochry is a beautiful little town nestled in the Scottish hills. If you happen to visit on a mid January weekend, wind your way up through the high street, take a left at the grand Scottish hotel and continue up the hill. Don't be put off by the gradient- you’ll be rewarded by the sight of 50 Scottish woodies, gathered together for their Scottish Gathering, in the majestic Pitlochry Youth hostel.
EVS twinning with Stanley
Hands In! month inspired us to make new friends and twin with others in Woodcraft Folk.
We are EVS volunteers in London, and went to Stanley and met Angelica from Colombia and Eko from Indonesia. They are doing their EVS at The Activity Den in Stanley. We had a chance to spent a couple of days with them at Gwen`s and Steve`s house. It was a great time.
Red Oak Cafe - Mac Cockerill
My dad, Mac, died in November last year. Some of you will have met him at CoCamp helping run the Red Oak cafe or jiving at the Disco. Dad was a traditional man. He rarely talked about his feelings and prefered to show his love for his family by knocking down walls or building bathrooms.
WATCH OUT for GRANTS from Y Care International
Woodies!
Full of fresh ideas for the still young 2012?
Fancy becoming active with a broadminded project?
Then watch out for the following: YCARE International and is offering 12 grants from £1,000-£8,000 for young people aged 13-25 to explore their role in the development of our world.
Introducing Verity
Hello all you marvellous Woodcrafters,
I'm Verity; the ‘New-Part-Time-Temporary-Development-Officer-for-Mentoring’ on the TREE team, and I am really very ecstatic about this.
Growing Groups
Following the November Development Conference, that explored the theme ‘Growing Groups’, all groups will be asked to rise to the challenge of growth.
If every group were to recruit just one new family (an adult member and a child), we would meet our growth targets!
Growth is important to Woodcraft Folk for a wide range of reasons, including reaching out to new communities and sustainability. We will not fashion a bright new world on our own!
Youth Leader Training
Book now for your free place at Woodcraft Folk Youth Leader Training
18th-20th May at Lee Valley YHA - NOW WITH CRECHE
Course information
Youth Leader Training is a course for everyone intending to work with pioneers or venturers by leading or helping in a group or supporting them at camps and residentials, on projects or campaigns
District Fellows join SOPA protest
Woodcraft Folk's DFs have taken their website at www.spanthatworld.com offline today in protest against SOPA and PIPA, the two bills being discussed in the U.S. Congress today. These two pieces of legislation aim to protect the copyright of content on the Internet and stop piracy, but organisations including Wikipedia, Google and Wordpress believe they will damage the freedom and creativity of the Internet.
Park Farm Working Day January 2012
Park Farm Working Day January 15th 2012
Volunteers from across London and the South East came together on Sunday (15th Jan) for a working day at Park Farm, Woodcraft’s campsite in the heart of the Sussex countryside.
Annual Gathering 2012 - bookings open, call for motions and nominations
The convening notice for Annual Gathering 2012 is issued today. This year's Annual Gathering will be held on the weekend of 27-29 April at Scout Park in north London.
Annual Gathering is the democratic heart of the Woodcraft Folk, but it’s so much more than that. As well as celebrating our achievements over the past year & electing our General Council, we discuss future plans for the movement, share skills & experiences, and enjoy each other’s company in true Woodcraft style.
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