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The Social Action
Newsletter
2014
Their inspiration, their creativity, their impact;
their adventure...it’s already begun....
If I could do it all again, I wouldn’t change a moment of it...
‘Where’s Ben’ By Ben Freeman
‘Beneath the Willows’ By Sara
Jane Foster
‘Operation Deaf Awareness’
By Sara Falberg
As nearly all of the team had been affected by cancer in some way, whether it
was with a family member or friend, they decided almost immediately to create a
project around that theme. Like many other NCS young people before them, this
Social Action Project became a personal mission that meant something to the whole
team. Forming an event called Taste a Nation; the aim was to not only increase
the happiness of those suffering with cancer, but also to raise awareness of The
Macmillan Cancer Trust itself.
The event was a great success and the main idea (quite literally) went down a
treat: food from a variety of different cultures was prepared by the team and
served at different stalls. At the same time; presentations about Macmillan and
the work they do were given by speakers from the Trust. It was an awesome day
for both the team and all those who attended. The team have not only become
great friends throughout their time on NCS, but have also made other friends
through the Taste a Nation event – a testimony of their success!
Aside from the usual fund-raising and charity awareness, the team decided to do
something slightly different from the norm. Their aim was to bring the local
community closer together and improve the reputation of teenagers. Full of drive
and determination the team got stuck into their project straight away, coming up
with the idea to hold a mini music festival that they named ‘Glastonferry’.
The event attracted local bands and was even featured in the local newspaper,
‘The Northern Echo’. The festival got so much interest from the local community
that team members Kieran and Lauren were invited to Spark Radio to talk about
the event!
‘A plan in Progress....’ By Roger Goff
‘Success in the face of
adversity’ By Matt Brownsett
The team arranged a special community day with the single intention of
raising awareness of the difficulties others face in life. Bringing together
a range of different generations, the event allowed both the young and
old to interact and share each other’s issues – improving the relationship
between the two groups – something the team definitely achieved!
Organising a clean-up of the local river Ouse, the team completely cleared
it of litter. The community was so impressed by their efforts that many
local people came to help. Once this clean-up was completed the team
organised a fundraising event in the Brackley area to raise money for
equipment, fish and plants. The team made such an impact on the
community that they got recognition from the local Mayor!
Join the Adventure...
They’ve revamped local parks, skate parks, even
wildlife parks. Designed anything from posters and
leaflets to gardens and ponds. They’ve held gigs,
community events, made videos, written poetry,
written songs; performed those songs, performed
those songs at the gigs they’ve organized! It’s
been up to them, and it can be up to you to.
It’s your adventure and it starts now at:
www.ncsyes.co.uk
Find more UFA adventures at:
www.ufa-ncs.org.uk
And
www.ufa.org.uk