New groups

New Groups Project Staff Recruitment

Friday, 16 January 2015

The Woodcraft Folk has secured grant funding to expand the New Groups Project currently running in West Yorkshire to additional areas of the UK. A number of new roles are available as part of the project team:

Northern Regional Gathering

Event date: 
24 January 2015 - 10:30am - 4:30pm
Event location: 
Swarthmore Education Centre, Leeds

An open meeting for all groups in the North. 

The meeting will include:

  • Update on the New Groups projects
  • 90th anniversary plans
  • Regional camp
  • Swapping ideas for group night activities
  • Training & support needs

For more information please contact Ellie Julings at ellie.julings@woodcraft.org.uk 

To make your booking online click the 'Book Now' button below (please ensure you have logged on to the website first). 

Largest Growth Project Launched

Friday, 8 August 2014

Following recent funding success, Woodcraft Folk will be launching its largest new group project ever!

The Cabinet Office funding will enable Woodcraft Folk to employ a small team of New Group Support workers to reach out to new communities across West Yorkshire. The 19-month project will:

Programme Planning

You're in one of the main sections of Woodcraft Folk's New Group Journey training module. The most important points to remember are listed first, and following that is a fuller explanation of what you need to do in this area. There are many different ways of doing things in Woodcraft Folk, so we've included only the essential guidance in this module, leaving you to develop your own methods to suit your group.

Publicity & Outreach

You're in one of the main sections of Woodcraft Folk's New Group Journey training module. The most important points to remember are listed first, and following that is a fuller explanation of what you need to do in this area.

Being Part of Woodcraft Folk

You're in one of the main sections of Woodcraft Folk's New Group Journey training module. The most important points to remember are listed first, and following that is a fuller explanation of what you need to do in this area.

Staying Safe

You're in one of the main sections of Woodcraft Folk's New Group Journey training module. The most important points to remember are listed first, and following that is a fuller explanation of what you need to do in this area.

Finance

You're in one of the main sections of Woodcraft Folk's New Group Journey training module. The most important points to remember are listed first, and following that is a fuller explanation of what you need to do in this area.

The People You Need

You're in one of the main sections of Woodcraft Folk's New Group Journey training module. The most important points to remember are listed first, and following that is a fuller explanation of what you need to do in this area.

Case study: starting a new group

Margaret O'Byrne from Norwich Thorpe Hamlet talks us through the evolution of her group and what it's like to start a new one.

About 9 years ago I started a Venturer group with a friend. Initially someone just approached me and asked if i would like to bring my daughter to a group and possibly help run the group. At the beginning we met in someone's house and it was all very girly and craft based. Later we transferred to my house and soon the group was too big and we moved on to a local school. As we grew my eldest daughter stopped attending but my youngest continued and so i kept attending as a leader. Over the years the group has also changed and we developed Elfin and Pioneer sections.

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