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Leazes Park, Richardson Road, Newcastle

We are a unique progressive educational movement for children and young people – both girls and boys - designed to develop self-confidence and activity in society, with the aim of building a world based on equality, peace, social justice and co-operation.

Through its activities, Woodcraft Folk tries to give its members an understanding of important issues such as the environment, world debt and global conflict, with a key focus in recent years being sustainable development. Unlike other traditional youth organisations, we do not have a set uniform; instead our members choose to wear clothing such as our “woodie hoodies” or t-shirts designed by young people from our organisation.

The Woodcraft Folk was established as an educational movement and charity in 1925, and was run entirely by young people. We operate in England, Scotland and Wales. Woodcraft Folk groups meet weekly, enjoying a varied programme including games, drama, discussion, projects, crafts, singing and dancing, as well as following an educational programme based on awareness of issues both local and global.

The organisation provides an informal and supportive environment for young people to develop their ideas, share experiences, explore opportunities and make life-long friends in their locality and beyond.

Volunteer Roles: Please note this project is looking for people who will make a regular commitment rather than a one off

Volunteer Youth Worker (s) – working with young people aged 13-16 years. Please ask SCAN staff for a further information sheet about this role.

Volunteer Play leader (s) – the Woodcraft Fold would be interested in finding a group of people to run a group for younger children (6-9 and/or 10-12) in Leazes Park

Website designer/manager – someone who could build up a site and then train a group of young people to maintain it.

Fundraiser – if there is some who is really into raising funds, and would value supporting a cooperatively and democratically based youth organisation then there may be a committee place for them.

Experience of working with young people, experience of leadership and working cooperatively, but more especially working collectively with peers to empower young people to make decisions. Discovering styles of leadership, which hopefully is not up front and in charge, we like quiet people as well!

More general transferable skills, such as organising activity and events including risk assessment, informal counselling and mentoring skills, facilitating discussion, games, drama, art and craft skills you never thought you had.