There’s still time to apply for our Vice-President’s Memorial Bursaries, with the closing date being Friday 4th November.
The Bursaries were set up to remember and continue the life-long work with young people of our Vice-Presidents, Paddy Duffy and Jackie Maxwell. Both bursaries are for up to £250 and are designed to assist young people to develop their skills as a volunteer in their own youth club or youth sports club.
For more information on either of the Awards please click here.
This year we hosted our first Soap Box Derby at the Hillsborough Oyster Festival, support by Trust Ford.
The day saw over 40 teams of young people come along to race their custom-made Soap Boxes down the hill. We were joined by Guy Martin and representatives from Trust Ford who helped with the judging.
The team from Edengrove Presbyterian Church won the Best Overall Team, and walked away with a brand new minibus, donated by Trust Ford.
The other category winners, who each won £500.00 were:
Do Something United is a selected United Youth Pilot, funded by the Department of Employment and Learning (DEL). It is an eight month programme running from August 2015 until March 2016. We are currently recruiting young people aged between 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training, and living in South Antrim, Craigavon and Lurgan areas.
Contact Ciara at CYP for an application pack (applications to be returned no later than 12 noon on Friday 18th September).
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