Gap year anyone?

Hope your all enjoying the summer... it's turning out to be a truly terrible year for the weather, isn't it? Being a typical Brit I am always surprised by this.


The result of a muddy hike!


However, having just come back from a long weekend camping on the North Devon coast I am pleased to say (in the voice of Braveheart) that 'they may take our sunshine, but they'll never take our laughter'- I think the rain and wind adds another dimension to camping and one must laugh at the thought of pitching what is essentially an overgrown coat hanger on the slop of a hill in gale force winds...

Anyway I have two things to tell you about today:

1) I came across the Funding Central website recently; as an activity provider or Local Commissioning Network member it could prove really useful for you to sign up and its free.

You can set up your very own preference list so you can ensure you'll only receive funding information that is relevant to you...

I will try to highlight any opportunities I come across on here also.

2) If you are working with young people then they may be interested in the youth led charity Restless Development new gap year project, aimed at recent school leavers, students and the voluntary sector. 

Please visit the website for more information http://www.restlessdevelopment.org/

Quote for the day

"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." -John Ruskin