Progress Report

March 2010

Registered Charity Number: 1123062

Registered Company Number: 06341098 LOT’s FASHION FIX

Lizard Outreach As a pilot project, We are working Trust we have run ses- with some new vol- sions in Mullion unteers who are school, in which we professional dress recycle old clothes makers to increase Inside this issue: and redesign them the impact of the

Community Spirit 1 into new items. club and we are The project gained looking for anew Fashion Fix 2 a good amount of format to bring the interest and we club out of school Youth Club 3 were actually re- and develop it’s ceiving too many own identity. The Year 7 work 4 students at one group are picking point. We are now up some good tech- Primary school clubs 5 looking to develop make it a more niques and skills in the programme and structured event. sewing and design. City and sea 6 exchange

College 7 Community Spirit Camp

In March we took eleven Fuze– Dance & 8 young people on a Com- Drama workshops munity Spirit Camp, de- signed to enhance the Recent Activities cohesion in the commu- Poltesco Art Day nity and bring together

Youth Club young people from differ- ent villages on a fun Food Hygiene Level 2 course weekend. We stayed at Cinema Trips YHA and spent Community Christmas Dinner a day at activity centre Ice Skating BF Adventure, where we canoeing and team build- Event in a local village as ing activities. We all had a result Community Walk enjoyed climbing, a great experience and of these Fashion Fix spent time discussing discus- Dance & Drama Workshops their communities and sions and Horse Riding what they would like to we’re Maritime Museum Trip see happen in the future. building

Red Cross Babysitting Course We have since begun a BMX planning a community track. Community Spirit Camp Page 2 Progress Report

Youth Club

We set up a youth club future as they search for people love to do is dance and during the winter term jobs. we have last year. So far it has Also in the youth club we run a been going great, we are have been on a few trips dance getting a regular group of including Ice Skating at workshop young people attending the Eden Project. It was in the and taking part in activi- youth club ties. and regu- Before Christmas we ran a larly hold pop-up kitchen in a local discos church hall. The young which are ever popular. people designed the menus, decorated the hall, made the food and drinks really great to see the and acted as maitre d’, young people helping each waiters other on the ice, and even selves at this early stage, by gain- and even helping along some of the managed volunteers who weren’t too pact and hopefully, create a sense a carol to sure on finish off. their Although we are very limited The young people learnt feet. with our resources, the young people are always finding the secondary school, including the some customer service One skills, hospitality and ca- thing ways to entertain themselves tering skills which will the and spend time together. help them along in their young

Continuing work with Year 7’s

As I met many of the are involved in. younger pupils year seven pupils last Quite a few of and developing a during my work with the the year 7’s network for them primaries I have tried to have come to look to when keep contact with as along to current they get to high many as possible. I year 6 trips as Year 7 & 8 befrienders school, giving taking part in Year 6 Art regularly do detached be-frienders, Day at National Trust site them not only work in Mullion school coming along as Poltesco the workers, but and run trips which they support for the other pupils. Page 3

Transition work with the Primary Schools

I am continuing to work in schools on trips off the riding with a lo- the 9 primary schools on the peninsula including to cal stables and I Lizard Pen- the cinema am involved in a insula, and and to Fal- partnership pro- have visited mouth Mari- ject with Corn- them all time Museum. wall Youth Ser- throughout We en- vice provid- the year so joyed ing dance far. I have workshops mak- and drama run various clubs at lunch- ing lighthouses workshops times and after school, in- and learning how afterschool cluding modelling, tag rugby, to sail on their called ’The team games, and circle times. boat lake. I took Fuze’ We have also taken various a group horse

City and Sea Exchange 2010

We are once again Previously the exchange We have struggled to get people running an ex- has brought together 12 along to this exchange in the change with Tower young people, from London past, as the summer is one of Hamlets Summer and 12 from to the few employment opportuni- University, it does- learn about the maritime ties for young people they are n’t seem so long ago industries where they live, reluctant to give up any time. that we were evalu- and enabling them see dif- We may therefore host a resi- ating the last one ferent lifestyles and experi- dential for the Tower Hamlets and already we are ence the change of cultures group to visit Cornwall and planning for 2010. within their own country. meet some young people here.

THE FUZE College Work A partnership project with Cornwall Youth Service

I began my degree course with YMCA The Fuze, is a part- work team which pro- George Williams College in September, nership project with vides support to the and so far it has been going well. I have Youth Service and young people through- attended the residential and enjoy my study days in Bristol. So far I am doing ‘MADE’, providing out the sessions. quite well with my assignments and am Dance and Drama The young people will actually achieving higher marks than I workshops to 8-16yr soon be performing anticipated so I’m very happy. It is quite olds from & a struggle fitting in time to study around their work in Mullion work and home, however, I am beginning Peninsula. School to get the hang of it and look forward to I am part of the youth my next residential in July. Lizard Outreach Trus Bruggan House t (LOT) works in partner- Grade-Ruan ship wit h others to enhance the Nr Helston TR12 7LQ SELF-ESTEEM, Contact Jenny Dickinson ACHIEVEMENT & 01326 290888 Email:[email protected] EMPLOYABILITY Of young people who live on or have a connec- tion w ith the Lizard Peninsula. We’re on the web!

www.lizardoutreachtrust.org Through the support o f Joseph Rank Trust and Rank Foundation we ar e able to provide exciting learnin Supported by g opportunities.

the Joseph Rank trust

Quality in Study Support (QiSS).

As part of my role within Liz- ‘Advanced’ status soon. time developing a framework ard Outreach trust I am put- I have spent a great deal of within our organisation, ting together our portfolio working with the ‘Out of and evidence in order to pro- Hours Learning’ team to de- gress to the next level within termine our strategy and for- the QiSS scheme. ward planning to bring us to QiSS is a code of practice advanced level. which we work with, and Many of our policies and pro- which ensures we constantly cedures have been or are in review and evaluate all the the process of being reviewed work we do, to ensure it is and new processes are being relevant, a recognized need, put in place to keep our re- and will make an impact on cords up to date and coher- the lives of the people we are ent. I have also attended involved with. training courses and have We are currently accredited met up with other accredited with ‘Established’ level centres involved in the QiSS award and we are going for network.