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 Penzance 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 Cornwall 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 Helston & a struggle fitting in time to study around their work in Mullion work and home, however, I am beginning the Lizard 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 Trust (LOT) works in partner- Bruggan House ship with others to enhance the Grade-Ruan Nr Helston SELF- ESTEEM, TR12 7LQ Contact Jenny Dickinson ACHIEVEMENT & 01326 290888 EMPLOYABILITY Email:[email protected] Of young people who live on or have a connec- tion with the Lizard Peninsula. We’re on the web! www.lizardoutreachtrust.org Through the support of Joseph Rank Trust and Rank Foundation we are able to provide exciting learning opportunities. Supported by the Joseph Rank trust Quality in Study Support (QiSS). time developing a framework ‘Advanced’ status soon. As part of my role within Liz- within our organisation, ard Outreach trust I am put- I have spent a great deal of working with the ‘Out of ting together our portfolio Hours Learning’ team to de- and evidence in order to pro- termine our strategy and for- gress to the next level within ward planning to bring us to the QiSS scheme. advanced level. QiSS is a code of practice Many of our policies and pro- which we work with, and cedures have been or are in which ensures we constantly the process of being reviewed review and evaluate all the and new processes are being work we do, to ensure it is put in place to keep our re- relevant, a recognized need, cords up to date and coher- and will make an impact on ent. I have also attended the lives of the people we are training courses and have involved with. met up with other accredited We are currently accredited centres involved in the QiSS with ‘Established’ level network. award and we are going for .