Tag: #Youth

Sunday 22nd August – Cream Tea & Walk With Beaminster’s Young Farmers

Beaminster’s Young Farmers have organised a local walk starting at 2pm on Sunday, 22nd August with a delicious Cream Tea afterwards.

There will also be a raffle and a Sweet Jar Competition 🙂

Just show up at Drimpton’s Village Hall on Sunday 22nd August to join in – put it in your diary!

All raising funds for Cancer Reseach UK.

The event is organised by Beaminster’s Young Farmers – Read more about them HERE.

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Prout Project Almost At Target – Please Donate

At the time of publishing, the Prout Bridge Project have reached over 3/4 of their £20,000 target with 12 days remaining 🙂

Their story has been highlighted this past week in both the Dorset Echo and the Bridport News.  Please donate as this is an All or Nothing Fundraiser: if they don’t reach their target – they receive nothing – any donations received will have to be refunded.

Donations can be made on their Crowdfunder page HERE or Donations can also be made via cheque made out to Prout Bridge Project, or cash can be put in an envelope and put through the letterbox of Prout Bridge Project, 28 North Street, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3DY.

Thanks and appreciation went out from the manager of The Prout Bridge Project, Paula Tuff on social media on Saturday evening:

  • With reference to H.R.H. Prince Philip’s Duke of Edinburgh Award on the day of his funeral – “As the founder of the DofE, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has assisted in transforming the lives of millions of young people, leaving a lasting legacy in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. We are proud to have supported young people achieve this award in the past, offering young people the chance to discover they can do anything, achieve anything and overcome anything life throws their way.“
  • To their friends & corporate partners at The Ollerod in Beaminster – “Thank you Sil and Chris for all your support, we are very grateful.“
  • Paula continued – “Today I want to mention two people who have been with our charity from the start & without whom we wouldn’t be here today, about to start a new exciting plan for the future. Joy and Mike – Thank you both for believing in the Prout Bridge Project.”

 

Read about the Project Bridge Project HERE.

Visit their Crowdfunding page HERE.

Visit the Prout Bridge Project’s Website HERE.

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Prout Bridge Project CrowdFunding To Serve The Parish

Used by many children in the Parish, the Prout Bridge Project are fundraising on CrowdFunder to buy, kit out and staff an outreach vehicle – so that they can take the Prout Bridge Project out and about within Beaminster and the surrounding villages (including Broadwindsor, Drimpton, Marshwood, Mosterton and Salway Ash).

They have a ÂŁ20,000 target which they are hoping to raise within the month of April 2021.  This is an all or nothing campaign – if they don’t reach the target, they don’t get a penny & your donation will automatically be returned to you.  Here is a 3 minute video to tell you more about their Reaching Out Fundraiser and how your donation will help:

You can read more and donate to their ‘Reaching Out‘ project by clicking HERE.

Their vision is that the Prout Bridge Centre building becomes a thriving and welcoming place for the whole community to share and enjoy, where people can come to chat, make friends, participate and get help and advice.

Their objectives are to:

  1. Offer an inclusive, affordable and varied programme of activities, so that people of all ages in Beaminster and the surrounding area feel they have access to fulfilling things to do, including arts, music, crafts, sport, dance, fitness, learning,  culture and heritage, with a particular focus on helping young people to thrive through the support of youth clubs and targeted youth work.

  2. Fight loneliness, social isolation and intergenerational divides by providing opportunities for people from all backgrounds and of all ages to come together socially, participate in their community, make friends and support each other.

  3. Support people to feel mentally well, achieve healthy lifestyles, be independent, and develop skills that will help them thrive.

  4. Develop a sustainable long- term project which supports the local community, responding to evolving needs and delivering activities, services and facilities that people want, by regularly consulting with the community and local organisations and service providers.

  5. Operate as an “umbrella” charity  nurturing and supporting other charitable and community organisations which share the same objectives.

Visit their Crowdfunding page HERE.

Visit the Prout Bridge Project’s Website HERE.

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Beaminster Memorial Fields Closed

At the beginning of this year, Beaminster Town Council announced that Beaminster had been awarded over £98,000 by the National Lottery Communities Fund, (NLCF), to enable them to deliver their Skate Park Project in 2021.  It has taken a while but it will be worth the effort.

Work has now started on the construction for this project and the site is expected to be closed from Tuesday 22nd February for a period of nine weeks.
The park remains open but the car park is closed.

Beaminster Town Council has received two amounts of funding from West Dorset District Council and now the generous NLCF award takes them to their funding target.  This means that that they can now commence the project and, COVID restrictions permitting, they hope to complete it by the summer of 2021.  They will be working closely with Maverick Industries on the build, and the Prout Bridge Project to develop the launch event.

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Congratulations Rev. Jo, Dani & Jo!

These lovely, brave, some may say crazy ladies confronted the New Year’s Day elements and undertook their planned swim at Lyme Regis beach earlier today.

When the event was planned early in December, our Rev. Jo Neary, Dani from The Wobbly Cottage and Jo Robins launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for the Prout Bridge Project.  (You can learn more about the Prout Bridge project in the initial post HERE.)

At the time of publishing they have over doubled their goal of ÂŁ300 and their total currently stands at ÂŁ670. What marvellous news.

Well done ladies!

You can still donate HERE!

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New Year’s Day Prout Bridge Project Sea Swim

Our Rev Jo, Dani from The Wobbly Cottage and Jo Robins are doing a New Year’s Day Sea Swim raising funds for the Prout Bridge Project. The time is still tbc but they are swimming at Lyme Regis off the town beach.

They have just launched a GoFundMe page and at the time of publishing, they have just

Jo Robins created the page stating: Dani, Jo R and Rev Jo will be putting on their bobble hats and braving the New Year’s Day sea for a sponsored swim to raise money for the Prout Bridge Project. Please support us in this slightly mad endeavour if you can – every donation will make a real difference to the work of the Prout Bridge Project in Beaminster, West Dorset. Supporting mental health and wellbeing in young people and adults and providing youth clubs, youth work support and activities for children and young people, if you’re not familiar with the charity – please read more below.

Photographic evidence will be provided. If the conditions are dangerous on 1st January, they will do the swim as soon as is safe after that date.

Please support them & donate HERE!

Prout Bridge ProjrctThe Prout Bridge Project. “The charity provides youth work and clubs for children and young people and mental health and wellbeing support and affordable activities for people of all ages in rural West Dorset, operating from the small town of Beaminster.
Our area is beautiful and lots of  people come here for their holidays. But it can be a tough place to live for many households with low wages, high housing costs, limited public transport and rural isolation leading to relatively high levels of poverty and social deprivation and poor mental health. Our team of qualified and highly-experienced staff and volunteers are trusted in our community, having built strong relationships over many years. We have an excellent reputation for the positive impact we have, empowering young people, improving mental health for people of all ages and providing affordable activities and opportunities. In the past year we have worked with over 500 young people and adults and provided support around issues including anxiety and depression, abuse, addiction, bullying, relationship, family breakdown and sexual health.”

Why are they fundraising?
“Like so many organisations Covid-19 has hit us hard and 2020 has been tough. We’ve lost our income from room hire, activities and our cafe. Understandably some of our supporters have had to cancel or reduce donations. And, most challenging, we lost our base in March when the Prout Bridge building in Beaminster was requisitioned by the County Council as part of their emergency coronavirus planning. At the same time the need for our services is greater than ever. The impact of Covid and lockdown measures on  people’s lives and mental health has been devastating. 
We’re determined to keep supporting young people and adults in our community at this challenging time. We’ve been  adapting our services throughout the lockdown. At the moment we offer:

  • Youth worker team outreach in the town on Tuesday and Friday nights talking with young people, listening to their fears and providing information and advice.
  • Targeted one-to-one youth work sessions with young people in need.
  • A free to use counselling service for people of all ages staffed by 4 counsellors.
  • A weekly resilience course for one secure bubble of young people not currently in school run by two youth workers.
  • A youth band for one secure bubble of young people one night a week supported by two youth workers.
  • Support to the food bank and co-working with other services including the police, local schools, Dorset Family Partnership Zone, and specialist local charities like the Space and the Shores.

We know there is a need for so much more. And we can continue to provide these services and more if we can keep raising enough money to cover our running costs.”

Please support them & donate HERE!

THANK YOU!!

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Vote for Matt!

Beaminster Young Farmers Club have issued this statement asking us all to vote for Matt Frampton.

“Please vote for our brilliant Matt Frampton to win the Heart of YFC award.
If it wasn’t for Matt Frampton’s enthusiasm and commitment, Beaminster YFC might have folded a few years ago. He is considered the heart and the soul of the club and his passion for YFC has extended to his involvement at County, Area and national levels too.
From taking on different roles and encouraging others to get involved, Matt is described as being everything that YFC is about. He is currently Chairman of Dorset FYFC and as part of the Dorset FYFC Executive committee in the last few years he has spearheaded such events as the County Ball and made Dorset’s annual County Rally an event that is now shared with the public and raises funds for the Federation.
As County Chairman, he is described as approachable and always willing to listen, to learn and improve – and the best advocate for YFC’s values.
Matt’s commitment to YFC never waivers and even after his diagnosis and subsequent treatment for testicular cancer just before Christmas 2019, he still attended and led every County meeting.
Matt faced an intensive nine-week period of chemotherapy after it was discovered the cancer had spread but once again, he remained active in YFC, attending all meetings with a smiling face.
Matt’s battle with cancer and positive attitude inspired members of his County to pull together and launch a fundraising campaign to help raise awareness of the disease and show their support to their County Chairman.
There is no better reflection of Matt’s character and passion for YFC than in the huge response the County received off the back of such horrible news. The fundraising campaign raised £7,300 for Orchid – a charity which funds research, awareness and support to save men’s lives from male cancer.
With grace, courage and enthusiasm Matt has shown the YFC community that when people support each other, the possibilities are endless.”

Vote for Matt HERE. Done it – Good Luck Matt!

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National Young Farmers’ Week 2020

Voting for the Heart of YFC Award will open on 26 October 2020 and the winners for all of the awards will be revealed throughout National Young Farmers Week. We’re voting for Matt Frampton! Good luck everyone!

Find out if you know any more of the finalists – and read more about them HERE.

Read more about Dorset Young Farmers HERE.

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Dorset Young Farmers

Dorset YFC is part of The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC). This is one of the largest rural youth organisations in the UK.  Established in 1921 NFYFC heads a nationwide body of 662 Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) throughout England and Wales dedicated to supporting young people with an interest in agriculture and the countryside.
Their HQ is based at the Stinsford Business Centre in Kingston Maurward near Dorchester and they are a Registered Charity No: 301209.

Local Clubs are:

  • Beaminster Young Farmers – a thriving club for any young person aged between 10-26yrs. They currently have 37 members including, Farmers, Carpenters, Engineers, and people attending School and University.  They do a great deal of fundraising are earlier in the year presented a cheque to Fortuneswell Cancer Trust in the sum of ÂŁ500.00.
    *They usually meet on alternate Tuesday nights at The Red Lion, 7.30pm – 9pm.
    Contact: Club & County Chairman Matt Frampton HERE
    (County Organiser Tracy Hounsome is currently dealing with all correspondence and Zoom meetings while Matt bravely continues his battle with cancer).
  • Marshwood Vale Young Farmers is another thriving club always usually active. with over 40 members, their club age also ranges from 10-26 years. Every year they raise great amounts of money to a charity which they choose every year. A popular fundraiser is their annual Winter Ball.
    *They usually meet every 1st Tuesday of the month at Broadoak Village Hall for 7:45pm.
    Contact: Club Chairman – Tom Turner on 07824 447678, Club Secretary Lindsey Johnson on 07741 470474 or Club Secretary Hannah Bowditch on 07840 984637. Alternatively please email:marshwoodvaleyfc@gmail.com.

*Meetings cancelled due to Covid-19, Government Guidelines and Regulations.  Zoom meetings are taking place! The NFYFC has produced a full guidance document on what YFCs need to do for organising activities and meetings. NFYFC has made further updates to these Covid-Secure guidelines, which have been prepared with the support of the National Youth Agency. For more information, click HERE.

Orchid: Fighting Male CancerAlthough the Quiz is now over, you can still donate to Orchid Cancer through JustGiving HERE as the clubs continue to show their support to their Chairman. Orchid Cancer fund research, awareness and support to save men’s lives from all types of male cancer.

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