Meeting the challenge: summer 2013

For years the Club has supported the Rotary Youth Leadership Award Scheme selecting 2 sixth formers from the four local secondary schools for the Hebden Hey course. This year the Ocean Youth Trust (North) and a sailing ship became a second venture.

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The four schools involved are Horsforth, Guiseley, Benton Park and St. Mary's, Menston.

MEETING THE CHALLENGE

For several years the Rotary Club of Aireborough has given sixth form pupils from four local secondary schools the chance to attend a Youth Leadership Award programme held at Hebden Hey in the Hardcastle Crags Valley.

Last weekend Hannah Childs and Conner Hulme, both from Horsforth School, completed the course made up of four very different outdoor team exercises, including raft building, with the added enjoyment of 6.30 a.m. starts and late finishes. Normality was resumed with a course ending participatory concert. Driving them home Brian Waite commented

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Youth Services

back Looking back at another rewarding year and forward to what can be done to build on the Club' excellent and diverse activities with Airebrough's young people.