Clip 'n Climb 2024
On 5 March, the Rotary Club of Felixstowe enabled some 40 junior school children from the Felixstowe area to take up the challenge of the climbing wall. (Photos Bushfire Photography.)
Another great event in our Youth Development Programme
On 5 March, the Rotary Club of Felixstowe enabled some 40 junior school children from the Felixstowe area to take up the challenge of the climbing wall. A big thank you to Clip ‘n Climb for their joint sponsorship and to the staff at the Ipswich centre who were so supportive of the children.
Many of the children had not experienced this kind of activity before, but you could see their confidence grow in just half an hour of being in the climbing arena. The look of pride on their faces when they completed a climb was wonderful to watch.
The event was fully inclusive and gave so many a chance to enjoy the activity and blossom. Some of the children were going through difficult times, but nevertheless they were challenging and pushing themselves outside their comfort zone and the interaction with their peers was a joy to see.
Some of the teachers mentioned that places had been offered to the children for good behaviour, which was a great incentive, whilst others were selected to help improve their emotions and develop new life experiences. For many of the children (as one of the teachers explained) the chance to experience Clip ‘n Climb was compared with the excitement of the countdown to Christmas…
At the start of the session the children didn’t say boo to a goose, but by the end they were full of enthusiasm, telling me which climb they liked best, how they managed to climb higher each time and how much they wanted to do it again!
Once excited boy said, ‘I have never been to Clip ‘n Climb before, but I have wanted to come forever - I really, really, really loved it!’
Whilst most of us as adults probably take for granted that Clip ‘n Climb is just a fun activity (which of course it is), it is so much more than this. With so many of these children going through some tough times, learning new life changing skills and improving their confidence is in invaluable. The whole experience goes so much further than you think, which is why this plays such an important part in our Youth Development Programme.
Related pages...
Community Cup 2024
more Six junior schools in the Felixstowe area competed for the Rotary Club of Felixstowe’s Community Cup at ITFC on the 14th February. And this year Trimley St Martin came out on top. (Thanks to Bushfire Photography for the pics.)
Kids Kitchen 2023
more Here at the Alex, thanks to the Yeo Group, we see Mayor Seamus Bennett, Rotary Club President Dougie Pipe, and young chef Vasilisa Tymoshenko who earned the Top Chef award for her outstanding work.(Images Bailey’s Photography.)
Community Cup 2023
more On 22 March six teams from junior schools around the town met on the Portman Road all-weather pitch to compete in the Rotary Club of Felixstowe’s Community Cup. And for the second year running Colneis won the day.
Fun and so much more
more Thanks to Ipswich Clip ‘n Climb, on 21 March we were again able to give children from several junior schools around the town the opportunity to have fun, face challenges and build their confidence in a new environment.
Kids Kitchen 2022
more Thanks to the Yeo Group for again hosting at the Alex Brasserie, Kids Kitchen is an established part of our Youth Development Programme. This year eight young cooks prepared and served a three-course meal for almost fifty. (Photos: Bushfire Photography)
Rotary Club of Felixstowe’s Community Cup 2022
more Children from Felixstowe junior schools had an amazing morning taking part in our Community Cup on Ipswich Town Football Club’s all-weather pitch. (Images thanks to Bushfire Photography)
Reaching ‘Great Heights!’
more On 14 July the Rotary Club of Felixstowe sponsored some thirty children from the primary schools of Felixstowe for a session at the fabulous Ipswich Clip ‘n Climb.
Kids Kitchen 2021 - Details of this year's event to follow
more On 18 October, thanks to our young cooks and the Yeo Group, this year’s Kids Kitchen culminated in an excellent three-course meal for fourteen parents, special guests and Rotarians in the Alex Brasserie. (Photos thanks to Bushfire Photography.)
Football with ITFC
more Football tournaments in association with Ipswich Town Academy (Photos Bushfire Photography)
Clip n' Climb
more Do We Have a Future Olympian Climber in Our Midst? (Images thanks to Bushfire Photography)
Kids Kitchen
more Learning culinary skills in association with the Yeo Group and Felixstowe Academy (Images thanks to Carl Middleditch of Bushfire Photography)
.jpg)
West End Week
more West End Week offers young people a 5-day musical theatre experience. Students take part in workshops covering drama, dance and singing with entertainment industry professionals and appear in a show alongside top West End performers.
RYLA 2019
more Excellent talk by Oliver Brooks, this year’s RYLA candidate
Community Lunch
more Our annual lunch provides a fun opportunity to establish and maintain links with our supporters and collaborators working with young people across the community
back to page above this...
Youth Development
back Thanks to Andrew Rowdon, Youth Development lead, we have an established programme including Community Cup with ITFC, Climbing with Clip ‘n Climb, and Kids Kitchen with the Yeo Group. Fun, but also an opportunity to build confidence in a new environment.