bayc
Hilda Simester House, 581 pershore Road Selly Park, Birmingham B29 7EL
Tel: 0121 460 5870
E-mail: info@bayc.org
Click HERE to download the current Annual Review.
bayc is an umbrella organisation dedicated to serving the needs of youth groups in Birmingham, the Black Country and the wider West Midlands.
Birmingham Water Sports Adventure
Here's your chance to have a go at: Raft building,
kayaking, open canoeing, sailing or wind surfing.
The event is open to anyone aged 11-19.years
Everyone will have the challenge to build a raft from
materials provided and paddle it around a course on the reservoir.
You will also have a choice of one of the other activities on offer on the day.
Everyone will receive full instructions and be supplied with the necessary safety equipment
provided by Bear Creek Adventure Ltd/Edgbaston Water Sports qualified staff.
Click here to download an application form
Birmingham Outward Bound Association The association is a small group of people who have worked with young people in the outdoors for a number of years and have seen the benefit of the three week course offered by the Outward Bound trust. Time and again we meet young people for whom completion of the course was truly a life enhancing experience. Each year we offer bursaries to a small number of young people aged 16 - 19 years who would not normally get the opportunity to benefit from such an experience. You will be aware that it is getting progressively harder to access financial support so this year we are only able to offer 3 bursaries of £500 each. The remaining cots of £263 plus travel to and from the centre would need to be met by the young person, hopefully with your support and some pointers from us about other sources of funding. All the details of the 3 week courses can be found on http://www.outwardboundtrust.org.uk/ . You may also find the report entitled ‘Our impact' useful in terms of assessing whether or not this type of challenge is suitable for young people you are considering supporting. What we really need from you is for you to identify any young people you think would benefit from a course such as this but who would normally not get the opportunity. We need young people who will not only benefit from it but who would also contribute to the development of other people they are working with. In the past we have given bursaries to young people who have then dropped out at the last minute and clearly we want to avoid this as much as possible so please bear this in mind when selecting candidates. One of the criteria we will be looking for is how the young person intends to use what they learn for the benefit of the community here in Birmingham. The three courses on offer are; July 17th - August 7th - Loch Eil in Scotland July 24th - August 14th - Ullswater in the Lake District July 31st - August 21st - Aberdovey in Wales It is important to note that there is only one place available for each course - therefore each young person will be travelling to the course on their own and then completing the three weeks with people they have never met before. Click here for an application form. This should be sent to; J I Shand Erdington District Office Kingstanding Leisure Centre Dulwich road Kingstanding B44 OEW Applications can also be sent electronically to jim_shand@birmingham.gov.uk or via Lotus notes. The closing date is Monday February 15th and candidates will then be contacted about interviews. Any queries please contact me on 303 9299 GREAT NEWS bayc in response to member requests will be trialling a LATE NIGHT opening session commencing Monday 4th January. For a three month trial period the office here at 581 Pershore Road will be staffed from 9am til 9pm on Mondays in an effort to support members by offering more access. We hope this exciting move will prove popular with groups and that we can icrease our service to you !!!!!!
