This Wednesday, 15th May, Eimear has arranged a ‘B+ positive’ course for teenagers through PIPS; on Thursday, 16th May, at the fortnightly cooking class we are making sponge cakes and there is also a town walk taking place;  and next Monday, 20th May, there is a Cinema Trip to the Great Gatsby and Dinner at Diamonds, age 16+, see Lee for details.

From 6th to 8th July there is a Camp at Carrowmena Activity Centre for third year+, see Eimear for details.

Irish Dancing is at 6pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Kids Movie Night is on Fridays from 7pm; Ceol & Craic on Tuesdays from 7pm; Board games and Xbox tournament on Wednesdays; cooking on Thursdays; and Buzz and Pool are all on Mondays.

A Walking Club will run throughout May and June with town walks and beach walks and finishing with walks at Tollymore and Donard. Details from the club.

Kingdom Youth Club Certificate Presentation Night and Volunteer Recognition is on Thursday 6th June. 

Please get involved and make it a great night, all suggestions welcome, so email your thoughts on what the night should include, band? speakers? special guest? who? what awards? decorations?

A new rota of volunteers and activities for May to September is being drawn up, if you have not yet signed up or have an idea for an activity contact the club asap.

What is the club missing?

What activities do you want at the club?

Do you have a new idea?

Please think about this and ask the youth members, Eimear or Lee.

*Youth Council for Northern Ireland Award Winner*

Kingdom Youth Club is among the latest groups from Northern Ireland to achieve the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard, recognising the excellent work they do with volunteers.

That makes a total of 63 in NI to achieve the Award (this includes 6 groups who have renewed their award).

Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations involving volunteers. Investing in Volunteers aims to improve the quality of the volunteering experience for all volunteers and demonstrates that organisations value the enormous contribution made by their volunteers. 

Investing in Volunteers is delivered by the four national volunteering infrastructure bodies, Volunteering England, Volunteer Development Scotland, Volunteer Now in Northern Ireland and Wales Council for Voluntary Action.

Kingdom Youth Club was assessed against a range of best practice standards and proved to excel in all aspects of working with its volunteers. Sandra Adair, Director Policy and Capacity Building, said “Volunteer Now is delighted to announce Kingdom Youth Club’s successful achievement of this Award, they have demonstrated a real commitment to volunteering, proven that their volunteer management policies and procedures meet nationally recognised standards.”

Investing in Volunteers is unique in that it is the only standard that focuses on volunteers. 

It is based on four areas of volunteer management; planning for volunteer involvement, recruiting volunteers, selecting and matching volunteers and supporting and retaining volunteers.

Further information about the Standard can be found on www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk. 

The Standard will enhance volunteer management and is rigorous but is designed to be simple to implement and not to generate large amounts of paperwork.

It is the only quality standard that has independent external validation with a UK Quality Assurance Panel that makes recommendations to the UK Volunteering Forum, the awarding body.

For further information about the programme in Northern Ireland, please contact:
Volunteer Now, 129 Ormeau Road, Belfast. BT7 1SH
Tel 028 9023 6100

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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution is about connecting with communities and inspiring change and it is coming to Dunavil with a community talk/demo about healthier choices and recipes.

A new rota of volunteers and activities for May to September is being drawn up, if you have not yet signed up or have an idea for an activity contact the club asap.

What is the club missing?

What activities do you want at the club?

Do you have a new idea?

Please think about this and ask the youth members, Eimear or Lee.

Eimear and Lee will meet with Megan from JIMS on 30th April to organise Dragons Den that was suggested in a senior members meeting months ago.

Princes Trust programme will be on Saturdays at the club, date to be confirmed.

KYC participated in ‘Its a Knockout’ in Atticall on Saturday.

Nexus Internet safety and keeping safe workshops targeted at both senior member groups (training) and for younger members 11 years to13 years.

Movie Night is on Mondays from 7pm; Ceol & Craic on Tuesdays from 7pm;

Board games and Xbox tournament on Wednesdays;

cooking on Thursdays (this week its white chocolate chip scones; and Arts & Crafts, Buzz and Pool are all on Fridays.

Kingdom Youth Club Certificate Presentation Night and Volunteer Recognition is on Thursday 6th June. 

Please get involved and make it a great night, all suggestions welcome, so email your thoughts on what the night should include, band? speakers? special guest? who? what awards? decorations?

Community Development & Civic Leadership Project information session at Kilkeel Leisure Centre on Wednesday 8th May at 7pm.

If you are interested in developing your skills and supporting your community while gaining a Level 2 OCN accredited qualification then let us know.

A Walking Club will run throughout May and June with town walks and beach walks and finishing with walks at Tollymore and Donard.

Details from the club. 

The University of Ulster offers community youth work programmes at the Magee campus in Derry and the Jordanstown campus in Belfast. The following part-time programmes (undergraduate) are now recruiting for September 2013 entry on the Magee Campus:

· Certificate in Community Youth Studies (Magee): This one-year programme provides training at pre-vocational level. Attendance is one day each week. The course provides education and training for students in the concepts and methods of community youth work relevant to the needs of the young people from diverse backgrounds.

On Wednesday 15th May
Eimear is arranging a
‘B+ positive’ course
for teenagers through PIPS. 

Irish Dancing is now at the earlier time of 6pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Congratulations to the 27 who completed the second part of the NCFE Level 1 Drug & Alcohol misuse course, and also to the 30 participants in the SELB Minor Games training which took place at Dunavil.