For Young People By Young People (360G-CheshireCF-A458179)

The aim of the Active Cheshire project is to work with young people to design a programme of volunteering that meets there needs and demands. The aim is not just to provide young people with training opportunities but to also to widen access to volunteering opportunities and improve transition to the community from school and vice versa. Active Cheshire have an established relationship with a local voluntary service and local school sports coordinators. This programme will help to strengthen this relationship, for the benefits of young people, by creating more opportunities for them.The young people, once trained, will then go on to support the delivery of a County-wide school sport festival in May 2018 which will see between 600-800 young people taking part, to encourage young people to become more physically active, which will in turn, support their long term physical and mental health wellbeing. The young volunteers will become part of the workforce team and following training, will be involved in activities such as, awareness raising, organising competitions, umpiring and refereeing, social media and opening and closing ceremony. The grant will pay for staffing costs, training, refreshments, certificates and awards and promotional materials.