The company has delivered summer camps for a total of 35 young people from Bristol and South Gloucestershire youth clubs. This has provided the opportunity for young people from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds and/or challenging family circumstances to experience, connect, thrive and belong in the outdoors. Feedback has been evaluated and shows positive impact on young peoples’ aspirations for the future, with participants trying new things, overcoming barriers, gaining confidence, and the positive impact of physical and mental wellbeing: - Improved aspirations for the future: In a short time, young people tried new things, overcoming barriers and gaining confidence, with 84% enjoying nature based workshops. We observed the outdoors as a “leveller”, dismantling perceptions and allowing everyone to thrive and succeed. Within 48hours 16/17-year-old boys were walking barefoot up a stream, observing, discussing and supporting nature, uncovering a deeper connection and demonstrating that we can all do/feel something different. - Mental Health & Wellbeing: 70% reported feeling positive about wellbeing and 91% enjoyed time to explore and make friends, showing the benefits of allowing space to explore and connect in a new and rich environment. Connection to nature and each other was palpable, with feedback appreciating the supportive but challenging approach. - Physical Health & Wellbeing: food and cooking was a great hit with 91% positive feedback. Being outdoors and a little uncomfortable opens possibility, with 60% wanting to exercise more. Exercise with purpose: navigating, enjoying views or stargazing at night were particularly engaging. A quote from one of our partner youth groups illustrates the impact - “there was a real buzz and eagerness to do it all over again on the way home. It was like taking a different group back home to the ones on the way here.” We have also run hill skills courses training 6 young adult assistant leaders; starting to build a cadre of young leaders who have really connected with the young people, providing excellent role models. We have strengthened partnerships with youth groups, built capacity and trusted interest for future growth and impact.

Our stakeholders are local authorities, grant foundations, youth clubs and young people and volunteers themselves. Local authorities and youth clubs have been consulted over the nature of activities and their design, and youth clubs have provided considerable input, working in partnership. Grant foundations have responded to rigorous proposals and we’ve used young adult volunteers to design and run activities under qualified supervision. Significant feedback has been obtained from young people themselves on the activities and their impact – we have very much followed national youth agency guidance on young peoples’ voice and putting that at the centre of everything we do. This has been overwhelmingly positive and directly feeds the next set of activities.

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