This year’s IYF festival will be held on discord and is open to all previous participants and any new ones. For more information contact Andy @ andrewhooper5@hotmail.com
Reaching Out: Wellbeing Conference 23rd February 2020
Young people from Preston Impact Groups came together with young people from across Lancashire and the Fylde for a wellbeing conference at the Xaverian center in Preston. The conference was youth led with the aim to promote an open discussion about mental health and wellbeing. We were pleased to be joined by a host of people including Marc Besford who is the national president of the YCW, our national chaplain Fr John Marsland, and Steve Walker, who is a Youth work and community development lecturer at the University of Cumbria.
More information on the day can be found on Steve Walker’s blog https://stevewalker.live/blog/
A big thank you to all the young people involved in the day and to Xaverian center for hosting us.
IMPACT Visit Sherwood Care Home
On Sunday 8th December, 2019, pupils from Our Lady’s Catholic High School and the Preston Impact Youth Group paid a visit to see the residents at Sherwood Court Care Home in Fulwood. Since we were on the countdown to Christmas, we began by singing some Christmas songs to the residents and they joined in if they wanted to. There was a bit of Mariah Carey, some Wham! and a few classic carols such as ‘Away in a Manger’.
After the Christmas festivities, we sang some Abba, Queen, The Greatest Showman and even ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen! The residents of the care home enjoyed a sing-along, with some hot drinks and a mince pie and we all enjoyed meeting, and talking to, those who were of a different generation to us. We hope to continue our inter-generational work further in the future and get to know people who we wouldn’t usually spend our time with.
On behalf of the Impact Youth Group, we would like to say thank you to all of the staff and residents at Sherwood Court Care Home for their lovely, warm, welcome and for allowing us to sing for them!
-Written by Hallie Brady
Annual BagPacking at Booths Fulwood
Delighted to announce that the Impact Youth Groups raised £571 on the 23rd December of last year. Many thanks to all donated and to the members of the youth groups who volunteered to take part.
Broughton Catholic Charitable Society Financial Award
Last weekend a cohort of young people from the Preston Impact Groups travelled down to Frodsham to recieve a financial award, to help fund the work that the groups carry out.
Castlerigg Retreat 2018
Another successful retreat held at Castlerigg Manor in Keswick with members from all Preston Impact Groups!
BagPacking at Booths Fulwood
Thanks to everyone who took part in the bagpacking at Booths Fulwood on Friday 23rd December for Impact Youth Group's, we raised £783. Thanks to the staff at Booths also, for their support.