Ocean Youth Trust South – Refit Volunteers Help us over the winter – and learn new skills! As well as our regular volunteers who come to help with our winter vessel refit for a weekend or a few days at a time, we usually need at least a couple of long-term volunteers to join…
Ocean Youth Trust South – Deputy Safeguarding Officer (Volunteer) Ocean Youth Trust South has a very experienced volunteer Safeguarding Officer who sits on our Board of Trustees. We are currently looking to replace a Deputy Safeguarding Officer who has stepped aside due to the arrival of a new baby, but who used to provide cover when…
AROUND 200 young people from across the UK benefited from a life-changing youth development opportunity at the Cowes Small Ships Race this weekend (Saturday 24th September). The annual event is organised by Gosport-based youth charity ASTO (Association of Sail Training Organisations) and gives young and disabled people the opportunity to experience new challenges and…
MORE than 230 young people from around the UK are set to take part in a youth charity’s annual sailing race this weekend (Saturday 24th September). The Cowes Small Ships Race is hosted by Gosport-based charity, ASTO (Association of Sail Training Organisations), with support from the Royal London Yacht Club and Royal Yacht Squadron.…
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week centres around the theme of loneliness and how it can negatively impact people’s mental health and wellbeing. We recently spoke to Vicky Williams, Business Development Manager for Challenge Wales, who explained how Sail Training can allow people to form better connections and how their Winter of Wellbeing voyages…
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week raises awareness of loneliness and the effect it can have on people’s mental health. According to the Mental Health Foundation, one in four adults feel lonely some or all of the time and research shows that the longer people feel lonely, the more they are…