Trusted to play in the woodlands, and to take some risks
by Angus, 30 March, 2016, 5 comments
Gary was convicted of burglary but had also been excluded from school for anti-social behaviour so he was given what is called a "referral order" by the Magistrates Court. The Kent Youth Offending team had to decide what best to do with him so they visited Karen Little at March Wood to find out about her project near Ashford and she showed them her programme of activities for engaging young people. Karen organises work in the woods, bushcraft, survival games and camp fire cooking. She's properly trained and insured of course. The team liked what they saw and arranged for Gary to spend a week in the woods with Karen and her project. Read more...
