Use your free time positively!
There are so many good reasons to get involved in positive activities in your free time. You get out and about, make friends, challenge yourself, learn new skills and develop your confidence…all really important things when you look for work, training or learning opportunities and try to stick at them.
There are so many different things to do in Medway and surrounding areas, we can not list them all here. Nor do we need to because there are already websites which hold all the information. Use the page links below to find out more.
Volunteering
Things to do, places to go
Volunteering
Volunteering is a good way to develop new skills, make new friends, get more experience to put on your CV and even achieve nationally recognised accreditation or qualifications. What does youth volunteering mean to you? Well, whatever you thought of you can now stretch your imagination even further … because there are literally so many ways and opportunities to volunteer.
You will find short-term taster opportunities lasting as little as 8 hours. There are what are called part-time opportunities which might last 2-4 hours a week for a number weeks. Lastly there are full-time opportunities that is the same sort of hours as a full-time job; a great way to develop your workplace skills.
The national youth volunteering charity – v – has developed a national youth volunteering programme with a searchable database of opportunities. You can check this at www.vinspired.com
For more information use the links below or talk to a Connexions Personal Adviser.
http://www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?pid=126
http://www.do-it.org/
http://www.vso.org.uk/
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Things to Do, Places to Go
It is often said “there is nothing to do around here” but our research shows there is masses going on for young people in Medway. Whether you are looking for youth spaces, sports, creative dance or music programmes, short term projects or long term programmes, there are things to do and places to go for young people in Medway and more in Kent.
Why not try something new this year! Use the links below to help find out what is going on.
in Medway, click http://www.thingstodoinmedway.co.uk/kbroker/medway/mixitonline/start.jsp in Kent, click www.togogo.info
For details of youth groups, clubs and projects in Medway and Kent, you can also go to www.kentyouth.org
