Easter Course 2019 in Snowdonia
Wednesday 21st August 2019The Boys’ Brigade had the pleasure of hosting this year’s Easter Course in the beautiful surroundings of the Snowdonia National Park. Over 40 participants attended from European Christian Youth Organisations from countries including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Malta, Romania, Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia and the UK. Activities included faith development, sharing activities from different organisations and looking at the challenges facing European Christian Youth and what solutions can be found.
The theme of the course was ‘Agree to Disagree’ and focussed on how the Brexit debate has affected communities in Wales as well as exploring the No Outsiders project and the guest speaker was Andrew Moffatt the Assistant Head Teacher in Birmingham who came up with and started the No Outsiders project which has been rolled out in schools and local authorities across England.
A participant said “The course was an amazing opportunity to learn from others on how to interact and support effectively the young people in my youth group, and how I can make the group as inclusive as possible ensuring there are No Outsiders. I have had a fantastic experience and made memories that will last a lifetime and already can’t wait for next year’s course”.
A big thank you goes to the volunteers who supported the course and to the staff of the Christian Mountaineering centre in the picturesque Llanbedr where the course was held.
