MADE in HESTON WEST Episode 2: NCS Does Volunteering

Welcome to our new series focusing on local talent and residents getting involved with the Heston West Big Local.

Our second episode focuses on NCS The Challenge volunteering for the Big Local during Summer 2018. 

This film was created by young people involved with the Big Local Youth Action Team and MADE in HESTON WEST participants.

​Last year, Rachel Smith won the Brian Clark Community Leader Award and Haroon Lukka and Juhi Kumra were joint winners for the Brian Clark Young Community Leader Award. 

You can read more about 2017 Awards Evening by clicking here. 

During August 2018, we held our Big Local Summer School in partnership with Bounce Theatre and supported by Cranford Community College. Around 60 local children attended the Summer School and in addition, 5 local young people were employed to support the programme. The focus for our Summer School was to give children the opportunity to explore health and well-being, engage with the arts and also to encourage parents to get involved by volunteering their time to support the programme.

Through our Big Local Summer School project:

• 81% of children identified that they had been creative through the project.
• 65% of children identified an increase in the amount of things interesting them in daily life.
• 64% of children identified that they had been able to express their ideas confidently.
• 94.6% of children identified that they had learn something new about themselves because of the project.

Big thanks to Cranford Community College, MADE, Manju Malhi, Bounce Theatre, young workers, young volunteers, parents and all our community members and residents including our fabulous  children for making a big difference to our community during the summer holidays.

We look forward to continuing the Summer School legacy at our upcoming Youth Creative Club and Art Awards programme with Bounce Theatre.