Children's Summer Scheme

BCDA

This summer I did some voluntary work with Ballynafeigh Community Development Association, assisting with the children's Summer Programme for children aged between 4 and 14 years. This kind of work goes on in July and August every year.

Activities

There were a lot of different activities, arts and crafts (made masks and kites), sports activities for local children (went treasure hunting among other things)...

Cinema

We went to the cinema (watched Garfield 2, Over the Hedge and The Stormbreaker)

Indiana Land

visited Indiana Land, an indoor adventure playground involving fun (ropes, slides...)

Carnfunnock Country Park

went to Carnfunnock Country Park, an outdoor country park with lots of grass and open space for the children to play games on; there's also a play park and mini-train ride that the children use.

Co-Co's

Finally, we had 2 Big Days Out to Newcastle and on the way there spent hours in Co-Co's adventure playground (slides, bridges...).

All in all-we (the children, local and international volunteers) had a lot of fun! I really hope to be part of this again some day.

The Ballynafeigh Song

Amy, Arnold, Aulten, Ben, Bronagh, Cameron, Carter, Chloe, Dillon, Dylan, Ed, Emma, Emily, Eva, Finley, Gena, Glen, Imogen, James, Jamie, Joe, John, Jordan, Josh, Julius, Karl, Kathryn, Laura, Lisa, Mark, Matthew, Neve, Olivia, Owen, Rachel, Rory, Ryan, Thomas, Tiarnan and all the other wonderful Ballynafeigh children, this is your song:

Everywhere we go

People always ask us

Who we are

And where do we come from

And we tell them

We are from Ballynafeigh

Mighty, mighty Ballynafeigh

And if they don't hear us

We shout a little louder!

Everywhere we go...