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Supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People Through Outdoor Environmental Learning

30/03/2026

As part of the Outdoor Environmental Bloggers programme, a group of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people (UASC) were referred to the programme through Nottinghamshire County Council. Many of the young people had arrived in the UK recently and were adjusting to a new culture, language and environment.  For many of them, the programme represented their first opportunity to explore the British countryside and take part…...

Turning Frustration into Action: YMCA Young People Take on Local Litter in Mansfield

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Turning Frustration into Action: YMCA Young People Take on Local Litter in Mansfield

23rd March 2026

Sometimes change starts with something small like a pair of gloves, a litter grabber, and a bin bag.  Recently, a group of young people living with us here at YMCA in Mansfield set out on a familiar walking route in…...