We are very proud to announce that at last night’s Newcastle Community & Voluntary Awards ceremony, our Beaver Leader Rachael, was nominated for, and won, the Young Volunteer of the Year award!
From this article in the Sentinel
Another of the 13 winners, who are nominated by members of the public, was Rachael Hickton, from Porthill, who was named Young Volunteer of the Year.
The 22-year-old won for her dedication as a Beaver scout leader for 1st City Stoke-on-Trent & Newcastle, St Andrew’s Porthill Scouts.
Rachael is training to become a primary school teacher at Manchester Metropolitan University in Crewe, but still manages to dedicate her time towards helping the scout club.
She said: " Every Friday, I look after a group of six to eight year olds and organise group activities such as climbing. Everything we do is to help build their confidence.
"At first the kids are really shy, but it’s nice when you see them develop and grow in confidence."
Many congratulations to Rachael for receiving some well deserved recognition.
