The County Council is running a National Citizen Service pilot programme in Oxfordshire over the summer for 16-year-olds post-GCSE. The programme is called Summer of a Lifetime and has agreed to recruit 60 young people for this exciting and challenging opportunity. The free 6 week programme, starting on 21 July, includes:

a week away in Wales, the New Forest or Dorset doing  things like archery, rock climbing, canoeing and team building
a Summer Festival week at Hill End outdoor education centre exploring the theme of 21st Century Community, creating a street party and inviting members of their own communities to come along
a week planning their social action projects in teams of 15 in the four areas: Oxford, Witney, Banbury and Abingdon
undertaking their 30 hour community action projects in the final three weeks
a final celebration and graduation event on 2 September.

Applicants must be 16 by 31 August 2011. Click here for details.

For more information, contact Shelley Maxfield, National Citizen Service Co-ordinator by email (shelley.maxfield@oxfordshire.gov.uk), telephone (01865 256 644) or mobile phone (07775 407 557).