With support from our friends at Soar, Voluntary Action Rotherham and The National Lottery Community Fund, Endeavour have been running an exciting and enriching holiday activity programme. By ensuring that strict social distancing guidelines are adhered to and by working in small groups and bubbles we have been able to continue offering safe and secure activities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our activities improve mental and physical well-being by reducing isolation, encouraging physical activity and challenging people to step outside of their comfort zone. This creates a golden opportunity for personal development, empowering young people and their families to build self-esteem, confidence and aspiration, as well as develop their team work and communication skills.
December half term saw Endeavour deliver a huge variety of outdoor activities for our participants. We had SO much fun working with groups of all ages! We explored caves in Stoney Middleton; took a paddle down the Sheffield canal in canoes; scrambled and weaselled around rocks at Higger Tor and Surprise View; adventured in the snow; challenged ourselves with obstacle courses and climbed loads of trees!
We'd like to thank everyone who came along this half term, your enthusiasm and willingness to have a go (even when it was cold and rainy) helped make the programme so enjoyable. We hope you had as great a time as we did, and we're proud of you for being so brave! Cant wait to see you again in February half term!
There was a lot of stuff that initially she didn't want to do, but then with the encouragement and help you guys gave, well she must've felt the ability to do it because she went and did it, and that was really surprising for me, to see her go through that little challenge, you know have that little minute with herself and pluck up the courage to do it. It just goes to credit you guys really, how you create that kind of atmosphere where people feel comfortable and they’re willing to do things that initially they don’t think they can do.
Brandon, who attended our caving day out with his niece and nephew.
If you want to know more about our Healthy Holidays programme and register your interest for February half term, get in touch with our friendly team!