Brixton’s Stacy Pender instructing at Snow Camp
Snow-Camp, a charity combining snow sports, life skills and vocational opportunities has been awarded a three-year grant of £100,000 from BBC Children in Need. Brixton youth can swap their skateboard for a snowboard and make their first snowtracks during the summer holidays.
Snow-Camp, a charity combining snow sports, life skills and vocational opportunities has been awarded a three-year grant of £100,000 from BBC Children in Need.
Brixton youth can swap their skateboard for a snowboard and make their first snowtracks during the summer holidays.
The new funding will enable 150 young Londoners to take part in Snow-Camp’s programmes starting this summer.
Young people will be able to experience snow sports for the first time; starting with a two-day introduction to skiing and snowboarding through to training them to be Level 1 Snowsport England instructors.
From Brixton to black runs, Snow-Camp is looking for the next generation of ski and snow boarding instructors.
Stacey Pender Snow Camp young person the year 2014
Stacey Pender, a former Snow-Camp participant from Brixton did just that. She said: “Growing up in Brixton I never imagined I would have a career in snow sports. Where I’m from you just don’t think it’s even an option. Snow–Camp has made that happen for me. It’s great that more inner-city youth will have the opportunity to get a career in snow sports. Everyone should have an après-ski story.
The charity are now looking for local youth organisations to get involved with the first stage of their three step programme, First Tracks
, which will take place in the school summer holidays at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.
Contact the London Programme Manager, Lucy Chadburn for more information: lucy@snow-camp.org.uk / 01273 241383.
Snow-Camp’s ambassadors and patrons include Sir Steve Redgrave and Olympic medallist Jenny Jones.
Twitter: @SnowCampInfo
