Our Young Volunteers Shine in Platinum and Gold
As most of you will know, British Cycling provides young people with the opportunity via their Young Volunteer programme to build leadership and communication skills in a practical environment. Much like the Slipstreamers Rider Development programme where you have to work towards certain levels and awards like Bronze, Silver and Gold; the BC Young Volunteers programme has a similar pathway programme for ages 14+ to work towards, but based on the number of volunteer hours put in and other practical criteria.
This week, we celebrate the news that 2 of our members, Hannah Keating and Natasha Hambledon Gray, have attained their Gold Young Volunteer awards. In order to achieve Gold, Natasha and Hannah would have had to clock a grand total of 36 volunteer hours – this is really hard to do amidst school, studying, training, and of course being a teenager! So well done on your Gold award ladies – well deserved, and we are super proud of the work you have put in to make a difference!
We also celebrate our very first ever Slipstreamer member to achieve the Platinum award – Hannah Gunn.
Aside from having achieved Bronze, Silver and Gold, Hannah would have had to have contributed a further 36 hours of volunteering as diverse as possible to receive Platinum. And boy did she… Many of you will have seen Hannah out and about coaching and helping out with club administration, she has attended committee meetings and an AGM, and has even tried her hand at judging for the Nationals this year. And if you think that’s it, Hannah worked really hard with British Cycling preparing for presentations she delivered to packed rooms at the British Cycling Go Ride conference at Reading earlier this year; and has also written a series of blogs about her experiences at the Club for the BC Facebook page, GoRide Magazine, and her own blog page on BC. We are all very proud of you Hannah – well done.
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If you are interested in becoming a Young Volunteer, there are a range of benefits gained from this programme, and we actively encourage our Slipstreamers members to sign up when they turn 14 – aside from the skills and opportunities gained, you also receive a nice bunch of freebies! If you want to find out more, vist the BC Young Volunteer page for more details, feel free to talk to any of your coaches, or don’t hesitate to email us for more information.