30 young people from Neath Port Talbot are celebrating completing their Duke of Edinburgh residential course at Margam Park.
The 16 and 17 year olds were tasked with planning and delivering a one day fun and activity programme for a group of 20 young carers.
Helped by Neath Port Talbot Council’s youth service, the week long course took place at the discovery centre at Margam Park as part of their work programme to achieve the coveted Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.
The residential course is a challenge which requires the young people to spend five days away from home with a group of people they do not know.
Duke of Edinburgh Development Officer at Neath Port Talbot Council, Neil Hapgood, said, “The young people stepped up to the challenge and put on an amazingly high quality day for the young carers.
“They researched a range of team building style activity games, acquired the necessary equipment and planned the running of each activity to an incredibly high standard.
“They came away with a real sense of how fortunate they are in their own lives and also a real sense of achievement having provided a fun day for such a selfless and worthy group of young people.”
Council Leader, Ali Thomas, added, “Neath Port Talbot continues to lead the way with the Duke of Edinburgh Award in Wales and the success of our ‘Open Gold Centre’ is a key part of this.
“Many of the young people will continue as volunteer leaders to help other young people.”
They will now go on to the expedition training programme with the Open Gold Centre.
