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NCS cancels summer programme amid pandemic

1 min read Youth Work Coronavirus
The National Citizen Service (NCS) has cancelled its annual summer programme due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the UK.
NCS Trust chief executive Mark Gifford has apologised over the cancellation. Picture: NCS Trust
NCS Trust chief executive Mark Gifford has apologised over the cancellation. Picture: NCS Trust

The youth programme, launched by former Prime Minister David Cameron in 2011, was due to see up to 100,000 16- and 17-year-olds embark on residential group activities, followed by community volunteering, this summer.

The NCS Trust confirmed all those who had signed up will be offered full refunds.

A statement from the NCS Trust said: “Bringing young people together in a residential setting away from home is at the heart of the NCS programme. 

“Given the uncertainty about how long social distancing restrictions will be in place, it is sadly not possible for the 2020 summer programme to take place in its traditional format.”

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