Tony's paper coincided, for me, with the relating of a very practical account of youth work that took place almost 50 years ago, rather than the 30 years ago where Tony starts his letter. In the glorious sunshine just after Easter, I was at the cottage, doing some springtime scrutiny and odd jobs. I bought the cottage in 1996 from Cadbury's and have maintained it as a youth project, one based on the provision of experience and camaraderie rather than focused on the achievement of outcomes. Cadbury's had acquired the place for its apprentices in the summer of 1961, for much the same reasons. The old shepherd's cottage in the middle of nowhere had been empty for nearly 10 years, after slate mining had stopped in the valley. It had fallen into disrepair and the local farmer kept his cattle in it during the winter.
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