In this weeks Banffie dated Tuesday September 7 2010, there is a story about the barbeque evening raft race event titled...
Inclusion success is a raft of laughs
LAST october , a young man with a learning disabilty spoke at a workshop about taunts and jibes made to him by local teenagers as he rode his bicycle through Banff .
He told how this made him feel upset ,hurt and angry .
His remarks were to lead to a project aimed at giving young people with learning disabilties and mental illness more integration into the community
The huge success of that project evolved after Brighter Horizons,a local youth group , and representatives from Banff day services explored ways in which they may be able to provide an opportunity for those with disabilites and local teenagers to work together to promote positive relationships and teamwork...
This story is not on the Banffshire Journal website but can be found in the september 7 2010 edition of the "Banffie."
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i enjoyed the raft race i liked watching the raft race on the dvd
and The B,B,Q.evening and the food was very nice indeed the cooks did a grand job. Mark did a very good job explaining all the hard work the team had to do getting the rafts build
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