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Additional help to carry out your\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/risk-assessments/\u0022\u003Erisk assessment\u003C/a\u003E, including examples can be found here. Don\u2019t forget to make sure all young people and adults involved in the activity know how to take part safely.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMake sure you\u2019ll have enough adult helpers. You may need some parents and carers to help if you\u2019re short on helpers.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null},{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThis activity could be run for International Women\u2019s Day, which is celebrated on the 8 March every year. International Women\u0027s Day\u00A0(IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day marks a call to action for accelerating women\u0027s equality. It can also be a great way to introduce young people to inspirational women. International Women\u0027s Day has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Find out more about\u00A0\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/equity-diversity-and-inclusion/girls-and-women-in-scouts/\u0022 title=\u0022Girls and Women in Scouts\u0022\u003EGirls and Women in Scouts\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"International Women\u0027s Day"}]}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESetting up the activity\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou may want to lay out the runway and chairs before starting the session.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EA few weeks before this session, you could ask volunteers, young leaders and young people to bring in their clean, dry recycling to collect it to use for your outfits. You could also ask people to bring items with them on their night.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELocal craft shops and supermarkets may have some clean, dry recycling or unwanted items they could give you.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESet up some craft tables and lay the items out, so everyone can see the materials before using them. Set up some scissors, paper, pencils, colouring pencils, sticky tape, paper clips, safety pins and glue, too.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho\u2019s Stella McCartney?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGather everyone in a circle.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk if anyone has heard of Stella McCartney and who she is or what she does. Choose a few people to answer if anyone has put their hand up.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain to the group that Stella McCartney\u2019s a fashion designer. She\u2019s a firm supporter of animal rights, environmentalism, and is particularly known for her use of vegetarian and animal-free alternatives in her work.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERead out Stella\u2019s story.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null},{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EStella McCartney\u2019s an English fashion designer. She is a daughter of British singer-songwriter,\u00A0Paul McCartney. Stella McCartney\u2019s a firm supporter of animal rights, environmentalism, and is particularly known for her use of vegetarian and animal-free alternatives in her work. She uses no leather or fur in her designs. She became interested in designing clothes as a youth. At the age of 13, she designed her first jacket.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn September 2010, McCartney was appointed Team GB\u0027s Creative Director for the 2012 Olympics. It was the first time in the games\u0027 history that a leading fashion designer designed the sportswear for a country\u0027s team across all competitions for both the Olympic and the Paralympic Games.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn March 2012, the Team GB kit was publicly displayed.\u00A0She continued in this role for the\u00A02016 Summer Olympics, too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn December 2018, she announced the launch of a new fashion industry charter for\u00A0climate action, in collaboration with the United Nations (UN), to help fashion companies welcome sustainable business practices.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn August 2019, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift teamed up with Stella to release a fashion line inspired by Swift\u0027s seventh studio album, Lover.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Stella\u0027s story"}]}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDesign the outfits\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should gather in a circle and explain that today everyone is going to become a fashion designer, just like Stella McCartney.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETell everyone that they\u2019re going to design and make an outfit or accessory out of clean, dry recycling, spare fabric and craft materials.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that at the end they\u2019re going to make a runway and people can show off the item they\u2019ve made, but only if they feel happy and comfortable to do so.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPeople could make a hat, scarf, t-shirt, trousers, shoes, socks, dress, skirt, bag or anything else they can think of.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERemind everyone that any item they make will need to go on top of the clothes they are currently wearing for the runway.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should get a piece of paper, pencil and colouring pencils or felt tips. They then need to design their outfit, looking at the materials available.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMake the outfits\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen they\u2019re ready, people can start to make the outfit. They may need to use sticky tape, a needle and thread, glue, or safety pins to help hold bits together.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf you need to make it easier and quicker, people could just use bin bags, clean recycling and newspapers to create a simple new outfit, rather than using craft materials and fabrics.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAn adult volunteer could use a glue gun or sewing machine to help people secure items together. They could have a table set up for people to come to, and get the item glued or sewn.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should finish putting their outfit together and, if you\u2019ve used glue or paints, leave it to dry. You may want to run this over two sessions to give everyone time to finish their item.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOnce finished, everyone should give their outfit or item a name to be announced on the runway.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERunning the runway\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMark out a space running the length of the meeting space, around 2m wide, using masking tape, string or chalk. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPut chairs either side of the lines for people to sit on. You could invite parents and carers in to watch. Alternatively, you can split everyone into two groups and get them to take it in turns. The group not walking down the runway would be watching, before switching over.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOnce everyone\u2019s finished making their outfits, one group should sit down, and the other should gather in a line at the other end of the runway. They could use a room to wait in, depending on your meeting place layout, ensuring ratios and Yellow Card is adhered to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYou may want to put on some music and introduce each person, as well as their item name.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPeople could walk down the runway in pairs if they\u2019re feeling a little nervous. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPeople should walk to down the runway to the end. 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