District Fellows

District Fellows (also known as DFs) is the name given to the 16- to 20-year-old age group of the Woodcraft Folk, a UK-based cooperative educational movement for children and young people. It operates both on a local group level and as a semi-autonomous movement within the Woodcraft Folk. Woodcraft Folk is very strongly in favour of youth empowerment—to this end the 16- to 20-year-old age group is largely run by the young people. ^{[1] [2]}

Groups

Individual DF groups are usually based in a town or city, or in some cases a region. ^[3] DF group meetings usually consist of a group of like minded individuals meeting up at a regular time and place and taking part in usual woodcraft activities such as co-operative games, organising events, workshops and discussions about the Woodcraft Folk's aims and principles and general socialising. ^{[3] [4]}

DFs also help with the running of the younger groups: Venturers, Pioneers, Elfins, and Woodchips. The movement has recently set up the New Roots Fund which aims to give grants to new and in need groups. ^[3]

Organisation

District Fellows Committee

The District Fellows Committee is responsible for overseeing the running of the District Fellows movement. It consists of the following Committee Members: ^[5]

• Activism Rep

This role facilitates DFs links to wider social movements. This involves publicizing, organizing protests and votes on Campaigns at business meetings.

• Chair of DF committee
• Communications Rep
• Events Rep
• Fundraising Rep

They organise the raising of funds to run the movement.

• Laymember
• MEST-UP Coordinator
• Outreach Rep
• Safeguarding Rep
• Secretary of the DF Movement
• Shadow Events Rep
• Shadow MEST-UP Coordinator
• Shadow Treasurer
• Training Rep
• Treasurer

Non-Committee roles

• Althing General Council Even
• Althing General Council Odd
• Big Camps Rep
• First Aid Fairy
• International Opportunities
• London Liaison
• Manchester Liaison

The Manchester Liaison organizes local DF events in Manchester and keeps in contact with Manchester Folk. The role is a contentious due to relatively few Manchester DFs currently in the movement. This resulted in a 2024 motion to remove the role, however it was unsuccessful. ^[6]

• Podcast Coordinator
• Scotland Liaison
• Venturer Committee & Venturer Camp Liaison
• Wales Liaison
• Zine Fairy

Secondary roles

• Chair Carer
• Committee General Council

There are two available spaces for this role.

• Resource Fairy
• Vice Chair of Committee

Supervisory roles

• Accessibility rep
• Sustainability rep

See also

• Woodcraft Folk
• Co-operative Movement
• IFM-SEI
• Youth activism
• Youth voice
• Youth participation

References

1. "DFs - District Fellows | Woodcraft Folk". woodcraft.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
2. "SpanThatWorld – Woodcraft Folk DFs Online Home". Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
3. "Our groups | Woodcraft Folk". woodcraft.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
4. "What we do | Woodcraft Folk". woodcraft.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
5. "DF Committee – DFS".
6. https://spanthat.world/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Althing-2024-Minutes.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

External links

• Span That World (the official DF website)