# Event Details - **Event Name**: Why Rural Youth Work Matters: A Decade of TRAYE - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am – Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm - **Event Description**: A decade of TRAYE: Celebrating rural youth work, sharing practice, amplifying young people's voice, and strengthening our community.About this EventTRAYE Youth Work Conference 2026Rooted in Community. Led by Relationships. Shaping the Future of Rural Youth Work.Join Totnes Rural Area Youth Engagement (TRAYE) Project for a dynamic, inspiring, and practice focused Youth Work Conference bringing together youth workers, academics, community leaders, funders, young people, and policy thinkers from across Devon.This one day conference will shine a light on the power and purpose of youth work in rural communities and mark TRAYE’s 10 year anniversary. Together, we will reflect on a decade of relationship led practice, community action, and the journeys of the young people who have shaped our work, while looking ahead to the future of rural youth work. In places where strong relationships, innovation, and community spirit thrive, meaningful opportunities for young people can truly flourish.Across the day, we will:• Explore the realities of rural youth work and the often hidden challenges facing young people• Share innovative, relationship based, and trauma informed practice• Discuss youth voice, participation, and community activism• Examine wellbeing, belonging, and identity in a changing world• Connect practice to policy, asking how youth work can shape the future, not simply respond to crisisWe are proud that young people will be sharing their journeys with TRAYE, offering powerful, first hand insight into what relational youth work truly means in practice.Expect keynote speakers, practitioner panels, and space for genuine conversation, not just presentations. The day will also include an outdoor learning activity, grounding our discussions in the natural environment that so often supports young people’s growth.Event DetailsMonday 13 April 2026Held at the beautiful Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QG9.30am arrival for tea and coffee10.00am conference begins1.00pm lunch2.00pm outdoor learning activity3.00pm closeFree refreshments will be provided throughout the day, including homemade soup, quiche, and cake.Whether you work in a statutory service, voluntary organisation, school, or community project, this conference is about strengthening our collective voice and renewing our shared commitment to young people.Because youth work is not a luxury. It is infrastructure.And rural young people matter.Come ready to think, to challenge, to connect, and to leave energised.Agenda?: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AMTea and Coffee?: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AMWelcome and opening speechHost: Jacqi Hodgson?: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AMYoung peoples journeys with TRAYE?: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AMService Manager Reflection - 10 years of TRAYEHost: Kerry McCabe?: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak and Outdoor Poetry Workshop?: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AMAcademic SpeakerHost: Dr Jon Ord?: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PMYouth Worker SpeakerHost: Adele Marshall?: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch and Networking?: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PMPoetry shared by young people?: 01:30 PM - 02:45 PMOutdoor Learning Activity?: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PMClosing ReflectionsHost: Nathan McCabe - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newton-abbot/why-rural-youth-work-matters-a-decade-of-traye/100001981575155633 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Contests, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 100, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Newton Abbot - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Stover Country Park - **lat**: 50.5649777 - **long**: -3.6478203 - **full address**: Stover Country Park, Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Why Rural Youth Work Matters: A Decade of TRAYE - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/e2a64ab6cde67d67b5a1f316c28f39ee530d232986e6bd162841a7f144c90e62-rimg-w523-h612-dcf4f2f0-gmir.jpg?v=1771546744 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Why Rural Youth Work Matters: A Decade of TRAYE being held? 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