February 9, 2018

Ninety Years in the Making

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Young Bristol has come a long way since opening its first Boys Club in 1928. Now in 2018, our charity is turning 90, still going strong and has plenty planned to celebrate. 

Today is the reveal of our new logo, which emphasizes the 90 years of community-based youth provision Young Bristol is proud to have achieved. 

Throughout 2018, we will be holding a number of events to commemorate this achievement. We will be launching a 90th-year appeal, which will help to raise funds for an entirely new programme that the charity will be undertaking by the end of the year. Our youth clubs across Bristol will be holding their own events, raising funds within their communities and our fundraising committee will be hosting a celebration dinner. 

In true Young Bristol style, our supporters will also be raising funds through amazing physical tests, including running the London Marathon, climbing the equivalent height of Everest at Red Point and completing the 100-mile canoe test in Wales. 

To express our gratitude to our supporters, we will also be hosting a reunion event to bring past and present club members together, as it is the members, volunteers, and staff across the club network that make Young Bristol special. 

We are proud and humbled to be entering our ninetieth year and are looking forward to the events that will enable us to continue our vital youth work across the city. We are also extremely grateful to all our supporters who have helped us to be where we are today.

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March 21, 2024

Run the AJ Bell Bristol for Young Bristol!

Now more than ever before, young people and families across Bristol need the support of charity’s such as Young Bristol.

Are you continuing your 2023 health and fitness habits? Do you want to run a 10km race or half marathon this year? You can make a difference by taking on the AJ Bell Great Bristol run and raise money for a local cause! Grab your trainers and get fundraising!

"The day was perfect for running. The build up was easier knowing you’re raising money for such a worthwhile cause!” Justin, Bath Half Marathon runner 2023

The AJ Bell Great Bristol run takes place on Sunday 19th May 2024, from 9:30am. Both the 10km and half marathon start in the heart of Bristol City Centre and laps around some of our cities most iconic landmarks and provides super-scenic views! We ask that runners taking part in aid of Young Bristol pledge to raise £250!

By entering the race, you will receive:

  • Free event day tracking app
  • A bespoke finishers medal
  • Optional finishers t-shirt
  • Finishers pack
  • Run number, personalised with your name
  • A FREE Young Bristol runners vest

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March 18, 2024

Fundraising at Bath Half Marathon 2024!

On Sunday 17th March, 7 runners signed up to run the Bath Half Marathon, to raise money for Young Bristol!

Runners set off from Royal Avenue, racing 2 laps hugging the River Avon and completing the Bath Half by returning to Royal Avenue. Our 7 runners, fundraising for Young Bristol, set off from the starting line in the morning, and crossed the finish line with impressive lap times. Each of our runners pledged to raised a set amount, and each one smashed this target! Thank you to the group for all your fundraising efforts!

After the race, Ella stated: 

"I thoroughly enjoyed running for Young Bristol and hope to run another race soon!"

Thank you to our 7 runners who took part in the Half marathon in aid of Young Bristol!

If you are interested in taking part in a third party fundraising event for Young Bristol, click here to learn how you can fundraise for us.

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March 13, 2024

Our new website is now live!

Young Bristol are thrilled to officially announce the launch of our new website!

After months of hardwork and dedication from our staff team, we are excited to launch our new and improved website, which will provide our users with:

  • A fresh, bolder and brighter look,
  • Improved user experience and navigation,
  • Allows you to easily find out about our offer and the impact our work has on the young people we work with.

"Our new website has been designed to offer a clear, engaging experience for all visitors who access our website, whether that's parents, youth workers, funders or supporters. Ultimately, it is vital that our website provides our users with the ability to find out about our charity's work, the impact of our services on young people, and how they can help us to support young people to achieve great futures."

- Lee Williams DL, Chief Executive

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March 6, 2024

Young Bristol's Photography Competition winnner 2024!

We are delighted to announce that Gracie from BS14 Youth Club is the winner of our 2024 photography competition!

Recently, we hosted a photography competition across our Community Youth Club network. Young people from each club were encouraged to take photos in their community to be entered into our competition. The photos were then shortlisted by Club Leader’s and submitted to our judge.

We decided to choose an overall winner from the range of amazing photos young people submitted! The winner of the overall competition was Gracie from BS14 Youth Club! Gracie was awarded with a framed version of the photo she took and an Amazon gift card. Congratulations!

All runners up are due to receive a certificate for their participation in our competition! Thank you to everyone who took part!

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February 20, 2024

Young Bristol Club Leader received Level 3 qualification

Young Bristol are incredibly proud to share that Kat Katuszka, Club Leader at BS14 Stockwood Youth Club has completed her Level 3 Youth Work qualification!

Kat completed her Level 3 Youth Work qualification with South Gloucestershire Playscheme in 2023. Since beginning the course, Kat has learnt how to engage with young people in a youth work setting, and how she can promote young people’s personal and social development, enabling them to have a voice and influence in the community.

We are very proud of Kat for completing her Level 3 Youth Work training. This training helps to progress her professional development but also has a huge impact on our delivery at BS14 Stockwood Youth Club. She taken on her learning and used it to influence how she plans sessions and provide young people with an engaging and youth focused environment. Congratulations!”

-Andy Kimber, Head of Operations

At Young Bristol, we continue to reinforce our strategy pillars by developing our people and programmes by providing opportunities for personal and professional development, skills for life and opportunities to grow.

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February 12, 2024

Young Bristol shortlisted for Bristol Life Awards 2024!

Young Bristol are delighted to have been shortlisted in this year’s Bristol Life Awards 2024!

We are honoured to be shortlisted for the charity award in this years Bristol Life Awards! We are excited to be nominated alongside some other amazing charities such as:

  • BillyChip
  • Bristol After Stroke, Bristol
  • Animal Rescue Centre
  • Bristol Autsim Support
  • Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity
  • Great Western Air Ambulance
  • Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home
  • The MAZI Project
  • Migrateful
  • One25
  • SARSAS
  • Unseen UK

We would like to thank the Bristol Life Awards for recognising Young Bristol’s work with children and young people in Bristol during 2023!

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February 5, 2024

Young people receive Your Park award!

We are delighted to announce that a group of young people from Hartcliffe Club for Young People received a Your Park award, after their voluntary efforts on the Spacemakers graffiti project.

Young Bristol would like to say a huge congratulations to all finalists and winners at the Your Park awards! The awards celebrate voluntary groups and individuals that go the extra mile to bring their local park to life!

The group were nominated for the “Happy and Healthy award”, which celebrates projects that have improved local people’s health and wellbeing by getting people outdoors, being active and connecting with others.

Hartcliffe Club for Young People were nominated for the “Happy and Healthy award” for their work with Spacemakers, Hartcliffe. The team of young people showed a deep commitment to their local park by taking part in a social action project, which included litter picking and graffiti sessions.

Young people really enjoyed taking part in the social action project, with some initially joining to simply get fresh air, but continued to return to sessions as they loved getting involved!

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January 18, 2024

Young Bristol host 2023 Annual General Meeting

Last night, our corporate partner, Burges Salmon, kindly helped us to host our 2023 Annual General Meeting and Year In Review. The evening was well attended, with over 40 people joining us! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed hearing about our impact and upcoming opportunities.

The evening began by hearing from Young Bristol president, Jonathan Webb. He kindly welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending. Jonathan then kindly introduced Jamie Cameron and Victoria Matthews, Young Bristol Joint Chairs. They outlined the progress we have made with the Young Bristol strategy 2022-25 and the impact we have had across our Community Youth Club network.

Throughout the evening, we heard from Young Bristol’s office staff, who discussed the future plans for Young Bristol in 2024. We heard about some exciting upcoming developments including our new website, Theory of Change and the potential release of a new podcast!

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January 10, 2024

Sponsor Young Bristol’s Golf Day and Dinner 2024!

After the success of Young Bristol’s Golf Day & Dinner in September 2023, we are delighted to announce we will be hosting our Golf Day and Dinner 2024, and we plan to make this years bigger and better than before! If you are a business in the South West with some keen golfers in your team and an ethos for supporting local charities, then this is the sponsorship opportunity for you!

Our Golf Day will be taking place on Thursday 4th July, 9:00am – 3:00pm at Bristol and Clifton Golf Club, Beggar Bush Lane, BS8 3TH. Bacon rolls and hot drinks will be available to all guests upon arrival. Teams will also be offered a one course meal post golf.

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