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As part of Young Bristol’s 2022-25 Strategic Priorities, the charity will be focusing on investing in our infrastructure and resources to give young people and their communities an environment to thrive in.

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Recently, Vinci Building offered their time to redevelop the front area at BS14 Stockwood Youth Club. The old fencing was near collapsing and the grass area alongside the car park was over grown and unused.

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Vinci's generous offer meant that the outdoor area could be completely renovated! This included installing new fencing, moving the large container in the car park and adding a well-being garden to the overgrown area.

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This area is now a functional space for young people and the wider community. The addition of well-being garden and the new fencing has improved the club's appearance, making it more inviting for everyone to use.

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The well-being garden provides opportunities for young people to learn about their local environment. This space can also help to promote mental well-being and be a great quiet area to unwind and socialise. In the garden, young people can plant their own food and flowers as well as build eco-hubs, which can be a great start to promoting healthy eating and adopting healthy habits.

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Thank you to Vinci for offering your time to help improve our outdoor facilities. We would also like to thank the following organisations for your kind support: throughout this process:

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• EG Fencing Solutions LTD.
• Sandford Building Contractors LTD.
• Highadmit Projects.
• PEC Group.
• Juniper Construction and Groundwork.
• Sunbelt Rentals.
• Hurley.

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To find out more about our Community Youth Clubs, click here!

Young Bristol are incredibly proud of Millie, a young person attending The Grove @ Bedminster Down, who has been recognised as an "environmental hero" finalist for her amazing contribution to environmental sustainability.

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Millie has demonstrated a deep commitment when it comes to protecting and preserving her local wildlife and environment. She has constructed numerous wildlife habitats such as bird houses, bug hotels and bird feeders to create a safe and welcoming space for the local wildlife.

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"Millie's contributions to our community have been truly inspiring. Her dedication and commitment to environmental sustainability serve as a shining example to us all, and demonstrate the powerful impact that one person can make when they put their mind to it." says Jesse, Club Leader at The Grove.

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We wish Millie the best of luck at the upcoming Bristol Young Hero Awards on Friday 7th July.

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To find out more about our Community Youth Clubs, click here.

Young Bristol were 1 of 105 Welcoming Spaces that opened their doors to the local community over the colder months.

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During the winter months, we received funding from Bristol City Council, to open our doors to the local Stockwood Community. The Welcoming Spaces Initiative aims to provide everyone across Bristol a place to keep warm and cost of living support. Everyone that came through our doors was offered a free tea coffee and warm meal to enjoy!

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Since we opened our doors, we have seen a variety of different people, from child minders to elderly people. Everyone that attended took part in a range of activities we had on offer. From walking football, to enriching activities for toddlers, it was amazing to see locals interacting with new people. From January to March 2023, we have had 207 contacts with Stockwood's local community!

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Thank you Bristol City Council for providing us with vital funding, to help support Stockwood's local community. BS14 Stockwood Youth Club is still open Monday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-1pm for all as a Welcoming Space. This is a space for anyone to meet up, socialise and have access to a warm space. Our doors will be open until the end of May. Contact us for more information!

As part of Young Bristol’s 2022-25 Strategic Priorities, the charity will be focusing on developing long-term partnerships. Developing our partnerships allows Young Bristol to strengthen services and influence, which allows young people to thrive across our youth provision.

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We were thrilled to welcome the team from Amazon Web Services as they volunteered their time at BS14 Stockwood Youth Club this week. The team worked hard to further develop our gym room, sports cupboard and wellbeing garden.

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BS14’s sports cupboard is a well-loved room at the club, storing all of our sports equipment that young people enjoy using. The group were tasked with building new shelving units as well as making it more accessible and easier to navigate. This room now is well organized and equipment is easier to find.

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Our wellbeing garden is a new addition to BS14. We tasked the team with painting the fences and raking the ground, so seeds could be sown. It was great to see them add the final touches, ready for the local community to enjoy.

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In recent months, the gym room at BS14 has been the biggest transformation at the club. This was a room at the club young people and staff rarely used. The group at Amazon Web Services cleaned all of our gym equipment, and made the final touches. We now can use the gym for supervised activities. This gym room can be a real vital asset to the club, helping both young people and staff maintain good physical and mental health.

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“We had such an enjoyable day supporting the team at the BS14 Youth Club and we are so happy with everything we achieved together. Young Bristol provide extremely valuable support to some of the most vulnerable young people in Bristol and the surrounding areas - this has been a great opportunity for local Amazon Web Services employees to get together and give something back to our community.”

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Thank you, Amazon Web Services, for your amazing support this week! It’s great to work with corporate organisations to improve our facilities across our network. We would also like to thank the group for their kind donation. This donation will go towards helping young people to thrive in our youth clubs.

This Easter Holiday, we saw 2 weeks of Holiday Clubs delivered across Young Bristol’s Community Youth Club's and outdoor activity centre. We worked with new and existing young people, providing them with exciting and enriching new opportunities and provide them with a hot, healthy meals.

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Young Bristol’s Easter Holiday Clubs for 8 – 19 year olds are located in many areas across Bristol. During the holidays, our Community Youth Clubs and Outdoor Activities Team ran sessions both during the day and in the evening. Our team provided young people with activities, free prepared meals and a safe space to have fun! Our programmes had a focus on supporting those who receive free school meals.

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This Easter, Young Bristol saw:

• 139 young people.
• 645 contacts with young people.
• 22 sessions delivered.
• 4 communities supported.

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This Easter Holiday, our programmes supported children and young people to:

• Take part in new and exciting opportunities,
• Learn new skills and increase their confidence,
• Make new friendships.

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It was amazing to offer a wide range of activities for young people to enjoy! Ranging from sports to creative and even some Easter themed activities. Young Bristol also hosted an Interclub Arts Day, for young people across our network to enjoy! Throughout the Easter Holiday, we offered young people a free prepared meal. One of our clubs even finished the week with a BBQ!

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Young Bristol would like to thank our staff team, partner organisations and funders for helping to make this Easter one to remember! We would also like to thank the Your Holiday Hub Bristol Programme, supported by Bristol City Council and The Department for Education. This helped support 4 of our Community Youth Clubs over the Easter Half Term.

Over the last few months, Young Bristol have been offering sessions, specifically for Looked After Children!

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At BS14 Stockwood Youth Club, we have delivered 8 sessions of Looked After Children Positive Changes. Young people have been engaging in a club setting, taking part in sports, arts and discussion activities.

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As a part of our sporting offer, young people have taken part in weekly exercise sessions. The group have been able to utilise our sports hall and equipment in order to get that essential exercise!

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Both our creative and discussion activities offered young people to engage in key parts of our Positive Changes Programmes. Activities included discussion around strengths and weakness, role models and problem solving workshops. Young people were also able to create clay figures, graffiti art, and decorative masks. These activities all contribute to help young people make informed positive choices.

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Some of our young people's foster carers kindly left us some feedback, discussing how they have found our Looked After Children session so far.

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"Most of our looked after young people never get the opportunity to join clubs due to triggers and trauma, which effects their behaviour. It has been lovely to see our young people socialising, playing together and building forever friends."

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"My 3 young people really enjoy being part of an inclusive youth club, meeting with their peers, building new friendships and learning new skills."

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We would like to thank Children In Need for funding the Positive Changes Programme, ran with the Looked After Children group.

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We would also like to thank The Cause Bristol for helping us deliver Young Bristol's Positive Changes Programme. It is great to work with partners to help support young people.

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To find out more about our Community Youth Clubs and how you can get involved, click here!

‍As part of our 2022-25 strategic priorities, Young Bristol is focusing on delivering high-quality, open-access Programmes and Youth Work to young people.

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This week, we started the Easter holidays off with a bang! Young Bristol hosted an Interclub Arts day at Hartcliffe Club for Young People. The day consisted of a variety of workshops, where there was something on offer for all of our young people and staff to enjoy! We invited young people from Avon Youth Club, BS14 Stockwood Youth Club, Hartcliffe Club for Young People and The Grove @ Bedminster Down.

Join Young Bristol and take part in our wide range of activities this Easter half term! From sports activities to creative workshops, there is something for everyone.

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Our city-wide Community Youth Clubs provide holiday clubs for young people aged 8-19. Some of our clubs are funded by the Your Holiday Hub Programme and supported by Bristol City Council and the Department of Education. Free hot meals available!

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Avon Youth Club

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Tuesday 4th April, 10:30am - 4:30pm

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Wednesday 5th April, 10:30am - 4:30pm

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Thursday 6th April, 10:30am - 4:30pm

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Wednesday 12th April, 9:00am - 4:00pm

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To take part in Avon's Easter activities, please contact Avon Youth Club directly. Some of their activities have limited spaces available.

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Address: 98a Longcross, Lawrence Weston, BS11 OLP

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BS14 Stockwood Youth Club

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Open Access Youth Club

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Monday: 6:30pm - 8:30pm (mixed, ages 8-19)

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Wednesday: 6:30pm - 8:30pm (Junior, ages 8-11)

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Thursday: 6:30pm - 8:30pm (Senior, ages 12-19)

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Holiday Clubs

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Monday 3rd April - Thursday 6th April, 9:00am - 3:00pm

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Tuesday 11th April - Friday 14th April, 9:00am - 3:00pm

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These Easter sessions will be delivered by our partners, Grassroots Sports Bristol. Aimed at young people aged 5-11. Free spaces are available. Other spaces require an additional cost.

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To book these sessions, please contact Jeff - 07877287072

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Address: Stockwood Lane, Stockwood, BS14 8SJ

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Hartcliffe Club for Young People

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Thursday 6th April, 10:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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Saturday 8th April, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

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Monday 10th April, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

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Tuesday 11th April, 10:00am - 2:00pm

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Wednesday 12th April, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

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Thursday 13th April, TBC

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Some of Hartcliffe CYP's Easter activities have limited spaces and have an additional cost. Please contact the club directly for more information.

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Address: Gatehouse Avenue, BS13 9AN

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Sea Mills Boys and Girls Club

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Tuesday: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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Wednesday: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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Thursday: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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Address: Bluebell Close, Woodleaze, Sea Mills, BS9 2HX

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The Grove @ Bedminster Down

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Tuesday 4th April, 11:00am - 2:00pm

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Wednesday 5th April, 11:00am - 2:00pm

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Thursday 6th April, 11:00pm - 2:00pm

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These Easter sessions will have a focus on young people who are in receipt of free school meals.

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Address: 27A Cheddar Grove, BS13 7EN

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To find out more about our Easter activities, click here!

As part of Young Bristol’s 2022-25 Strategic Priorities, the charity will be focusing on investing in our infrastructure and resources to give young people and their communities an environment they can thrive in. "Our Buildings & Facilities" is one of Young Bristol’s 5 Strategic Priorities for the upcoming years.

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Over the last few months, we have unfortunately had to close Ashton Vale Club for Young People's doors. However, the whole club is being refurbished, in order to improve our facilities for young people, giving them a safe space to reach their full potential.

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Week 1 - 2

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The first week of refurbishing at Ashton Vale, we met with all of the businesses that would be re-developing the site. It was great to talk to them and set out a rough time scale, to see how long this project would take.

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The weeks saw the teams removing all tarnished and broken equipment: fencing, boarding and other general waste. After the group had finished for the week, the club already was starting to look very different!

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Throughout the first 2 week, the groups also did some general maintenance to the club. It made the site much cleaner and improved the aesthetics of the club.

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Week 3

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The week started with Masters Facilities drilling drainage into the football court. This has now made the court more useable during adverse weather conditions. This has now prepared the court, ready for new tarmac to be put over the top!

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Olas Art started the graffiti project on the back of our club. Unfortunately, he has had to tackle some unexpected weather conditions, but successfully made a good start to the project. The graffiti will overlook the football court and can be seen from close by, surrounding areas behind the club!

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Leggwork Volunteer Day - Week 3

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During the 4th week of refurbishing, Leggwork kindly volunteered to help redecorate the internal rooms at Ashton Vale. The team gave the kitchen and corridor outside the Silver Social room a fresh coating of paint. LeggWork were also able to help with general maintenance around the club. As the club has been closed since December, there was out of date food and waste that needed sorting and throwing away. All of the cupboards were then cleaned and reorganised, ready for the club to re-open soon1

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We are excited to see the club finished and re-open our doors for young people!