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On Saturday 10th August, eight runners signed up to run the South West Tough Mudder, to raise money for Young Bristol!

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The eight participants chose to fundraise for us at the South West Tough Mudder from a number of our partner organisations, including BBS Plumbing and Heating, SR2 as well as 50 Ways To Cook!

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Runners took part in both the 5 and 15 kilometer races, battling through mud pits and over various terrains across Badminton Estate.

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Thank you to our eight runners who took part in the Tough Mudder in aid of Young Bristol this year! If you would like to support our participants, check out their fundraising pages:

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• Alex - 50 Ways To Cook
• Alice and Caitlin - SR2
• Ben, Dan, Ben, Jack and Jess - BBS Plumbing and Heating

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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.

Young Bristol are delighted that our Youth Club on Wheels has been shortlisted as a finalist for The Youth Work Award at the Children and Young People Now Awards 2024!

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The Children and Young People Now Awards showcase innovation and outstanding practice across the children’s services sector. The Awards champion the vital work of services supporting children, young people and families across the UK.

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Our Youth Club on Wheels was nominated for The Youth Work Award, which highlights initiatives that have done the most to promote young people’s personal development and help them achieve their potential.

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Last week was the second week of Young Bristol's Summer Holiday Provision. We saw delivery from 5 of Young Bristol’s Community Youth Clubs and Outdoor Activity Centre, working with new and existing young people, providing them with exciting and enriching opportunities, access to a free hot meal and the opportunity to build new friendships.

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The second week of our Summer Holiday Provision saw:

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• 615 contacts with young people across our Holiday Clubs and Open Access provision
• 24 sessions across the city
• 7 communities supported through our Community Youth Clubs and Youth Club on Wheels.

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Key highlights of the week:

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At BS14 Youth Club, young people enjoyed a 'Circular Food', delivered by 50 Ways To Cook! During the workshop, young people learnt about upcycling food to produce less food waste, explored the soil beneath their feet and made nutrient rich soil to plant some seeds for them to look after in the well-being garden. Thank you 50 Ways To Cook or delivering such an amazing workshop!

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Throughout the week, we saw Hartcliffe Club for Young People team up with Merchants Academy to deliver a fun-filled week of their 'playscheme'. The sessions through the week saw young people enjoy a number of different activities, including 'Bingo Lingo', a sports day and a barbecue, bringing together young people from Hartcliffe Club for Young People and their local secondary school!

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We saw young people enjoy a number of delicious, healthy meals, thanks to the Holiday Activity Fund! Young people tucked into hot meals each evening, including a barbecue, chicken wings and fajitas!

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Young Bristol would like to thank our staff team, partner organisations, and funders for helping make last week part of the summer of a lifetime. We would also like to thank the Your Holiday Hub Bristol Programme, supported by Bristol City Council and The Department for Education, for supporting our Holiday Clubs at our city-wide Community Youth Club venues.

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Find out more about our holiday programmes here.

Last week was the first week of Young Bristol's Summer Holiday Provision. We saw delivery from 5 of Young Bristol’s Community Youth Clubs, Youth Club on Wheels and Outdoor Activity Centre, working with new and existing young people, providing them with exciting and enriching opportunities, access to a free hot meal and the opportunity to build new friendships.

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The first week of our Summer Holiday Provision saw:

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• 457 contacts with young people across our Holiday Clubs and Open Access provision
• 23 sessions across the city
• 14 communities supported through our Community Youth Clubs and Youth Club on Wheels.

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Key highlights of the week:

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Our Youth Club On Wheels visited eight different communities this week, including our new pilot session in Fishponds. We engaged young people in a variety of activities including sports, arts and crafts as well and discussion based activities.

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The Grove hosted a barbecue on Wednesday with our senior young people. The group enjoyed burgers, hot dogs as well as a number of vegetarian and vegan options. The hot evening ended with a game of football with staff and a water fight to cool off after the hot evening!

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Hartcliffe Club for Young People finished the week with a Bumper Day, in collaboration with Merchants Academy. Throughout the day young people enjoyed a bouncy castle assault course, rock painting and painting tote bags. The club also saw ITV News interview a number of parents about their struggles throughout the Summer and how Hartcliffe's Holiday Clubs help to ease the struggle. We are excited to see them appear on TV on Monday 12th August

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Young Bristol would like to thank our staff team, partner organisations, and funders for helping make last week part of the summer of a lifetime. We would also like to thank the Your Holiday Hub Bristol Programme, supported by Bristol City Council and The Department for Education, for supporting our Holiday Clubs at our city-wide Community Youth Club venues.

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Find out more about our holiday programmes here.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Patricia Barros Inverneiro, Programmes and Youth Voice Assistant!

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Patricia is passionate about the performing arts, music, and sports. She is currently a Board Member for Theatre for Life, where she helps the organisation bring new and exciting performances to young people in schools, educating them on important life matters. In her spare time, you will often find her enjoying music and singing. Patricia is delighted to join the Young Bristol team and is excited to create new projects, helping us continue to have a positive impact on young people.

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We hope you will join us in welcoming Patricia to the Young Bristol team!

We are delighted to announce that two young people from BS14 Youth Club's Looked After Children group are the winners of our 2024 Drawing Competition!

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Last month, we hosted a Drawing Competition across our Community Youth Club network. Young people from each club were encouraged to draw an image of their choice to be entered into our competition. The creative pieces were shortlisted by Club Leader's and submitted to our judges

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We received a number of entries from across our club network, our judges chose two winners from the range of amazing creative arts skills that were showcased in the competition!

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The winners of our competition were two young people that attend our BS14 Youth Club sessions! The pair were awarded with a £15 Amazon gift card each. Congratulations both! Keep an eye out for our next competition in September!

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Join Young Bristol on our Youth Club on Wheels and take part in our FREE sessions across Summer!

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Our Youth Club on Wheels is a mobile youth service, working with young people aged 8-19 in hard-to-reach areas of the city and rural areas where there is currently no youth provision.

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We are pleased to announce that we are piloting a new session throughout Summer!

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Fishponds - every Thursday, 2:00pm - 4:00pm, McDonalds Fishponds, Fishponds Road, Bristol, BS16 3AF

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Our new session will be piloted from Thursday 25th July - Thursday 5th September, session will not run on 8th August.

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Some of our sessions will be changing over the Summer, please see below or more details about sessions near you!

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• Bishop Sutton – every Wednesday, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Village Hall, Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, BS39 5XQ 

• Brislington – every Wednesday, 3:30pm – 5:30pm, Watson Avenue, Brislington, BS4 3SG 

• Henbury – every Thursday, 4:30pm – 6:30pm, Henbury Skate Park, Crow Lane, Henbury, BS10 7EL 

• Hengrove – every Tuesday, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Hengrove Leisure Park, Hengrove, BS14 0HR 

• Horfield – every Thursday, 11:30am – 1:30pm, Horfield Leisure Centre Car Park, Dorian Road, Horfield, BS7 0XW 

• St Paul’s- every Monday, 3:30pm – 5:30pm, St Paul's Community Sports Academy, Newfoundland Road, St Paul's, BS2 9NH 

• Speedwell- every Tuesday, 3:30pm – 5:30pm, Mallard Close, Speedwell, BS5 7TW 

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We have a number of other Holiday Clubs running throughout the Summer. Find out more about our sessions here!

This month, Young Bristol were pleased to attend 299 Lighting's Padel, Pizza and Pints fundraising event, with all money raised at the event being kindly donated to Young Bristol!

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Our Fundraising Team were pleased to join the team at 299 Lighting for their Padel, Pizza and Pints fundraising event, based at Rocket Padel Bristol.

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Attendee's at the event enjoyed a coached padel session, playing against opponents of various abilities. During the two hour session, players had the choice to play continuously for the whole session, or to rotate on and off the court.

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After the amazing coached session of padel, the group had he opportunity to network with other players, who represented a number of different organisations. The group enjoyed pizza and pints whilst relaxing and networking.

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"For the past 15 years, while leading 299 Lighting, I’ve held a strong conviction that the youth of our city are the bedrock of its success. This belief led me to seek out a charity that shares these values. We take great joy in seeing our team develop skills and aspire to great heights, and it is our hope that we can contribute to the exceptional work being done by Young Bristol."

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said James, Founder at 299 Lighting

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Thank you to the team at 299 Lighting for organising the incredible Padel, Pizza and Pints event and raising significant funds for Young Bristol. We are excited to join the next event in September.

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If you would like to organise a fundraising event to raise money for Young Bristol, click here and find out how we can support you!

Recently, our Outdoor Employment Programme Trainees were pleased to join Glastonbury Festival as part of Oxfam's fully funded Volunteer Scheme!

Young Bristol and Glastonbury Festival were pleased to invite six young people from our Outdoor Employment Programme to volunteer at the iconic festival! The group worked in numerous sections across the festival weekend as part of Oxfam's fully funded Volunteer Scheme.

When our trainees weren’t volunteering, the group soaked up the amazing atmosphere during the festival, listened to some great music performed live by a number of artists as well as met other volunteers who were invited to join the festival from a number of other different schemes and programmes!

“I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who arranged for us to join the Oxfam volunteers, and helped to make an amazing opportunity for us all. It's been incredible to work at and enjoy Glastonbury for the first time this year. Woke up in my own bed this morning and it all felt like a crazy dream”

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said Jay, Outdoor Employment Trainee

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the team at Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm and Oxfam for making this opportunity possible for a number of our trainees and helping them to make this an unforgettable experience! Well done and thank you to all the trainees that attended who worked incredibly hard during their shifts and helped to make the whole event a success!

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If you would like to take part in our Outdoor Employment Programme or would like to find out more, click here!