Calling all teenagers
We are excited to announce the launch of the all-new CHARLBURY YOUTH CLUB!
For the past couple of years, there’s been a drop-in youth session running on Friday evenings at the Community Centre – the new Charlbury Youth Club continues to offer this, and so much more!
Charlbury Youth Club (CYC) is led by Bryanna Bone, our Youth Ambassador. Many of you will know Bryanna from the years she’s spent running similar child and youth activities in the town. It’s vital in a town the size of Charlbury that we have a vibrant, popular and successful youth club offering a range of activities that enrich the lives of our young people. CYC enables youth in Charlbury and surrounding areas to pursue interests and look at careers they may otherwise never see, giving people of all backgrounds the chances in life they all desperately need. CYC offers connection and mentorship, providing younger generations who are struggling, the support they need with social media, climate anxiety and lack of economic opportunity.
Following our first community-wide event led by Bryanna and 14 of our youth at the Halloween Haunt, we are proud to announce our first tranche of regular events:
Youth Badminton Club
Tuesdays 5–6 pm at Charlbury Community Centre
Challenge your mates to a badminton match! Hone your skills with training from seasoned players. No experience or equipment needed – just turn up and play!
We’re looking for two additional adult volunteers to help support this club one Tuesday a month. If you’re interested, please email Bryanna.
Pizza & Paradoxes
Tuesdays 7.30-8.30 pm – see https://www.charlbury.info/events for venue details
This new Youth Philosophy Club features free pizza and engaging discussions on critical thinking and philosophy. This is a fun opportunity for deep conversation in a relaxed setting.
Youth Art Club
Wednesdays 7–8.30 pm in the Art Room (at the back of the Corner House)
The YAC is already off to a fantastic start, and there’s still room for more young artists to join! With help from talented Charlbury Art Society volunteers, budding artists can work on their personal or GCSE art projects, be mentored by professional artists – and go on trips to art museums and galleries. No equipment needed – just bring your enthusiasm!
Charlbury Youth Club Drop-in Session
Fridays 7–9pm (school term times) at Charlbury Community Centre
For anyone and everyone in Year 7–12, come to the Friday Night Drop-In at the Community Centre! Chat with mates in the café – play table tennis, shoot hoops or practise your penalty shots – play games – take advantage of mentoring.
For all sessions, drop in on the day or email youthclub@charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk.
Keep up-to-date
Regular sessions and one-off events – see: https://www.charlbury.info/events
Web: www.charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk/charlbury-youth-club-cyc/
Insta: www.instagram.com/charlburyyouth/
Facebook: ‘Charlbury Youth Club’
Parent and guardian sign-up: https://tinyurl.com/CbyYthClubReg
Help us thrive
“Everything’s so expensive these days” – something we all say all the time – and that includes running a youth club! Could you help by contributing towards our costs? Our two main expenses are:
• administrative (scheduling, programme planning, event planning, marketing, safeguarding, networking, fundraising, etc.); and
• costs associated with running specific Youth Club programmes (venue hire, equipment and materials costs, costs of youth workers and volunteers).
A group of community volunteers under the aegis of the Thomas Gifford Trust (TGT) employ our Youth Ambassador on a part-time basis. To put on our current programme, we need £15,645 in the first year. Through donations from TGT, the Glasgow Foundation, Cottsway Homes and Cllr Liz Leffman’s discretionary grant, we’ve raised a fantastic £11,520. We need a further £4,125 to be able to complete our offer. Please visit our crowdfunding page https://www.spacehive.com/charlbury-youth-ambassador and join the generous souls who’ve already helped us towards our goal. (Note that for technical reasons – we are unable to edit parts of the Spacehive page! – we have so far been unable to reflect the fact that we are much closer to our goal than the Spacehive page suggests.)
All being well, we plan to bring even more clubs to the town soon, for example: a club specifically for girls, a club for boys’ issues, an LGBTQI+ club, a climate action group, a junior leadership programme, a cooking club – even a drone football club.
Looking forward to meeting you soon!
Bryanna Bone – Youth Ambassador – Charlbury Youth Club
youthclub@charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk
www.charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk/charlbury-youth-club-cyc/
James Styring · Thu 14 Nov, 11:20 · Link