Issue 7
Work Positive Activities and Youth Welcome
IYPSS working with partners, including of young people not in education, young people, has continued to have employment and training and ‘not a positive impact on the lives of young known’ from 7.8% in 2010/11 to 7.3% people in Walsall. in 2011/12 and from 6.7% in 2010/11 Page 4 to 5.2% in 2011/12 respectively. Young people were and are Active Involvement and engagement instrumental in the development and These improvements help to support opening of the new ‘MyPlace’ Young both the Youth Employability, as well People Centre, in the Delves. This as the government’s ‘Raising the will be one of a very small number of Participation Age’ agendas. public builds in Walsall in 2012. Teenage pregnancy rates are Following on from last year’s continuing to reduce (although significant reduction in youth related there is still more to do). Page 13 anti-social behaviour (down by 38% in 2011/12), further reductions have Current teenage pregnancy been reported in April – June 2012 of conception rates in Walsall for Quarter Targeted Youth Support 25.8%. The National Youth Agency’s 1 (2011) are 52.4% per 1000 girls aged review of ‘Walsall IYPSS contribution 15 to 17, this compares to 57.3% per to reduction in youth related ASB’ 1000 for Quarter 1 (2010). The Walsall recognised: conception rate has fallen by 25.7% from the baseline in 1998. Walsall is ‘..that the role of detached youth currently ranked 77th out of 152 local work and positive activities have been authorities. Latest termination rates Page 14 integral to that success’. (2010) show that 39% of conceptions resulted in termination, this is And that: Youth Justice Service significantly lower than the England ‘..youth workers had adopted the rate of 50% and West Midlands rate principles & language of the of 48%. Working Smarter approach’. The Parent Partnership Service has Targeted Youth Support workers been recently reviewed and is now continue to offer 1:1 support to around working to ensure that more parents 200 young people and alongside have access to sufficient support Page 15 Youth Justice staff in the newly and services for their children who re-designed Youth Justice Service. have special educational needs, with Information, Advice and Guidance This has supported further reductions a specific focus on the inclusion of in those young people entering the ethnic minority groups. Youth Justice System in 2012/13, Looking to the future there will of and in the numbers of young people course be further challenges and re-offending. opportunities. We have concluded Prospects staff operating as part of the redesign of the Parent Partnership IYPSS, have continued to support Service, Youth Justice Service and further reductions in the number part time Youth Work arrangements, Page 16 and P.T.O... Positive Activities and Youth Work
Welcome Continued... ‘new reviews & redesigns’ have started affecting on Councils to involve young people and to secure Targeted Youth Support, the Education Business sufficient services and activities for young people. Partnership and administrative support to IYPSS. A new commissioning and procurement The H.M. Inspectorate of Probation have announced process (which helps support the above guidance) new arrangements for the Inspection of Youth for targeted positive activities is scheduled to begin Offending work. New arrangements commence shortly to establish arrangements for provision from from this September. Each inspection consists of two April 1st 2013 with the third sector. separate weeks with a gap of a week in between. IYPSS is about to embark on a major annual review New statutory guidance for local authorities on ‘Customer Satisfaction Survey’. This will help services and activities to improve young peoples well- support our Working Smarter approach & meet DfE being has been published. This includes requirements expectations for involving young people.
Area 2 – Aldridge, Streetly, Pheasey and Walsall Wood Prison Project
The Detached Team has identified various young offender or is he just pretending or playing at it?” people in the Aldridge/Redhouse area who were My reply was “you will have to come and find out on engaged in risky low level anti-social activities. A the night”. meeting with Alan Poole, Police Youth Liaison Officer was set up. Alan knew of an ex-offender who was The evening was based on a discussion forum and willing to come and speak to Targeted Youth Groups the posters advertised ‘Young Person’s Questions, about his experiences of being sent to a Young Thoughts, and Answers’, and asked the young Offender’s Institute and then various adult prisons. people ‘Do you have any burning questions about The evening of Thursday the 17th of May 2012 was crime, punishment or time spent in prison?’ The arranged as “The Prisoner Project”. room was full with standing room only. As the hours passed by, there were thought provoking graphical Posters and flyers were produced to advertise the descriptions given of a young local Midlands life evening based at Aldridge Manor House and interest wasted by petty youth crime, heroin addiction and amongst the young people was high. The attitude of extreme gang related violence. It was shocking to some of the young people was stereotypical when those listening and at the end our hard to engage they found out there was a police officer attending young people personally thanked the police officer alongside the ex- offender. Comments were along and the ex prisoner for coming in to speak to them. the lines of “if a copper dares to come in here we will say this or that to him,” and “is the prisoner a real For further details please contact Julie Hill Interim Senior Area Youth Worker 01922 650362
Area 2 – Aldridge, Streetly, Pheasey and Walsall Wood Say “no“ to smoking
As part of the Positive Activities Team - Be Healthy fact a break-through with one of our young people Programme - Aldridge Manor Youth Centre have deciding to quit smoking altogether. teamed up with Moo Moo Youth Marketing to support our young people to understand and Moo Moo also offered support and Chlamydia address the issues and problems causesed by screening for those young people who wanted smoking. A number of our young people took to understand further about sexual transmitted part and learnt a great deal from the programme; in infections and how to complete the simple test.
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Area 1 – Brownhills, Pelsall, Rushall, Shefield, Clayhanger Refurbishment at Pelsall Youth Centre.
Pelsall Youth Centre has recently received a long deserved interior makeover giving the centre a new lease of life and catapulting it into the modern era. With the help of young people and a few graffiti artists, each room has been themed with a mix of photo-realistic, abstract and contemporary graffiti art. Phase one, which is now complete, was to focus on the Paintwork, and Phase two, which is ongoing will focus on acquiring furniture and fittings to enhance the theme of each room. The project was done on a comparatively small budget, with 50 percent match funding coming from the Area Partnership. Area Manager Ranjit Kaur said, ‘It amazing what can be achieved with a few tins of spray paint and the ideas of young people’. She went on to say, Services, diagnosed the problem as dry rot in ‘One of our area priorities is to improve the quality the floor joists throughout the entire west quarter of of current youth provision, so it is great to see this the building. This meant that all work had to stop and transformation’. the entire floor had to be ripped up and replaced. Oh Community Payback also contributed to the project No!!! by working flat out for 2 weeks undertaking the This caused a serious delay in the timescale, and preparation work and white washing the entire meant that the centre was unable to re-launch ready building ready for the artists. for Easter as planned. Disaster strikes Onward However, as always, things are never straight 4 weeks later, with a brand new floor, the artists forward. When the team were moving the furniture came in and totally transformed the place in less than to allow access for the decorators, it was found that seven days. areas of the floor were a little ‘bouncy’. Property Full time youth worker and centre manager Fiona Campbell said, ‘The centre looks great and the young people were amazed to see their ideas transferred from paper to the walls’. ‘We have had a large crowd painted on the wall in the music room and the lads have now rearranged the equipment to play to the crowd’. Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services Councillor Rachel Andrew and Portfolio Holder for Public Protection Councillor Zahid Ali attended the launch of the centre along with other partners, and tried their hand at some of the activities on offer. For more information about the range of activities taking place at Pelsall youth centre contact Fiona Campbell on 01922 684292 – email [email protected]
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Area 3 – Bloxwich/Blakenall/ Area 4 – St Matthews/Paddock/ Birchills/Leamore Palfrey/Pleck/Alumwell/Delves Blakenall Jubilee South Allotment Celebrations Development
Full time Worker Suzanne Snape and Young Leaders Building on the success of Dig It Cook It Eat It from the community provided face painting on the Summer Activities 2011, the South Area have now day. It was a great success and over 50 children and acquired their very own allotment space on the Lord young people went away with big Union Flag smiles... Street Allotments, Delves; the development is in the early stages but all hands are on the spades and Mossley Young Leaders Programme - many of our trowels as we hope to utilise produce from this year’s members have decided to participate in this exciting grow. programme on Monday evenings where they can learn new skills and develop existing ones further, Following partnership working Ground Works working together in our communities. Community Programme, have offered their services to help us weed and cultivate the plot in order to Junior Youth Club – starting Monday 18th at Proffitt develop it to the stage of a blank canvass, this would St and Wednesday 20th at Mossley Youth project. In allow young people to input design and their layout partnership with Nacro to meet the needs of the area ideas, with the exception of the small patch we by providing positive activities for young people aged already prepared in advance for this summer’s Dig It 8-13yrs. Cook It Eat It produce. Young Women’s Group – Is current in the planning The future plans for the allotment will be to involve and consultation process, so watch this space. young people on a more regular basis, giving young The programmes willl start at Proffitt St each week people ownership of the allotment and provide a from September 2012. learning hub for them. Brighter Futures – Thursdays from Mossley Youth There are various initiatives we could pursue once Centre to provide IAG support to young people established such as, developing an enterprise such who have just left school to ensure they all have as a Market Stall. opportunities to develop. For further details please contact Paul Dennis - For further details please contact Suzanne Snape Full Time Detached Worker on 07834 499382 Full Time Worker on 07939 03389
Area 4 – St Matthews/Paddock/Palfrey/Pleck/Alumwell/Delves Consultation through detached work
The South Area Detached Team becoming more regular due to is already undergoing major have recently been consulting many young people and younger developments. with young people mainly in children accessing the area with and around the Arboretum Park bikes. Future plans involve speaking with regards to the Skate Park with the Parks Management to situated there. Following discussions with young see if the project idea is feasible people, it became apparent that if and to continue to consult with The consultation came about there were to be a bike track and young people. following the feedback we jumps area it would alleviate the received during detached over usage on the skate park and For further details please contact sessions in the area, that the would also add another appealing Paul Dennis Full Time Detached skate park was over used and attraction to the Arboretum Worker on 07834 499382 that accidents and incidents were especially at a time when it 4 Positive Activities and Youth Work
Area 4 – St Matthews/Paddock/Palfrey/Pleck/Alumwell/Delves The Voice of Young Women in the South Area
There are a number of young Young Women’s Pamper Day ‘I class myself as a typical women who are involved with a with the Transtional Leaving teenager, the south area has variety of different projects within Care Team guided me, reared me and I’m the South. Through a nurturing As part of their ongoing proud of who I am’ Female 17 and supportive environment Wednesday sessions in the South that is provided by Positive for Looked After Young People, ‘It’s a place were we can chill and Activities these young women the Transitional Leaving Care do our own thing like using the have developed the skills to be Team held two Young Women’s studio’ Female 17 creative, assertive, thoughtful and Pamper Days, supported by Arts Project with Young empowered. They are progressing Positive Activities. The young Women to pass these skills and talents women were involved with a Youth workers working with the onto their peers. number of activities including Engage Group of Young Women creating self- portraits on canvas Young Women as Volunteers from Joseph Leckie Academy and health advice. ‘It was fun and have been meeting in the art There are currently three female we felt relaxed.’ volunteers, two - Razia and room at Myplace for a programme Rohima who were pupils at Pic: Self around sexual exploitation, Joseph Leckie Academy and portrait self awareness and protective now are looking to increase canvas behaviours. The group of six their youth work skills with the as part of young women have completed aim of pursuing a career in this TLC Young ten week programme of Positive field and Gen who is already Women’s Activities and will be starting undertaking her youth work Pamper another in September. training. One of Gen’s reasons Day for getting into youth work is the impact she experienced with Assertive Young Women youth workers in Walsall. These There are an increasing number of volunteers are involved in the young women who attend Pleck planning and delivery of Positive Young People’s Centre, some Activities in Pleck Young People’s work, some are at college and Centre, lunch provision support some are at school. The talents of for pupils the Success Centre these young women are inspiring, Pic: Creative positive self image at Joseph Leckie Academy and including mc-ing, debating, with young women at the Engage targeted provision at Myplace singing and photography. Using Group Youth Centre. ‘Being a volunteer their social skills and confidence This success has led to, South in the south area is helping me they have an excellent rapport Area Positive Activities are starting in my future as it is one step to with each other along with other a new young women’s group on becoming successful. By gaining members of the centre and are Saturday afternoons in September. experience I will be able to go to able to support younger members This will be with the input of young university and get the degree I to learn, be powerful and stand up women with whom we already want’ for themselves. work and volunteers. Pic: A new ‘The South Area is where we can volunteer in meet up with friends and meet the South different people’ Bethany Area has built excellent If you would like any further relationships information please contact with young Kate Fellows Full Time Work people Pic: Young women 07734496791 at Pleck Young People’s Centre
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Area 5 – Bentley, Darlaston, Moxley and Rough Haye The Charity Darlaston Boys Club wins Heritage Lottery Support.
Walsall Integrated Young People’s interpreted the oral histories. resource pack will be used as a Support Services is working in The script will be brought to life tool to educate others and will partnership with the charity and and filmed as young women act make an impact to inform the Darlaston Youth Centre young out the scenes and they will be practice of other practitioners, women will deliver the project. involved in the editing. young people, parents, community and decision makers On 30th May 2012 Darlaston Young people will then devise about heritage and Hijab. Youth Centre young women were and develop an educational successful in receiving £25,000 resource pack with issue based The Hijab Project Planning Group from the Heritage Lottery Fund sessions exploring heritage, will celebrate their achievements (HLF) for an exciting project identity, racism as well as other and share their learning with called ‘Hijab.’ The project will be themes affecting young people other young people, parents, delivered and managed by the explored in the film. The resource professionals, community and Hijab Project Planning Group, pack folder will contain issue decision makers at a high profile Masuma Firdowsi, Azizun Nahar, based and heritage activities, and memorable film premiere Salma Akther and Fayzun a copy of the film on DVD and launch which they will plan Nahar who are members of oral history interview highlights and deliver. At the event the Darlaston Youth Centre; they will DVD and a worksheets CD. The educational resource packs will undertake this eighteen month project exploring oral history and experiences of Muslim women who wear the hijab. The Hijab project runs from October 2012 – March 2014. The Hijab Project Planning Group will undertake training delivered by the local history centre in how to conduct oral history interviews as well as how to research using the archives and filming workshops so they will capture the women’s experiences. Young women will explore and research the experiences and memories of 2nd and 3rd generation Muslim women who wear the Hijab in the UK and non-Muslim women’s views and analyse the archives. They will also explore the role and significance of the Hijab, perceptions and how events such as 9/11 have had an impact on their lives. The Hijab Project Planning Group will deliver drama taster workshops with young people and write the script having P.T.O... 6 Positive Activities and Youth Work
The Charity Darlaston Boys Club wins Heritage Lottery Support. Continued... be distributed and there will be they will be a permanent resource looking forward to hosting the a presentation of certificates for the future used by historians, exhibition and workshops at the and trophies. The educational researchers, practitioners, Museum”. resource pack will also be parents, community and young archived in the local history people. Young people will have “These young women are to be centre and a creative display and the opportunity to work with congratulated for putting together exhibition will be organised by the heritage partners and these new a project that will explore the young women and exhibited at skills and expertise will enrich wearing of the hijab and explain the museum in the form of a Hijab their lives so they can embrace the issues to a wide audience. with a photo display of the young heritage. They will gain a deeper They are making a valuable people’s journey. insight into this under-recorded contribution to community and under-researched part of understanding in their area.” The Hijab Project Planning Group their history as well as learn new Reyahn King, Head of Heritage will deliver two workshops at skills to prepare them for the Lottery Fund West Midlands. the museum to young people future. and practitioners sharing their About the Heritage learning. As part of a road Masuma Firdowsi from the Hijab Lottery Fund show they will also deliver two Project Planning Group said: Using money raised through the workshops in local schools “I felt speechless when I heard National Lottery, the Heritage which will raise the profile of we received the funding from Lottery Fund (HLF) sustains the educational resource pack, Heritage Lottery Fund and at and transforms a wide range of heritage and young people as the same time was bursting with heritage for present and future active citizens creating change excitement at the prospect of generations to take part in, learn in their community and raising delivering this project, which will from and enjoy. From museums, their voice. The Hijab Project enable me to embrace heritage parks and historic places to Planning Group will be training through connecting with other archaeology, natural environment practitioners about how to use women and their stories, raise and cultural traditions, we invest the resource pack in practice to their voice and aspirations which in every part of our diverse make a difference to the lives of will educate and inspire others, heritage. HLF has supported young people. develop new skills and create a over 33,000 projects, allocating resource which will be archived to £4.9 billion across the UK At Darlaston Youth Centre young inform the lives of others for many Website: www.hlf.org.uk people are engaged in all aspects years to come.” of decision making with regards If you have any young people who to the Youth Centre Programme Ruth Vyse from Walsall are interested or you would like of Activities and the ongoing Local History Centre said: more information from the Hijab development of the building to “The Local History Centre is Project Planning Group please ensure that they have control and delighted to be involved with this contact IYPSS Positive Activities ownership, develop personal and project. It will enable the centre Youth Worker Raqia Akhtar on social skills for them to become to collect oral histories from 0121 526 7370 at Darlaston active citizens in the community, Muslim women who are under- Youth Centre or on the mobile: reach their full potential, raise their represented in our current oral 07921 404 291or via email: aspirations and lead more fulfilling history holdings.” [email protected] lives. Young people from across the borough of Walsall will be Jennifer Thompson from working with them in order to be Walsall Museum said: “This involved in this project. is a great opportunity to explore the heritage of one of Walsall’s The Hijab exhibition, resource key communities and share pack and oral histories will this with the public in a way contribute to the archives of that promotes tolerance and the local history centre and the understanding of our rich and museum’s collections so that varied histories. We’re very much
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Area 5 – Bentley, Darlaston, Moxley and Rough Hay Skate Park Improvement
In conjunction with the Parks whether to have a quarter pipe, month for the year. Department the Darlaston jump box, spine or flat bank The group have decided to visit Detached Team consulted with installed. The equipment should the skate park on the second young people around proposed be installed in September. Sunday of every month until improvements to the Skate Park January 2013. in George Rose Park Darlaston. Young people from Rough Hay £15,000 was made available to were awarded Change Maker For further details please contact add additional skate ramps to the Funds to allow them to visit the Roylon Smith, Senior Area Youth park; young people deliberated Creation Skate Park once a Worker 07793189452
Area 6 – Willenhall/Short Heath Sounds of Summer
As part of the Willenhall Summer people’s platform. The event organisations including The Programme young people went kicked off with a lively display Scouts and local schools. to the Willenhall Summer Prom by the Ikonic Angels Dance Sounds of Summer was free to on the 11th August at Willenhall Troup and a number of young attend. CHART, Gomer Street, Willenhall. people performed during the day including young people who For further details please contact Willenhall Sounds of Summer performed at Willenhall’s Got Lusia Gallagher Senior Area took place at Willenhall Memorial Talent. Youth Worker on 07793189451 Park on Saturday 28th July. There were performances on two There were a number of stalls stages during the day and the available and the event was Move Truck provided the young attended by a number of
Area 6 – Willenhall/Short Heath New Staff Member Joins West
James Cooksey joined the team knowledge and experience of Activities are planned in Rosehill, in June as Willenhall Area 6 Full working in this field. Willenhall Memorial Park, Pool Time Worker and Bruce Jennings Heyes, New Invention, Coppice has jointed as the Willenhall Area Willenhall ran another busy Farm and at Willenhall Memorial 6 Apprentice. summer programme which Park. commenced on Monday 23rd James is already familiar with July. For further details please contact working with Walsall IYPSS as his Lusia Gallagher Senior Area recent background has included This year IYPSS and its partners Youth Worker on 07793189451 working with young people at the are supporting activities across YPIC in Blakenhall. Area 6 to ensure that as many young people can access the Bruce is new to youth work and programme as possible. is looking forward to gaining
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Area 6 – Willenhall/Short Heath Young People get their Skates on
Skateboarders at Willenhall Memorial Park have been actively leading the way with local agencies and councillors to get improvements to their skatepark. So far the young people have been involved in a number of meetings outlining the much needed developments and have been in consultation with a number of skatepark building companies to design a park which meets their needs.
Young people have agreed on consulting with the community. a design and are now working with Green Spaces, IYPSS, the Young People have been Neighbourhood Manager, Friends engaged in designing a piece of the Park and Councillor Sean of artwork which will be used in Coughlan to identify possible forthcoming promotion for the funding opportunities for this project. young peoples initiative. For further details please contact Throughout the event IYPSS will Lusia Gallagher Senior Area support the group in its work by Youth Worker on 07793189451
Area 6 – Willenhall/Short Heath Engaging Young People
The Willenhall and Short Heath Detached Team have Wednesday Evenings and Thursday Evenings in the targeted their provision in the New invention Square, Willenhall and Short Heath area. Castle Drive, Short Heath and Bridgnorth Grove Park Short Heath areas to respond to an increase in On Saturdays 1.00pm to 4.00pm as part of the reported ASB incidents. As part of our programme detached work a gym session is open to all young the Detached Team have been carrying out detached people held at the Chart Centre Willenhall as part of work sessions in these hot spot areas and the new our response to health indicators highlighting young team are building relationships through engaging people’s obesity as a concern in Willenhall . Our young people in positive activities. Sporting activities detached team regularly visit our Looked After Young have been the current focus to engage with the People in the area to ensure that through Positive young people and our detached team are now Activities programme the young people are included supporting football sessions with around 25 young and involved. people aged 14 to 22 on a regular basis. Rounders For further details please contact Lusia Gallagher was part of the programme during the summer Senior Area Youth Worker on 07793189451 and the Detached Team are using the Hoppa bus to increase activities on Wednesday evenings. Detached work is carried out Tuesdays evenings
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2012 Excellent Games Party
Youth Opinions Unite Team Mixed in with all the brilliant hosted the excellent annual things to do, the event has a event for primary aged Looked very important message for our after Children. This year we’ve Looked After Children. Each caught the sporty bug and have child who attended is rewarded themed the party around big with a certificate and a medal to events including the Olympics, recognise their achievements over Paralympics and Euro 2012. the past year. The achievements can be for absolutely anything At the party, the children joined including academic successes, in a variety of exciting activities. personal goals and many more They raced with each other to the besides. Lots of the nominations top of the Reach Up Tower…or we get are just to celebrate they got arty and crafty making the bravery of our children in badges, key rings and flags…then overcoming adversity or really they shot hoops and goals, doing difficult times that can affect their best to beat their mates…or Looked After Children. show everyone that Walsall has torch bearers of Walsall, taken talent with a karaoke competition. The event was held at Myplace when the Olympic flame passed On top of that, they had their with bunting to hang up so it through the borough on 30th face painted in true patriotic style looked the part! We had our June 2012. with our red white and blue face very own inflatable light up paints…and then decorated their torch for the children to have For further detail please contact very own cupcake to take home their picture taken with and we Kate Woodman Active Involvement with them (if it lasted that long!). displayed pictures of the official Co-ordinator 01922 655856
Three down, two to go…
The Change Making Fund Panel this means a few disappointed training and job skills sessions. are already well on the way people. If you are one of them, So as you can see, the fund is to spending £50,000 to help feel free to contact us for a bit of paying for some amazing projects Walsall’s most vulnerable young advice about putting your next making life that little bit better for people. Three meetings have application in! some lucky young people. been held already this year. The next two meetings are in Since April, we have funded You may soon see some Change September and October, so make some really great projects. These Making Panel members in your sure you get your applications in include a trip to the Paralympics youth club! They really want to for then. See the guidance notes for three Looked After Children promote the fund and want to for more details of the deadline with complex needs to allow use the hiatus of meetings over dates. them to see some really great role the summer to get out there and models in action. We have funded tell people about what they do. Because of the growing the Boxclever project to work with They will be offering coaching popularity and awareness of the the borough’s most vulnerable sessions to young people on fund, the Panel has had to make young people and those at risk the fund, how it started, who some really tough decisions and of offending, teaching them its targeted at, how to go about have been a lot stricter with the boxing skills and forging better planning a project and filling out assessments this year. It’s great relationships with the police. the application form. If you would because it means the money is Some other projects that have like to book a session, please really reaching those who most been funded will help young contact me on the details below. need it, but the panel know people find employment through
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Three down, two to go… Continued... They will also be encouraging Panel members all undergo website www.mywalsall.org/ young people to join them on training and regular refreshers positive where it will be uploaded the panel and make decisions to make sure their decisions in the near future. on where the money goes. The are fair, and any new members panel are all very experienced will be supported by the more Kate Woodman – and have been panel members experienced people on the panel [email protected] for a few years, so they are as well as by the Youth Opinions 01922 655915 looking to expand membership Unite Team. Rachel Phillips – and bring in some new faces. If Please contact either of the below [email protected] you think you know any young 01922 655856 people who would be up for the for a copy of the new application challenge, let us know now! pack, or see the Positive Activities
Council 4 Kids - busy as always!
Last time we updated you on and so stepped down as Chair. nomination! Watch this space! the Council 4 Kids Big Voice Elections were held for a new Conference which enabled the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary The C4K work really closely with council members to meet their and Treasurer. Chelsea, who the Corporate Parenting Board fellow Looked After Children of has been on the Council since (almost their adult equivalent) to Walsall and gain their views on the very beginning, more than make things better for Walsall’s a whole range of issues, and of four years ago, is our new Looked After Children. So, course have some well-deserved Chair and is doing really well at to celebrate this and for the fun in the shape of a graffiti keeping everyone in order! Tyler members of the two groups to workshop. was elected as Vice-Chair and get to know each other a bit Rebecca kept her position as more, we held a summer garden Since, then, the Council has had Secretary. The group decided party complete with flip-flops, a a few more things to keep them they all wanted to keep track barbeque and summer punch. busy. of the funds so are sharing the It was strictly NO business as Treasurer role. the event is just about getting We have formed the first ever to know one another. We had branch of the Council 4 Kids The C4K were invited to a focus our fingers crossed for a good (C4K), by inviting the young group with the Ofsted Inspectors weather day! people who live in Redruth Road during the recent inspection Residential Home to join the of Looked After Children and For more information about the Council. The young people who Safeguarding Services. They all Council 4 Kids, please contact live there all have complex needs, handled the experience (which Laura Morgan on 01922 654887 so they will help the Council listen can be quite nerve-wracking!) or by email at morganlb@walsall. to the voices of disabled children really well and got their points gov.uk and have brought to light some across to the Inspectors brilliantly. issues that the young people on Let’s just wait to hear the C4K wouldn’t have known about. results… To enable them to communicate, the young people at Redruth use For the Big Voice conference, Makaton, so the C4K members the C4K worked to put together are having some Makaton training a DVD to promote what they do. so they can meet and work with They now want to make it bigger their branch members. and better so it can be seen by more and more people and they The C4K chair, Ashley Powell was are working with people who are successful in getting an Active very clever at that kind of thing Involvement Apprenticeship to make a film worthy of Oscar position with the YOU team, 11 Active Involvement and Engagement
What we are doing for you?! Locally Your UKYP (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) reps have been meeting regularly to plan their local campaigns. Below are details of what they want to do for you! *Jargon Buster* MYP = Member of Youth Parliament and DMYP = Deputy Member of Youth Parliament.
Name: Danni Name: Thomas Name: Zak Name: Robert Position: MYP Position: MYP Position: DMYP Position: DMYP Age: 15 Age: 12 Age: 16 Age: 14 Campaign: Sexual health Campaign: Anti bullying. Campaign: Drugs and Campaign: Anti social and teenage pregnancy. Thomas wants to explore Alcohol. Zak wants to behaviour. Robert is Danni is hoping to reasons behind bullying, make more information keen to shout out that create and develop a and what can be done about drug and alcohol young people are not workshop package that to work with children and effects available to all up to anti–social would feature sessions young people that bully young people. He is behaviour, so rather then on: STI’s, healthy and why. He also wants trying to set up a young focus on the negatives relationships, teen parent to raise awareness of the persons peer education Roberts campaign aim stories, baby think it different types of bullying drug programme. Pupils is to promote a more over, pregnancy bumps and the lasting effects in each school could be positive image of young and much more. She is it can have on children trained in basic drug and people to the media and then hoping that every and young people, he is alcohol education and to Walsall’s community school in Walsall will host keen to work with young then deliver sessions to he is already in the at least one workshop people across Walsall. their peers. process of contacting every year. local press to do this.
Nationally July 27th-29th saw Nottingham University announcement of when a debate to taken over by 300 MYPS from across the be held in the House of Commons country. It was of course the Annual sitting will be, as soon as we know you where young people from all over the UK, will know. including Walsall’s very own Zak and Robert taking part in numerous training And just to add, Walsall’s very sessions, debates, question and answers, own Nadi Choudhury (last years as well as the development of the national DMYP) is doing a fantastic job as manifesto, so to think that they had a nice procedures group representative break for two days would be wrong as the for the West Midlands, keep up the minute they arrive to the minute they left excellent work Nadi!. their days were taken up with hard work For further details please and representing Walsall (of course there contact Jenni Mackay 01922 was be a little fun – but not much). 654888/07834499381 Also we are still awaiting the all important
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Activate Against Hate! Fancy joining us?
For some time now the Youth of Walsall (YOW), a everyone in there can sing, play an instrument, dance youth cabinet group has been working together on or just genuinely love listening to music so what an anti-hate campaign. The anti-hate campaign….. they want to do is use that passion to highlight our doesn’t quite sound right does it? No, well that’s issue of activating against hate. The group will be what we thought anyway…….. Activate Against writing their own unique song from scratch, as well Hate – that’s more like it!! So yep that’s just one as composing music to it and developing a video thing we have been up to, coming up with a name for for it. They will be working with various groups of our campaign, remember it because hopefully you young people, community groups and many more will be seeing it around. to ensure that the video highlights and shows off all the diverse talent/styles and cultures in Walsall. The funding also means that more sessions in schools can be delivered to work with more young people in the borough on this important issue. Wait there’s more…… The group has also launched a social media campaign, there is a facebook page (of course) simply search “Activate-Against Hate” to keep up to date on project developments and opportunities as well as a link to our twitter page. The group is also running a photo campaign were we are asking young people from Walsall to come up with a slogan, simply finish the sentence “don’t hate………” then write it down, take a pic of you with it and tag our Facebook page.
Activate Against Hate has had loads of exciting things going on that we want to share with you, so here goes: in the last two months we have been creating and developing our pledge further, consulting, applying for funding bids for projects, designing, promoting and lots more. First off, YOW members Kylie and Izzie did an Activate Against Hate day in their school, delivering sessions they had created to approx 100 pupils in Brownhills Comprehensive School. The aim of the day was to educate them in the different forms of hate, ask them Here are some we made earlier………….. what they think of the pledge YOW has developed and get some of their ideas around how hate can Finally we are also working on developing a logo and be reduced in Walsall. The day was a great success brand for our campaign this should becoming real with young people saying they enjoyed the session soon - thanks to funding from Community Safety. as well as getting some valuable feedback on the So stay tuned. pledge itself. For more information on Activate Against Hate But that’s not all……. or YOW please do not hesitate to contact: Jenni Mackay 01922654888 or [email protected] The group have been successfully awarded £1500 from Global Changemakers to do a number of projects including a music video, school sessions and internet campaign. More info? Of course…. The group all have a passion for music – pretty much
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Target Youth Support
ROLAC is an ongoing initiative to help resolve conflict within The number of arrests and police to support the use of Restorative Children’s Homes thus reducing call outs to the local Children’s Approaches within Children the need to contact the Police Homes has reduced over the Homes, whilst helping to address and resolving issues in-house. last three years. Over the last behavioural issues of Looked 18 months call outs have been After Children. The Police supported this primarily for missing persons. process working with the Reduce Offending for Looked Children’s Homes looking at If you know a young person who After Children (ROLAC) was alternatives to arrest. know of would benefit from the introduced because of the high type of support described in this proportion of Look After Children ROLAC also works on one to one article please contact (either TYS becoming involved in the Criminal basis with young people in Foster or YJS) on 01922 714966 and ask Justice System. To help reverse Care, and helping to address to speak to the duty officer. this trend residential staff, were issues that may lead to a young trained in Restorative Approaches person becoming Looked After. Love Yourself’ Project.
This project was a development from the ‘Love Yourself’ individual, promoting a healthy lifestyle, gaining a girls self esteem group which was funded through greater knowledge of airbrushing, recognising unhealthy the Change Making Fund last year. Self esteem is an relationships and gaining the skill of positive self talking. ongoing issue for both young females and males, this project has been designed as an ongoing group project All the young people who participate have the chance of open to level 1 and level 2 TYS referrals. obtaining a Local Authority Award and upon completion of the project they will be given a young person’s ‘Love Yourself’ is a 6 week project held at Bloxwich gym pass allowing them to access the ‘Fitzone’ gym Leisure Centre that aims to raise the self esteem sessions held at the Leisure Centre if they wish to. of the young people involved. Each week they will engage in an hour’s gym session, lead by a qualified If you think a young person you know of would benefit trainer, then on to an hour’s group work activity lead from the type of support described in this article please by a TYS Worker. These sessions aim to raise self contact (either TYS or YJS) on 01922 714966 and ask to esteem by highlighting the positive qualities of each speak to the duty officer.
Epic Skate Park
On Tuesday the 10th April 2012 own and regularly practice in their Youth Support workers are now two young men aged 11 and 14 garden, play areas and around the looking to take more young people yrs who are engaged with the streets; to none their skills. I had to Epic. The trip supported Targeted Youth Support Service at been asked by the young people these two young people to have Blakenall Village, participated in a if it would be possible to visit Epic, more confidence and to actively visit to Epic Skate Park in Moseley, in order to pick up new techniques participate in positive activities, Birmingham. Young people and practice for them in a safe supporting their transition away accessing Positive Activities is an environment. It would also give from negative behaviours. integral part of the work carried them an opportunity to use a range out by the Targeted Youth Support of ramps and the sponge pit which There will be another visit to Epic in service. It gives young people the Epic provides. summer holidays of 2012. opportunity to build up confidence The day was seen as a success If you think a young person you in working in groups, improve social know of would benefit from the skills and enables them to deal with and the young people’s feedback was very positive. They are looking type of support described in this new and challenging situations. article please contact (either TYS or The young people who attended forward to going again, as soon as possible and other Targeted YJS) on 01922 714966 and ask to the trip have scooters of their speak to the duty officer. 14 Youth Justice Service
Working with the community – making a difference
The ISS (Intensive Supervision and Surveillance) by enabling them to create a vegetable patch in programme has been able to establish a short term their garden. This would have the dual purpose of project with a local supported housing provider (Rivers benefitting the residents as well as providing a positive House) where young people involved in the criminal activity for the young people on ISS to make reparation justice system can make some reparation to the to their community. community for the damaging aspects of their behaviour. The work is scheduled to take several weekends and Kate, a new Youth Justice Officer with Walsall, will also include general garden maintenance. The identified this opportunity through a visit she made young people on ISS will be joined by some of the to Rivers House during her induction period. Staff at residents at Rivers House in completing this project. Rivers House advised her that the residents at their It is hoped there will be a long future ahead of the accommodation had discussed growing their own residents at Rivers House growing their own vegetables. vegetables. From this idea Kate offered Rivers House the opportunity to utilise the skills of some of the young For further details please contact Julie Turner - ISS people she was working with on the ISS programme Senior Practitioner – 01922 714966
Risk Awareness Programme
This is a new initiative which ran between 14.05.12 and to anyone, including themselves. This raised their 25.06.12. It was a five week Road Safety Awareness awareness of dangerous and reckless driving and the programme running each Monday between 4:15pm - impact it can have on other people’s futures as well as 6:00pm in collaboration with West Midlands Fire Service their own. Road Traffic Collision Team. The week following this session, one of the young It is aimed at exploring personal and public safety and people DX expressed that he “felt bad” for the victim. responsibility in relation to road traffic, driving and taking When being transported home from the session that vehicle without consent offences. same night, DX stated that he had thought a lot about SX as he had never before thought about what could Overall feedback from young people and session happen to someone; he admitted he has been in a providers is positive and we shall therefore continue to vehicle driving at high speeds and did not even think run this programme on a regular basis. about how badly someone could get hurt or the dangers Probably the most significant session involved the of what could happen if a child or person stepped out attendance of a victim (SX) of a road traffic accident into the road as it would not be possible to stop. caused by a vehicle taken without consent which DX loves cars and likes the excitement of driving but he resulted in significant life changing and disabling injuries now knows that there is a huge risk involved in this; and to the victim. SX attended the session to talk to the would not want to be involved in an accident. He now young people about the impact it has had on his life understands the reality of the potential consequences and on his family. He now requires a full time carer and connected to this kind of behaviour on the road. support with most daily tasks that young people take for granted. Overall, DX has gained the most out from this programme, he was very shy to begin with but now SX’s attendance really made an impact on the young seems to be more confident and talkative as he was people and helped them to think about the actions they encouraged each week to contribute and participate. take and the consequences their decision making could He, along with the other attendees will receive a potentially have on others. certificate from West Midlands Fire Service for attending This face to face ‘encounter’ was especially beneficial and participating in the programme. because it was not a fictional case study but a real life If you know a young person who would benefit from the event that had taken place related directly to the young type of support described in this article please contact people by the victim himself. SX talking about how his (either TYS or YJS) on 01922 714966 and ask to speak life had changed as a result of the accident helped the to the duty officer.” young people to understand it could potentially happen 15 Information, Advice and Guidance
Nothing about me without me……………
Following the successful launch of a person centred approach to Transition Reviews in Walsall’s secondary schools, introduced in September 2011 by Walsall Local Authority, Elmwood Special School recently held a coffee morning for parents of pupils from Year 9 - Year 11 to share the new process and to give information about Post 16 opportunities. Rita Martin, LDD Coordinator Prospects — IAG (Information Advice & Guidance) Service and link PA to the School gave an overview of how the new approaches have been received in Elmwood school. It was particularly pleasing to be able to give very positive feedback about how the pupils have engaged with the new format and to be able to report that pupils feel far more included in the process which results in them having a better understanding of and ownership of their Transition Pathway. Parents who had experienced the new format for the Review process were also full of praises for the new approach and fully endorse the changes the School and/ Local Authorities have introduced. Rita is a member of the Walsall Task and Finish Group which evaluated the first year of the Project for all Walsall Secondary schools , it will then make recommendations to the Disability Partnership Steering Board. For further details please contact Rita Martin, LDD Coordinator Prospects on 01922 636333
Meeting the needs of young people
IAG and Positive Activities have The sessions take place on Given the success of these been working closely together Thursday evenings and a interventions, IAG sessions are to meet the needs of young number of young people access already planned to be part of the people in the South Area. Kirit information and guidance. Kirit centre’s Summer Programme Patel – Personal Advisor for Patel said that as a result of the 2012 and there are plans Prospects has held IAG sessions sessions he had worked with to further develop the good at Pleck Youth Centre, targeting a number of young people and partnership work taking place young people from the area. supported two of the group with Pleck Youth Centre, so that The sessions were open to with their college applications to young people can easily arrange all but particularly targeted at begin a course in September. an appointment with a Personal young people who were NEET, He had also introduced two Adviser through the centre staff. Year11/12 leavers and large young people to a local training numbers of new centre users provider offering apprenticeships For further detail please contact who have recently moved into the in construction. Kirit Patel – Personal Advisor for area. Prospects on 01922 636333
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Helping young people reach their ambitions
Personal Advisor from Prospects young person has not attended KS4 options; were not happy IAG supported a Year 11 client school during year 11 due to with options available, therefore to attend her interview and initial anxiety/behavioural difficulties. supported them to approach assessment at Walsall College. We managed to negotiate a there school to amend options This was a big achievement programme for her and she will which resulted in changes. for this young person as she start in September. has mental health problems For further details please contact and learning difficulties. The A number of year 9 pupils who Rob Bennett on 01922 636333 have recently chosen there
Let’s Talk Jobs
Personal Advisors IAG Prospects have been giving vocational pathways including Hairdressing, Beauty Occupational Talks at Queen Mary Grammar Therapy, Health and Social care, Construction, and School covering engineering, medicine, banking, Engineering teamed up with Walsall College to put architecture. IAG presentations have also been made on a joint session exploring ‘Dream Jobs’ which regarding Black Country UTC (for year 10 and year coincided with Walsall College’s marketing theme 12 students) and students of Polish descent (from of ‘Realising your Dream. We conducted an activity around the Black Country) who meet at Joseph exploring dream jobs and routes into the job, also Leckie School on a Saturday morning. highlighting qualifications needed and skills and abilities needed for the job. Pool Hayes had two sessions delivered, the first session looked at the different types of degrees and The second activity consisted of students getting into HE courses on offer, the broad range of subjects pairs to ‘Guess the Dream Job’ by asking questions available, thinking ‘outside the box’, what you can and exploring what day to day activities the job do with different degrees, post graduate courses, involved. The sessions were a great success and what to consider when choosing your institution etc. the school reported that the students had a lot of fun The second session looked at ‘ Not going to Uni’, and found the event useful. alternative options ( sponsorships, apprenticeships, work etc), where to look for vacancies, how to and After the success of this event, we approached Mirus where to apply for vacancies, developing interview Academy and will now be organising a similar event and employability skills and useful web sites to help for their year 12/13 students in September. This will with research. involve sessions delivered at Aston/Wolverhampton University and Walsall College, The above event is A ‘Hands on Careers Day’ was held at Aldridge scheduled for September. School. This event was aimed at low ability students in school in years 8-10 to support them to explore Staff at Barr Beacon School will be meeting to vocational career pathways. The event consisted of a discuss a planned programme of IAG for year 7 and number of local training providers doing small group 8 pupils in September. sessions with approximately four students at a time For further details please contact Rob Bennett on and getting them to have a go at various different 01922 636333
If you have any comments on the newsletter or want to contribute to the Eighth edition which is due in December 2012, please contact Shain Akhtar on 01922 650437 or 07793189450 or email [email protected]
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Area Partnership One Pelsall, Rushall, Shelfield, Brownhills Contact: Tony Brown 07843 211642 Area Venue Contact Details Service Description Days Times Pelsall Pelsall Youth Centre, Full time youth Youth provision Mondays 6.45-9.45pm Church Road, Pelsall worker 13-19yrs of age 6.15-8.45pm Fiona Campbell 01922 684292 Alternative Pelsall Youth Centre, Rachael Brett Youth provision Tuesdays / 6.15-8.45pm Education Church Road, Pelsall 01922 684292 8-12yrs of age Thursdays Programme Or Fiona Campbell 01922 684292 Pelsall Youth Centre, Full time youth Youth provision Tuesdays 6.45-9.45pm Church Road, Pelsall worker 13-19yrs of age 4.00-6.00pm Fiona Campbell 10 years upwards 01922 684292 Pelsall Youth Centre, Full time youth Youth provision Wednesdays 5.45-8.15pm Church Road, Pelsall worker 13-19yrs of age Fiona Campbell 01922 684292 Alternative Pelsall Youth Centre, Rachael Brett Youth provision Tuesdays / 9.30am-12.30pm Education Church Road, Pelsall 01922 684292 13-19yrs of age Thursdays 2.00-5.00pm Programme Fiona Campbell 01922 684292 Commissioned Brownhills Youth Centre Part Time Senior Youth Provision for Monday- 6.45-9.45pm Youth Provision The Activity Centre Worker 11-19 yrs of age Thursday Brownhills Sharon Mason 07751 263702 Alternative Community Youth Sharon Mason Project for students who have, Monday-Friday 9.00am-2.30pm. Education Challenge 07751263702 or are at risk of exclusion from Term Time only Programme (CYC Start) Rebecca Dace statutory education The Activity Centre 07855 405022 Brownhills Voluntary CYC Start Elaine Hyde (YP Confidential health advice drop-in Wednesday 3.00-4.30pm Service The Activity Centre Health advisor) centre for young people supported by Brownhills Sharon Mason NHS 07751263702 Pelsall & Rushall Detached Provision Kerion Atkinson Hopper & Detached Provision Monday 7.00-10.00pm 07793 189449 Brownhills & Detached Provision Kerion Atkinson Hopper & Detached Provision Thursdays / 7.00-10.00pm Shelfield 07793 189449 Friday Across Area Daytime Detached Kerion Atkinson Hopper & Detached Provision Tuesdays / 12.00-3.00pm 07793 189449 Thursdays
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Area Partnership Two Walsall Wood, Aldridge, Streetly and Pheasey Contact: Julie Hill 07841 795759 Area Venue Contact Details Service Description Days Times Aldridge Aldridge Manor House, Margaret Francis Generic Youth Provision Monday and 7.00-9.30pm Little Aston Road, 01922 650444 Junior Provision Thursday 7.00-9.30pm Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8NJ Tuesday 5.00-7.30pm
Streetly Blackwood Youth Club, Maggie Bowles Generic Sessions Tuesday and 7.00-9.30pm Blackwood Road, 0121 353 0005 but includes targeted provision Thursday Streetly, B74 3PL when funding is available through external providers Commissioned Streetly Youth Club, Jenny Henney Targets young people undertaking Monday to 6.00-9.00pm Provision Foley Road East, 0121 353 8630 the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Thursday Streetly Streetly, B74 3HR (Bronze to Gold) Wednesday 6.00-9.00pm Generic Youth provision including and Thursday sport activities Area 1 Walsall Wood Youth Steve Thacker Generic youth provision Monday to 7.00-9.30pm Partnership Club, Brownhills Road, 01543 452676 Development plans for 11-13 years Thursday Walsall Wood. opening Sundays once a month Partnerships Cyberbus Provision- Julie Hill Engaging young people through Friday 6.30-8.30pm Provision Blackwood Road, 07841 795759 positive engagement in partnership Streetly Blackwood with the Police Cyberbus- Julie Hill Engaging young people Sunday 6.30-8.30pm Collingwood Drive, 07841 795759 through positive engagement in Great Barr, B43 7NF partnership-with the Police Detached Team Walsall Wood, Aldridge, Mark Stephens Hopper & Detached Provision Monday / 6.00-9.00pm Pheasey, Red House 01922 650435 Tuesday / Thursday The Vision Collingwood Centre Collingwood Centre Generic Youth Activities Monday / 7.00-9.00pm 0121 360 1484 Wednesday
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Area Partnership Three Bloxwich, Blakenall, Birchills, Leamore Contact: Imran Suddle 07793 189448 / 01922 720391 Area Venue Contact Details Service Description Days Times Dartmouth Youth 40, New Forest Road, Imran Suddle Open mixed youth provision Tuesday 6.00-8.00pm Centre New Forest Glade 07793 189448 13-19yrs of age Estate, Dartmouth Walsall, WS3 1TR Mossley Youth 88, Sneyd Lane , Suzanne Snape Brighter Futures IAG Monday / 11.00am-2.00pm Project Bloxwich, Walsall, 07939 033389 Thursday WS3 2NA Mossley Youth 88, Sneyd Lane , Suzanne Snape Young Leader Programme Monday 6.15-8.45pm Project Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 07939 033389 2NA Proffitt St Youth 10 Proffitt Street Imran Suddle Project Night-16-19 yrs old Wednesday 6.00-9.00pm Club Walsall WS3 8AR 07793 189448 Proffitt St Youth 10 Proffitt Street Imran Suddle Junior Youth Club Monday 6.00-9.00pm Club Walsall WS3 8AR 07793 189448 Proffitt St Youth 10 Proffitt Street Nicky Kype-01922 Connexions/YOS/IYPSS-IAG/Job Wednesday 12.00-2.00pm Club Walsall WS3 8AR 714966 club CoPE programme Proffitt St Youth 10 Proffitt Street Jerry Ward Reparative Justice Group Wednesday 4.30-7.30pm Club Walsall WS3 8AR 01922 714966 Proffitt St Youth 10 Proffitt Street Imran Suddle Generic youth club Thursday 6.00-9.00pm Club Walsall WS3 8AR 07793 189448 Harden Road Goscote Field Walsall Stella Pettiffer Young People’s Drop-in Service Monday 6.30-9.00pm Centre WS3 1EL 01922 628617 offering advice and Information Tuesday Wednesday Frank F Harrison Leamore Lane, Bruce Bennett Place to Be (Junior Club) Monday 5.00-7.00pm Community Bloxwich, Walsall, 01922 746967 8-12 yrs old Association WS2 7NR Dudley Fields Sneyd Hall Road, Bruce Bennett Open mixed youth provision Tuesday 5.00-7.30pm Youth Centre Dudley Fields, Estate, 01922 746967 13-19yrs of age Wednesday Bloxwich, Walsall Beechdale Life Stephenson Square, Bruce Bennett Open mixed youth provision Wednesday 5.30-8.00pm Long Learning Beechdale Estate, 01922 746967 13-19yrs of age Centre Walsall WS2 Beechdale Life Stephenson Square, Bruce Bennett Internet Café Thursday 5.00-7.00pm Long Learning Beechdale Estate, 01922 746967 Centre Walsall WS2 Blakenhall Blakenhall Row Dan Garbett Senior Youth Club Wednesday 6.00-8.30pm Community Blakenhall Walsall 01922 712069 13-19yrs old Thursday Centre WS3 ILW Saturday Blakenhall Blakenhall Row Dan Garbett Junior Youth Club Mondays 6.00-8.30pm Community Blakenhall Walsall 01922 712069 9-12 yrs old Centre WS3 ILW
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Area Partnership Three Continued... Bloxwich, Blakenall, Birchills, Leamore Contact: Imran Suddle 07793 189448 / 01922 720391 Area Venue Contact Details Service Description Days Times Forest Arts Hawbush Road Barry Dutton Rock & Pop Academy/ Musical Wednesday 4.00-8.00pm Centre Leamore, Walsall 01922 492080 Theatre WS3 1AG The Electric 156a High St, Bloxwich Dan Garbett Senior Youth Club Tuesday 6.00-8.30pm Palace WS3 3JT 01922 712069 13-19yrs old Friday 12.00-2.30pm Sunday The Electric 156a High St, Bloxwich Dan Garbett Junior Youth Club-9-12yrs old Thursday 6.00-8.30pm Palace WS3 3JT 01922 712069 The Electric 156a High St, Bloxwich Dan Garbett Step Up Project-13-19yrs old Monday 3.45-5.45pm Palace WS3 3JT 01922 712069 Specialist after school drop in Wednesday Friday The Electric 156a High St, Bloxwich Dan Garbett Baby Café Friday 1.00-3.00pm Palace WS3 3JT 01922 712069 Support group for young parents & parents-to-be offering opportunity to meet new friends and learn new skills Across Area 3 Daytime Detached Mike Colliyer Tuesday to 6.00-9.00pm 07982 314299 Thursday
Friday 6.00pm-9.00pm Wednesday 2.00-5.00pm
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Area Partnership Four St Mathews Paddock Palfrey Pleck Alumwell & Delves / Joseph Leckie School CTC Contact: Georgie Abbott 077340 62663 / 01922 723926 Area Venue Contact Details Service Description Days Times (Boys 2 Men Palfrey CA Georgie Abbott Young men only provision Saturday 6.15-8.45pm group) Milton Street, Walsall 07734062663 13-19yrs of age Palfrey CA Palfrey CA, Tim Oliver Open mixed youth provision Mondays 5.30-8.30pm Milton Street, Walsall 01922 649716 13-19yrs of age Palfrey CA Palfrey CA, Tim Oliver Open mixed youth provision Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Milton Street, Walsall 01922 649716 Palfrey CA Palfrey CA, Tim Oliver Young women only group Wednesday 5.30-8.30pm Milton Street, Walsall 01922 649716 (Saturday in 10.00-1.00pm winter months November – march) Pleck Youth Wednesbury Road Georgie Abbott Open mixed youth provision Monday 6.00pm-9.00pm Centre Walsall 07734062663 13-19yrs of age Positive Vibes Pleck Youth Wednesbury Road Georgie Abbott TLC Young People’s Services Wednesday 2.00-5.30pm Centre Walsall 07734062663 Open mixed youth provision 6.00-9.00pm Healthy & Safe Pleck Youth Wednesbury Road Georgie Abbott Open mixed youth session Tuesday 6.15-8.45pm Centre Walsall 07734062663 Thursdays Enjoy & Achieve Pleck Youth Wednesbury Road Georgie Abbott Open provision Saturday 5.00-8.00pm Centre Walsall 07734062663 10.00am-12.00pm Open Session for young women and mums Joseph Leckie Walstead Road West Kate Fellows Lunch club Wednesday 12.00-1.00pm CTC Walsall, WS5 4PG 07734 496791 Engage Project Girls Group After Schools Provision Walstead Road West Kate Fellows Borough wide Saturday 3.05-5.05pm Walsall, WS5 4PG 07734 496791 Youth Provision 2.00-5.00pm 6.00-9.00pm St Mathews, Detached Provision Paul Dennis Hopper & Detached Provision Mondays 6.00-9.00pm Pleck, Caldmore, 07834 499382 Tuesday Delves, Palfrey, 01922 723926 Thursdays Chuckery, Saturday 12.00-3.00pm Paddock
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Area Partnership Five Bentley, Darlaston, Moxley, and Rough Haye Contact: Roy Smith 07793 189452 Area Venue Contact Details Service Description Days Times Bentley CA Bentley Youth club, Denise Birkett 11-19 Open Mixed youth provision Monday 4.00-7.00pm Wilks Avenue 01922 721097 (youth Café) 7.00-9.00pm Bentley CA Bentley Youth club, Denise Birkett 8-12 years Junior Youth Provision Tuesday 4.00-7.00pm Wilks Avenue 01922 721097 (youth Café) Ultim8 7.00-9.00pm 11-19 Open Mixed youth provision (youth Café) Bentley CA Bentley Youth club, Denise Birkett 8-12 years Junior Youth Provision Wednesday 4.00-7.00pm Wilks Avenue 01922 721097 (youth Café) Ultim8 7.00-9.00pm 11-19 Open Mixed youth provision (youth Café) Bentley CA Bentley Youth club, Denise Birkett 8-12 years Junior Youth Provision Thursday 4.00-7.00pm Wilks Avenue 01922 721097 (youth Café) Ultim8 7.00-9.00pm 11-19 Open Mixed youth provision (youth Café) Bentley CA Bentley Youth club Denise Birkett 8-12 years Junior Youth Provision Friday 4.00-7.00pm Wilks Avenue 01922 721097 (youth Café) Ultim8 7.00-9.00pm 11-19 Open Mixed youth provision (youth Café) Bentley Bentley Youth club Denise Birkett Open mixed youth provision Saturday 10.00am-1.00pm Wilks Avenue 01922 721097 Moxley CA Moxley CA Wendy Pearce Open mixed youth session 13-19 Monday 6.00-7.30pm 01902 496378 Moxley CA Moxley CA Wendy Pearce Junior Youth Club 8-12 Monday 6.00-7.30pm 01902 496378 Moxley CA Moxley CA Wendy Pearce Open mixed youth session 13-19 Monday 6.00-7.30pm 01902 496378 Darlaston Detached Roy Smith Hopper Buses and Detached Monday 6.00-9.00pm 07793 189452 provision Bentley Detached Roy Smith Hopper Buses and Detached Tuesday 6.00-9.00pm 07793 189452 provision Darlaston Detached Roy Smith Hopper Buses and Detached Wednesday 6.00-9.00pm 07793 189452 provision Bentley Detached Roy Smith Hopper Buses and Detached Friday 6.00-9.00pm 07793 189452 provision Rough Haye Moxley Roy Smith Open mixed youth session 13-19 Monday Friday 5.45-8.15pm 07793 189452 Darlaston Darlaston, Bills Street Raqia Akhtar Young men’s group Monday 6.00-8.30pm or Roy Smith 07921 404291 Darlaston Darlaston, Bills Street Raqia Akhtar Young men’s group Tuesday 6.00-8.30pm or Roy Smith 07921 404291 Darlaston Darlaston, Bills Street Raqia Akhtar Young women’s group Wednesday 5.00-7.00pm or Roy Smith 07921 404291 Darlaston Darlaston, Bills Street Raqia Akhtar Young women’s group Thursday 5.00-7.00pm or Roy Smith 07921 404291 Moxley Cyber bus Roy Smith Open mixed youth provision 8-19 Saturday 6.00-8.00pm 07793 189452 years Darlaston Darlaston, Bills Street Raqia Akhtar Generic session Saturday 1.00-4.00pm or Roy Smith 07921 404291
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Area Partnership Six Willenhall West Contact: Lusia Gallagher 07793 189451 Area Venue Contact Details Service Description Days Times St Giles 31 Walsall Street Lusia Gallagher Open Mixed Youth Provision Mondays and 5.30-9.00pm Resource Centre Willenhall, Walsall 07793189451 13-19yrs of age Wednesdays Rosehill Youth Rosehill Way, Willenhall Lusia Gallagher Open mixed youth provision Wednesday 6.00-9.00pm Centre WV13 2LX 07793189451 13-19yrs of age and Thursday Lighthouse Youth Heath Road, New Aaron Lawrance Open Mixed youth session 13-19 Monday 5.30-7.30pm Club Invention, Willenhall 01922 701670 years of age Caretaker’s Willenhall School, Lusia Gallagher Lunch Time Generic Session Monday-Friday 12.40-13.40pm House Furzebank Way, 07793189451 Willenhall WV12 4BB Caretaker’s Willenhall School, Lusia Gallagher Sexual Health Session in Monday 12.40-2.40pm House Furzebank Way, 07793189451 partnership with NHS Willenhall WV12 4BB Caretaker’s Willenhall School, Lusia Gallagher One to One Mentoring Monday and 9.30am-12.30pm House Furzebank Way, 07793189451 Friday Willenhall WV12 4BB Willenahll Willenhall School, Lusia Gallagher Detached Youth work Tuesday, 6.15-8.45pm Detached Team Furzebank Way, 07793189451 Wednesday Willenhall WV12 4BB and Thursday Pool Hayes Youth Pool Hayes Community Wayne Palmer Open Mixed Youth Provision Monday 4.30-5.30pm Project School 01922 386613 13-19yrs of age Castle Drive, Willenhall Tuesday, 5.45-7.45pm WV12 4QZ Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Willenehall Lusia Gallagher Generic Youth Activities Saturday 1.00-4.00pm Memorial Park 07793189451 Youth Project (The Hut)
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