Alway Community Association

Alway Summer Fun Programme;-

21 st July-13 th August

Tuesdays 10-12am Alway Helping Hands – car wash, litter pick etc.

12-2pm Drop in/Workshops – education, jobs, sexual health, police, Fusion (drugs & alcohol awareness)

5.30-7.30pm Senior Youth Club – table tennis, arts & craft, team-building

Wednesdays 10am-2pm Trips (alternate between Junior & Senior Youth Club)

Thursdays 10-12am Allotments – clear ground, plant and grow-excl 6 th Aug

12-2pm Team Building Games -excl 6 th Aug

5.30-7.30pm Junior Youth Club - table tennis, arts & craft, team-building

Saturday 1 st Aug 10am-3pm Alway Fun Day

Thursday 6 th Aug 10am-4pm Community Challenge Club – Inter community challenge day

For more info,
pop in and see Claire

Projects we are currently running are:

Drop in Club:

Mondays 5 - 6.30 pm:

CV writing; Job finding;

Advice on drugs, alcohol,

sexual health. One 2 one

support. Specialist help.

Youth Club:

Tuesdays 5- 8 pm:

Come along and join in

Team games, Quizzes,

DJing Workshop, Art and

Craft, Table hockey and

much more.

Homework Club:

Wednesdays 5 - 8 pm:

Come along and do your

homework in a quiet

relaxed place. There are

youth workers here to help

you. Then make a

newsletter for the young

people of Alway.

What We Do - Youth Development

Oi Oiiii !!!
Going out to all the Nippers!

What’s it all about!
Alway is a communities first area, because of this they have the privilege of a youth development officer whose responsibility it is to meet the needs of the young people and also offer opportunities which they may be otherwise unable to access.

YO YO YO!
I am the youth development officer and I work with young people who live in the sub ward of Alway and are aged between 10-25, I am based in the Alway community office. I support a local youth forum in making decisions in their community, their views and representation of young people go towards informing the projects that are run,

Some of the projects we are presently running are:

Youth Club

Homework Club

Drop in Centre

Projects to be introduced in the new Community Centre are:

Get cooking;-
Sharing and learning cooking skills, to become healthier!

Keep Fit;-
Encouraging exercise and healthier lifestyles.

Singing;-
Promoting confidence, whilst teaching vocal technique and rhythm skills resulting in amazing performance opportunities.

Street dance;-
Learning a new skill, promoting teamwork and taking part in showcases and competitions.

Gospel Choir;-
Sending positive messages through music.

After school club-young citizens;-
Learning to become a good and active citizen whilst assisting in the transition to high school.

Young women’s project;-
Looking at issues facing young women and building self esteem.

Check this out!

Young peoples comments!

'It is up to the people of Alway to ensure that the regeneration is successful!'
Nicola Tadman, 16

'I'm proud of my work experience in the office, so now I know more about the community, the most important thing I would like to change in my community is stopping the crime'
Karla Williams 15

'I am looking forward to doing the lifesavers award in youth club, so I can put it on my CV'
Kieron Janssan 16

'I am proud of having taken part in the dancing competition at the leisure centre'
Shona Bromely 16

We learnt how to be good friends to each other
Grant & Fawn
(young citizens)

In the holidays we run exiting programmes, keeping young people busy with positive and educational activities. Some of the programs have included:


Outdoor education	Graffiti projects

Team work days out	Carnival & costume design
	And many many more

Alway Youth

Other 6 & 12 week projects will be run on top of regular activities, such as; outdoor education, rap projects, snowboarding and many more!

For more information see Claire @ Alway Community Office

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