NCS Pizza Evenings!

Are you in Year 11? Come along to our Pizza Evening at Chesham Youth Centre on Tuesday, 24th April (see our Pizza Flyer attached) and find out more about our exciting Residential weeks in July 2012 with Catch 22 – NCS

To enrol now for the Scheme, download the attached Enrolment Form and send it in. For further information contact office@action4youth.org or call us 0845 600 9731

Further Information:

• Pizza Flyer
• NCS Enrolment Form

ACTION4YOUTH TAKES OVER THE RUNNING OF OUTDOOR CENTRES!

Milton Keynes Council will hand over the running of two popular outdoor education centres to Action4Youth, next month.

The Council has been working very closely with the Action4Youth Trustees over the past 12 months to put in place arrangements for both the Caldecotte Xperience at Simpson and the Longrigg Residential Centre in Cumbria to transfer.

Both centres have an extensive track record of delivering vibrant and exciting programmes of educational activity for the young people of Milton Keynes, to enhance their personal and social development. This will continue to develop and grow under the ownership of Action4Youth, as from 1st April 2012.

Ken Birkby, Chairman of Action4Youth, said: “We recognise and value all of the work done at Caldecotte and Longrigg for all the young people of Milton Keynes, who have had the chance to take part in outdoor education opportunities at the centres over the past twenty years.

“We have been involved since the initial planning for Caldecotte and have worked in partnership with Milton Keynes Council over all this time to develop and bring in extra resources for outdoor education and participate fully in the management of this centre.

“We will use our expertise to ensure both centres continue to deliver the high quality, varied outdoor education for all the young people of Milton Keynes. The vision of Action4Youth is ‘To help children and young people realise their potential, whatever their life circumstances’ and both Caldecotte and Longrigg have an important part to play in our offer to all young people.”

Paul Sanders, the Council’s Assistant Director, Community Facilities, said: “It will be with somewhat of a heavy heart that we hand over these two outstanding facilities, but in the current climate, we are keen to work in such innovative ways with organisations such as Action4Youth, and we have every confidence in them to deliver outdoor education to the highest possible standard in the future.”

National Citizens Service (NCS) 2012

This summer sees the second year of the large-scale pilot of National Citizen Service (NCS). A new and flagship Government initiative, NCS aims to give 16 year olds (young people coming out of year 11) the chance to take part in a 7-8 week summer programme that is challenging, fun and develops skills and confidence.

Further Information:

• NCS Flyer
• NCS Registration Card

Pool Competition - 18 February 2012

Action4Youth would like to thank Aston Clinton Youth Club for hosting the Pool - County Event on Saturday, 18th February. Out thanks also go to Brian Churchill who refereed the matches.

The Results were:-

Lane End Youth Club

Under 12’s – Aaron Lockwood
Under 16’s – Liam Maughan
Under 16’s - Runner Up – George Buckley

Aston Clinton Youth Club

Under 14’s - Tommy Howlett
Under 14’s - Runner Up – Brandon Smith

The winners will go on to represent Action4Youth in the Clubs for Young People South East Regional Competition on 29th April at the Chichester Snooker and Pool Club.

The Percy, Ann and David Wood Charitable Trust

The Percy, Ann & David Wood Charitable Trust was established in 1996 in memory of Percy, Ann and David Wood, to specifically assist young people with disabilities, actively engaged in sport or the arts and who reside in the town of Aylesbury. Action4Youth manages this fund on behalf of the Trust and we will be presenting the sum of £500 at our AGM on Monday 2nd July 2012 to one or more recipients.

The deadline date for applications this year will be 1st June 2012. If you require further information please contact the Action4Youth office.

Further Information:

• The Percy, Ann and David Wood Poster - 2012
• The Percy, Ann & David Wood Charitable Trust

STOP PRESS!! Action4Youth have relocated to new offices in Chesham

Please note our new address:
Drill Hall Cottage, Bellingdon Road, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 2HA

We also have a new phone number 0845 6009731

Our email address remains the same.

New Club Development Manager and Training Officer

Congratulations to Richard Boyle, who has taken up the role of Club Development Manager and to Gemma Defriez who is our new Training Officer.