The Villages Youth Project was established to provide young people with resources in rural areas around Wokingham where there is little or no provision and for young people that have no access to provision in surrounding areas.
Youth clubs in the project
There are four centre-based youth clubs within the project in Aborfield, Barkham, Finchampstead and Wokingham Without.
Each youth club offers opportunities for young people to socialise, participate in activities and/or discuss current issues, also provided is material and information on issues such as sexual health, drug and alcohol awareness and careers advice. This information is in addition to the many activities and projects on offer in the extensive programme of events for each club every term.
Mobile provision
Supplementary to the youth clubs, the Villages Youth Project has a mobile provision that covers these rural areas and is used alongside youth streetworkers. The mobile provision is fully equipped with resources such as:
Young people have the opportunity to participate in the sporting activities using local parks/playing fields. The Mobile Provision also has an extensive selection of information on local facilities for young people and information and advice on a number of issues.
In addition to the regular activities at each youth club, the many activities proposed over the year are:
Visits to Woodley recording studio
Police station/fire station visits
Babysitting course
Salsa evenings
Trampolining sessions
Oakwood Farm, day visits and residential
BACYP evenings of circus skills, quizzes, team games
First aid
Virtual babies
Youth Achievement awards
Arts and crafts
Fashion shows
Ice skating/dry ski slope/bowling/archery/swimming/theme Parks/local theatre
Healthy tuck options
My Life project
