YOUTH SERVICES
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO DELIVER QUALITY SERVICES
The team are passionate about seeing local young people develop their skills and raise their aspirations.
Our approach is one of partnerships: with young people themselves, other organisations, with families, guardians, and other professionals. We work with and for our community, involving young people in choices that matter. Our aims are:
• To ensure young people have a voice
• To raise aspirations and improve skills
• To embrace and support diversity and inclusion
• To continually review, respond and improve our offer
The WCC Youth Service aims to offer support to all young people who need it, wherever in the parish the live, work or are educated. Our work, offering support using the most appropriate approaches to young people, no matter where on parish they live, helps reduce divisions across the piece and the territorialism that can lead to difficulties. Encouraging interaction and reducing community tensions are at the heart of our work.
Inclusive and safe
We are led by the needs of our community and respond by focusing on the strengths of individuals and the communities within parish – we know that Woughton is hugely diverse, and we aim to ensure a welcoming, inclusive approach to all our projects, taking a zero-tolerance approach to discriminatory language and actions. This means that when children and young people attend our services, they know that they are safe, supported, and able to express themselves..
You can use these pages to find details of all our services or download our most up to date online brochure. We have also included a range of links and resources that might be helpful.
For any further information, advice, or queries, please contact our Youth Team on 01908 395681 or via the CONTACT US page.
MONDAY
Open Access Youth Club
Netherfield Meeting Place 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Sports. Games. Dance. Snacks. Chat & Chill Safe Space
An open access session for all young people aged 9 – 17 years.
This is simply a safe, warm place to relax and meet friends, listen to music, play pool, table tennis and fussball etc.
We offer supervised football on the courts between 5.30-7pm
The session is young person led so activities can adapt week by week to meet the preferences of those attending.
Currently this session runs for all ages in this age range as we are utilising indoor and outdoor spaces and the young people want to be able to play sports and socialise with friends across the ages.
TUESDAY
Coffee Hall Senior Youth Club Drop In
At No 95 – 5.30pm – 6.30pm
An open access session for all 12+ years
WEDNESDAY
Our Youth Advice Cafe is a joint project between the Youth Team and the Woughton Advice service. Every wednesday (term time for now).
Young people aged 16+ can drop in to the Youth Centre anytime between 12-1pm
There will be trained, friendly Youth workers and an Advice specialist available to offer advice and guidance around any aspect of young people's lives, specifically those listed. The service is completely FREE, confidential and non-judgemental. There will be FREE hot & cold drinks and snacks.
Tinkers Bridge Junior Youth Clubs
Tinkers Bridge Meeting Place previously 3.15-4.45pm for Juniors,
Our Youth Clubs are Open Access : Free and open to all young people who can come and go as they choose.
Tinkers Bridge Senior Youth Group
Tinkers Bridge Meeting Place 6.00pm – 7.00pm
An open access for all young people aged 13 – 16 years.
Both offering safe space to chill with friends, play games and do weekly craft and cookery projects.
Games, Crafts, Cookery & Sports.
THURSDAY
Eaglestone Juniors
Eaglestone Activity Centre at 3.15pm – 4.45pm
School Holiday times may vary.
Our Junior Youth Club is for 9-12yr olds. It is Open Access, so young people can just turn up. We will ask for a contact number just in case of the unlikley event of an accident and will send a registration and paretnal consent form home to bring back on their next visit. In our Junior Club we ahve agreed that youngsters can arrive and leave at anytime but once they leave a sesison they are not allowed back in. This enables parents to be confident that we are responsible for them all the time they are on site. What children do once leaving is between the family members. *If paretns tell us any child cannot leave, they are not permitted to leave until the end / collection time.
Youth Club is young person led, so we listen to what they want to do in their space with their time and team work hard to facilitate their choices. Generally, Eaglestone Juniors has a fairly even mix of sports, games and crafts every week. We have an excellent facily int he courts outside and when weather permits we use this with staff supervising. On a cold or wet day we run around and play larger ball games downstairs in the multi-use spaces. Every week includes a decent snack and plenty of juice, to keep them going as they play.
We are so excited to be working in partnership with the Milton Keynes Music Hub.
We supply access to our fantastic space at no95 (The Youth Centre) Jonathans, Coffee Hall. Which offers a cafe style space to relax with friends, explore and write new music. Lots of high quality music equipment and instruments. The Music service bring two exceptional musicians for young people to play alongside and recieve tuition from. And some nice refreshments.
This project runs fortnightly on a Thursday evening. 5-7pm.
Session dates until Summer 23 are:
23rd March. 6th & 20th April, 4th &18th May, 1st, 15th & 29th June and 13th July 2023
SATURDAY
ALL YOUTH PROJECTS ARE STAFFED BY LOCAL, EXPERIENCED, TRUSTED, FRIENDLY YOUTH WORKERS.
We also provide some projects which are targeted to address specific needs
Young Parents Group
Access advice and training opportunities. Build a safe support network and relax!
Thursdays 12.30-2.00pm (Location & times may vary in school holidays)
The Youth Centre. No95 Jonathans. Coffee Hall. MK6 5DR
Free Lunch
For more information contact
Tash Darling on 07983 590546 or 01908 395681
tash.darling@woughtoncommunitycouncil.gov.uk
Family Play sessions
Family Play sessions, in the green open spaces of Woughton. Over the winter we will continue to offer Play Ranger sessions Mondays, 3.30 – 4.30pm in the garden at No95
Sexual Health and Advice
Sexual Health and Advice Drop In At MK College (Chaffron Way Campus) Wednesday, 12.00 – 1.00pm (term time only)
Thursdays at Chaffron Way
6.00-8.00pm
A FREE rehearsal space
for musicians and bands aged 13-19yrs
supported by friendly youth workers & musicians
We have some instruments/ equipment but it’s ideal if you bring your own too. We meet in the main refectory.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR YOUTH PROVISION PLEASE CONTACT TASH DARLING
01908 392945 / 07853 590546
