Blackdown Youth Club Equipment Fund 2016 (360G-SomersetCF-A405666)

New equipment and storage for the youth club

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Grant Details

Amount Applied For 5000
Amount Awarded 5000
Award Date 2016-06-14T00:00:00+00:00
Beneficiary Location: Country Code GB
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code E01029270
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type LSOA
Beneficiary Location: Name Taunton Deane 014B
Grant Programme: Code Stage 2 Small
Grant Programme: Title Taunton Youth CC
Impact Category Maximise ability to strengthen community cohesion and build social capacity
Last Modified 2017-10-19T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Duration (months) 24
Planned Dates: End Date 2018-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2016-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
Primary age group Young People (13 – 18)
Primary beneficiary Children and Young People
Primary ethnicity White
Primary issue Stronger communities/Community support and development
Recipient Org: Description The Blackdown Youth Club was established 6 years ago when it was identified in the Parish plan that the needs of the youths in the area were not being met in terms of activities, having a safe place to congregate and encouraging and providing a platform which enables interest groups to develop. Representatives from the Parish and a few local parents with the help of Somerset County Council set up the Blackdown Youth Club. The overall objectives of the club are to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential. There were other Youth Clubs in Taunton town but these were more than 6 miles away. Originally there were only 6 members but over the years this soon grew to its maximum number of twenty six members. Siblings of the members of the club were keen to join and at one point there was a waiting list. The club attracts young people from a variety of backgrounds and schools both private and public schools. The club provides a forum which encourages social cohesion and extension of friendships. The aim of the club is to provide a safe place to meet, somewhere to take part in activities and make new friends. The club ethos is very much that the young people tell us what kind of activities they would like to do and at the start of the term we ask them to set their own “club rules” for acceptable behaviour for the club. The club encourages the members to take part and play a role in their community, raising money for the local village church and community. Getting involved with community events such as the village fete and taking part in Remembrance Day services, reading a list of the fallen. The club has provided an opportunity for some of the older members of the club to return as a volunteer which helped towards achieving their Duke of Edinburgh award. Our activities recently have included quiz night, team games, tie dye t-shirts and making fruit smoothies. The Blackdown Youth Club was one of the first clubs in Taunton to gain the Somerset County Council “Safe and Welcoming” award which is a benchmark standard for youth clubs in Somerset. The club has grown in numbers in the last year which is evidence that the club is providing a facility that the local young people enjoy. The average number of attendees each session is 12.
Recipient Org: Web Address http://www.corfevillagesomerset.org.uk/sample-page/blackdown-hills-youth-club/