Blog
Covid-19: Some thoughts
What a surreal time we are living in! We announced on 17th March that we will not be running any of our activities for the time being: mentoring, group sessions, open access clubs etc. Schools, public gatherings and events may eventually all stop for a... read more »
Are you comfortable?
When you hear the word ‘comfort’ what do you think of? Andrex toilet paper, freshly washed bed sheets, relaxing on the sofa with a duvet a hot drink and a good movie. We all love a bit of comfort in life it makes us feel... read more »
A Wale of a time
When was the last time you went for a long walk? No, I mean, a really long walk? As the seemingly never-ending month of January comes to a close, here at WCYP we are making the final preparations for our annual youth retreat to the... read more »
Help young people in the community by volunteering in 2020
With the New Year approaching, people are starting to think about their New Year’s Resolutions and how they can do their bit. One of the ways people can help is by volunteering in their community and we’re asking people to get in touch with us... read more »
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
I wonder how you feel about Christmas? Are you the kind of person who gets the Christmas tunes on in November, loves a cheesy Christmas jumper, fills their home with fairy lights and buys pumpkin spice everything? Or maybe you don’t love it... maybe... read more »
Great News For Resilient Kids
We have recently had great news for our Resilient Kids Group. Thanks to The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation and The Co-Op Community Fund we will be able to restart the group in January. Over the last three years Resilient Kids has helped... read more »
We’ve received a £308,038 National Lottery Grant
We’ve some wonderful news! We’ve recently received a three-year, £308,038 National Lottery Community Fund Grant to continue with our work. We are so incredibly thankful to them for their continuation funding towards our Fun to Engage programme. Four years ago, the Big Lottery... read more »
Moving On...
It’s with real sadness that I write this blog to let you know that after nearly 11 years I’m going to be leaving Weston Church Youth Project at the end of October. Since moving to Bournemouth just before Christmas, I knew that once I’d... read more »
We’ve received a £2,500 grant
We’ve received a welcome financial boost this month (May 2019) thanks to a £2,500 grant from Allchurches Trust. Our Project Manager, Libbi Hammond, who is based at our offices at The Venny at Weston Adventure Playground (WAP), explained: “We’re very grateful to Allchurches Trust for... read more »
Olivia gets creative!
One of our WCYP-ers, Olivia, has put together a blog about her experience with Robin Waldman from Robin Creative Media, who worked with us to make our recent video. “During October half-term, I got to spend a day with Robin, in small groups, using... read more »
