The Boathouse Youth

Just before the Summer Holidays a small focus group of young people met to formulate ideas relating to the soon-to-be extended upstairs space at our Grange Park Youth Centre.

The group are keen for the space to be used primarily to meet the needs of young people Age 16+ as the rest of the building will be available for the use of younger children and young people.

The group explored three core needs: Learning, Socialising and Fitness. They create three areas which would enable them to meet these needs.

They have since worked with adult colleagues and consulted with their wider peer-group to create computer images reflecting how they would like the space to be. 🤩

Further news - hot off the press this week - is that our application to The Morrisons Foundation has been successful to contribute towards the kit-out of this new space. 🔥🚀

This facility will open on the estate February 2025 and will be free of charge to access enabling young people Age 16+ to have a safe and attractive space to support with their studies, socialise and maintain good physical and mental health. 💥

Apologies in advance if your child comes home a little muddy today… it’s Crocky Trail Day 🤪

Our Summer Holiday Clubs at Layton Primary School came to an end today and what a blast we had - with over 900 engagements across the three weeks, the fun we had was endless! 🤩

From making s'mores, climbing walls and our BHY Party to end the club, it's been an absolute pleasure to have you all! ❤💙

The fun might be over for now, but don't worry! We'll be back at Layton in October, so keep an eye out for our bookings to go live! 👀



Blackpool Council | Department for Education | Layton Primary School

📸 Some action shots from the first week of our Summer Camp.

46 Young People from our Pathway group and Senior Plus cohort spent the week with us at Bibbys Farm Scout Activity Centre in Chorley having the best time 🤩

Throughout the week, we enjoyed a wide range of activities, including fencing, canoeing and we event up the high ropes 🤺

We also held various employment workshops to further help the development of our young people and enable them to lead their best life ❤💙

Blackpool Council | Department for Education

🎉🌟 Celebrating Our Young Leaders! 🌟🎉

We are incredibly proud to shine a spotlight on our amazing Young Leaders at The Boathouse Youth! These inspiring 14-16 year olds started their journey as members and have grown into dedicated leaders, now assisting in our sessions after achieving their Level 2 in Youth Work. The best bit is they are just at the beginning of their learning journey in leadership… 👏

And the excitement doesn't stop there! This September, 10 of our 16-year-old Young Leaders will be stepping up to become 'Young Professionals' as they join our Level 3 Youth Support Worker Apprenticeship Programme. 🚀

You can easily spot our Young Leaders in their light blue shirts or hoodies, bringing energy and passion to every session. 🎽

Join us in celebrating their achievements and cheering them on as they continue to make a positive impact. Here's to the leaders of today and the changemakers of tomorrow!

Enabling young people to lead their best lives ❤💙

Our Second Week of HAF is off to a great start! 🤩

With activities ranging from Climbing Walls, Parachute Games, Baking, Forest School, Nerf Wars and so much more 💙❤️

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Week one of HAF ✅!

What a fantastic week we’ve had at our Holiday Activity and Food clubs this week! With more than 75 young people in attendance at each site per day we’ve seen confidence develop, social interactions sky rocket, new skills develop and even had time for handstands, inflatable assault courses, making our own chocolate bars and everything in between! We can’t wait for week two to kick off on Monday!

Not signed up? Don’t worry, you can register on the day at the door!

Enabling young people to lead their best lives - The BHY 💙❤️

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When Blackpool met Salford! 🤝🏾

As part of a wider project with our 16-year-old members we are exploring other youth provisions across the north of England to determine how we can retain our relevance to young people over the next 3-5 years.

Today we visited Salford Lads' Club to learn about the history of Youth Work and see one of the oldest and most unique youth clubs in the UK.

This visit came as part of our Summer Camp and we were thrilled to learn that SLC have done an annual summer camp every year for the last 115 years (we are just a century behind them!). It was amazing to see how similar the two set ups look 100 years apart!

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Another post dedicated to sunshine and lollipops! We might of cleared out when we purchased 130 rocket ice lollies from their store but look at these smiley faces!

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We’re having a FAB time at our Layton Holiday Club 🤪🍭! Taking a quick cool down break before heading to our final TWISTER activity of the day 💙❤️

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This summer, we have taken our Holiday Club offer to the next level and introduced a new Lunch Time Activity - 'The Lunchbox'.

Every day, young people have the opportunity to make their own lunch at our Lunchbox Stations. They are enabled to butter their own bread, choose their own fillings, then cut their sandwich into which ever shapes they decide before heading over to our conveyor of snacks, fruit and drinks!

This interactive lunchtime activity not only teach healthy eating, but also encourages creativity and independence, and of course cements in a key life skill❤️💙!

We are really looking forward to watching our young people become professional sandwich artists by the end of the summer!

Blackpool Council | Department for Education

Did you know we allow walk-ins at our Layton and Christ The King Holiday Clubs?! 🤯

Both clubs run from Monday to Thursday (9am - 2pm) AND we also have a KS3 Holiday Club that runs from Christ The King on the same days (2pm - 5pm). 😎

Alternatively, you can sign up using the link below. 👇
☀️ thebhy.co.uk/holiday-activity-food ☀️

Blackpool Council | Department for Education

🌟 Exciting Adventures Ahead! 🌟

Next week, we're kicking off Summer Camp 2024 starting with our Senior Plus and Pathway members embarking on the first unforgettable camping trip of the summer! 🏕️🎉

Get ready for:
🔥 Fun campfire stories
🍫 Yummy s'mores
🌳 Team games and exploring
🌟 Sleeping under the stars

They’re in for a week of discovery, laughter, and lots of outdoor fun! 🌿 Who's ready for an adventure? 🥾

There are still spaces left for our Senior Camp and Junior Plus Camp over the coming weeks! If you want to sign your child/children up, please email [email protected] to express your interest!

📢RESIDENTS OF GRANGE PARK📢

We hare teaming up with At the grange Blackpool and Blackpool FC Community Trust to bring to you the Grange Park Olympics 🏃🏽‍♀️!

This one off family friendly event, guaranteed to be lots of fun🤩, use lots of your energy 💪🏼 and make you sweat 😰 is one not to be missed!

We're talking running races, including the classic egg and spoon 🥚🥄, javelin, long jump and even a warm up and cool down all hosted and delivered by our incredibly talented teams! What's even better is if you join in and participate - We'll throw in a free lunch 🤩!

This is a family event, and we encourage all members of the family to get involved (we already know so many of you so will be keeping an extra eye on the sign up lists to ensure your all there 👀)

The event takes place on Thursday 25th July, Boundary Playing Field, 10am Registration (fingers crossed for nice weather 🤞🏼☀️)

So, if you want to be involved in the action and become the first Grange Park Olympic Champion 🏆, BHY Members (who don't want to come with their families) can register for a spot via www.thebhy.co.uk/grangeparkolympics and families or other residents will need to pop into and chat to Mike🧔🏽!

We are so excited, and we hope you will be too!

Bring on the games 💙❤️

Yesterday, a group of our Infants from Bloomfield Youth Centre took part in a session around Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB). ❤💙

We identified the different types of ASB that we may find at the park - litter, graffiti, youths trespassing, deformation of a public area & also noise. ♻️

On the walk, our groups did a checklist and kept a tally of how many of that certain type of ‘ASB’ we could see. ✅

After the young people completed their task they enjoyed a well deserve play on the park! 🤩

Our SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUBS are LIVE and ready to book on to! ❤💙

We will run from THREE different local schools and our Whiteholme Youth Centre between Monday 29th July - Friday 30th August, AND you don't have to be a member!

To sign up, just head to the link below. 👇
☀️ thebhy.co.uk/holiday-activity-food ☀️

Layton Primary is now fully booked! - Email [email protected] with the dates you require to join our waiting list! 😎

Blackpool Council | Department for Education

Please read our latest update on the final week of Universal Sessions for Grange Park members next week below. 👇

Final Week of Universal Sessions:

Wednesday, 17th July: There will be no sessions available, as the school will be used for their disco. 🎧

Friday, 19th July: This will be our last universal session at Boundary Primary School. ❤💙

Upcoming Detach Sessions 😎

In the week following the final universal session, we will be offering detach sessions on the following days; Monday 22nd July, Wednesday, 24th July & Thursday, 25th July 📅

Following this, our Summer Camps and Holiday Clubs will start the week of July 29. ☀️

A reminder that our SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUBS are LIVE and ready to book on to! ❤💙

We will run from THREE different local schools and our Whiteholme Youth Centre between Monday 29th July - Friday 30th August, AND you don't have to be a member!

To sign up, just head to the link below. 👇
☀️ thebhy.co.uk/holiday-activity-food ☀️

Blackpool Council | Department for Education

See the link below to see the latest edition of our Members Newsletter - It's the perfect opportunity to catch up on what we've been up to! 🥳

Read about our Summer Holiday Clubs, The Belong Collective or find out more on our Grange Park and Bloomfield renovations and so much more, we've got it all! 🙌

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Members Newsletter | The Boathouse Youth View and download the latest Members Newsletter from The Boathouse Youth, to see what the BHY members have been up to!

Our SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUBS are LIVE and ready to book on to! ❤💙

Our Holiday Clubs will run from THREE different local schools and our Whiteholme Youth Centre between Monday 29th July - Friday 30th August, AND you don't have to be a member!

To sign up, just head to the link below. 👇
☀️ thebhy.co.uk/holiday-activity-food ☀️

Blackpool Council | Department for Education

Last Night, we hosted the JJ Effect, where we enabled more than 130 people to think more clearly about the decisions they make when thinking of engaging in activities involving a weapon, a knife, a blade, even a golf club.

As attendees engaged in a hard hitting presentation featuring real life events about knife crime and the impact it can have on not just the victim, but the victim's family, friends, the persecutor's families - everyone.

It was a unique and unforgettable lesson, delivered mesmerisingly. Words will never explain the impact of The JJ Effect, but Byron’s dedication to minimise knife crime and save our future generation, has not gone unnoticed, thank you Byron!

If we start soon enough, maybe we can deter young people away from choosing this route and show them another way. ❤💙

The JJeffect CIC | Village Hotel Club

One more day until The JJeffect CIC deliver their HARD HITTING award-winning anti-knife crime presentation on:

🗓 Tuesday, 2nd July
🕕 6pm - 8pm
📍 The Village Hotel

🚐 Transport is now available to ALL MEMBERS on a first come first served basis. Contact Team BHY to book your spot!

Please sign up Young People using: https://www.thebhy.co.uk/jjeffect (Non-Members welcome) 🌟

🤩 We have sold out on Eventbrite for Parents, Carers and Professionals! But we now have an extra 25 tickets going fast, if interested please comment "TICKET" and a member of our team will be in touch to book your place, first come first served!

The JJ Effect has a proven track record of engaging and educating young people about the dangers and consequences of knife crime.

Parents: We strongly encourage you to sign up your children for this event. However, please note that sensitive topics will be discussed, so parental discretion is advised.

Learn more about The JJ Effect here - https://thejjeffect.org/

🥳🥳 - So far so good! We’ve just hit 10km 👌🏼 Our young people are all in high spirits and pushing each other along.

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Not long the until The JJeffect CIC deliver their HARD HITTING award-winning anti-knife crime presentation on:

🗓 Tuesday, 2nd July
🕕 6pm - 8pm
📍 The Village Hotel

🚐 Transport is now available to ALL MEMBERS on a first come first served basis. Contact Team BHY to book your spot!

🤩 Parents/Carers are also invited to attend, please sign up using the following link - www.thebhy.co.uk/tickets

Please sign up Young People using: https://www.thebhy.co.uk/jjeffect (Non-Members welcome) 🌟

The JJ Effect has a proven track record of engaging and educating young people about the dangers and consequences of knife crime.

Parents: We strongly encourage you to sign up your children for this event. However, please note that sensitive topics will be discussed, so parental discretion is advised.

Learn more about The JJ Effect here - https://thejjeffect.org/

📣 Bispham | We are OPEN

👉🏼 Are you in Year 7 to Year 10? Are you looking for something to do after school?

Our After School Chill session is launching on Monday 1st July from our Bispham Youth Centre.

📲 Sign Up via thebhy.co.uk/join to become a BHY member or just turn up.

📍Just a short 6 minute walk from Montgomery High! We are located on the Gala Fields.

👥 EmpowHER at 🤩

During the last few months our EmpowHER team have been working closely with a group of young women from Montgomery Academy. We’ve explored all the issues affecting young women, had lots of girls chat but most importantly been able to provide a space for these young women to voice their opinions, gain confidence, build new friendships and feel empowered.

Due to the imminent launch of our Bispham Youth Centre the girls were given exclusive access to our new facility in Bispham.

Here are some of the comments from them ⤵️

'OMG! Is this going to be all ours? Can we have this area as the chill out zone with fairy lights and bean bags? 😎

'I can't wait to be doing some cooking in this kitchen - I will keep it tidy all the time' 👩🏼‍🍳

'Do we have a Games Console? What about Just Dance & Fifa?' 🎮

The excitement was real. 🤩

👀 Keep your eyes peeled at 5pm today for further information on our opening taking place this Monday.

🎉 Join us tomorrow at the Bloomfield Youth Centre for the ultimate Euro Fan Base experience as we cheer on England against Slovenia! 🏆

🎉 Why Attend?
Live game screenings with an electrifying atmosphere!
Delicious snacks, tuck shop and drinks available.
Fun activities and games for all ages.

📍 Location:
Bloomfield Youth Centre

⏰ 8pm - 10pm

See you there! 🦁🦁🦁

Work has started on our Grange Park Youth Centre thanks to funding from the Youth Investment Fund. 🎉

The renovations include demolition of existing disused areas and construction of a three-sided extension that will double the main activity space, offer a meeting area, a learning environment for our Young Professionals and a youth gym! 🏋️‍♀️

Expected opening is January 2025. In the meantime, we are incredibly grateful to Boundary Primary School for allowing us to share their space to continue our provision.

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The Boathouse Youth are thrilled to announce that The JJeffect CIC deliver their HARD HITTING award-winning anti-knife crime presentation on:

🗓 Tuesday, 2nd July
🕕 6pm - 8pm
📍 The Village Hotel

The JJ Effect has a proven track record of engaging and educating young people about the dangers and consequences of knife crime.

Parents: We strongly encourage you to sign up your children for this event. However, please note that sensitive topics will be discussed, so parental discretion is advised.

🌟 Non-members are welcome! 🌟

🚐 Transport is available for our Junior Plus Members ONLY. Contact Team BHY to book your spot!

Learn more about The JJ Effect here - https://thejjeffect.org/

Sign up via - https://www.thebhy.co.uk/jjeffect