Young people's work

The Ashwood Centre has fantastic youth provision headed up by a full time youth work co-ordinator and two part time youth work assistants. Our wide curriculum of educational and fun activities are planned around the ‘Every Child Matters’ document and encourage young people who access the centre to develop and learn new skills and experiences. We have a range of fun and educational resources including an IT suite consisting of 4 computers each with internet access, a pool table, play stations and x boxes, table football, healthy eating cafe and quiet area.

Our youth initiatives include:

• Four after school sessions starting from 3.30pm (Tuesday to Friday)
• Two evening drop in sessions from 6.00pm – 8.00pm
• Healthy cafe sessions starting from 5pm offering light bites for tea

The team provide great theme based activities and have sessions during the holidays and have good links with local schools and Nottinghamshire County Council Youth Services as well.

Our youth work is currently being funding by the Reaching Communities Fund through the Big Lottery. The project is called The Generations Project which aims to provide brilliant provision for 0 -25’s along with the wider families in the Ashfield area.

I would never eat brown toast before, but now I prefer it.

Boy aged 12, at the after schools club