Now that the new and improved Village Hall is up and running there are some great new developments for the young people of Bishopthorpe. The Urbie bus has been visiting the village and supplying a much needed youth resource while the hall has been closed, but there's now a designated space in the hall so the Urbie bus is going out of service to be replaced by the new Youth Club.
The club meetings will continue to be run by the youth workers from the Urbie bus, and the big launch night is on 16th September. Helen Jarvis is one of the team and gives us a flavour of what it's all about...
"Bishopthorpe Youth club will be open 3 Wednesdays of every month between the times of 7-9pm at the village hall, providing a space that is safe and well equipped for the young people of Bishopthorpe.
There are three fully trained youth workers, Hayley, Claire and Helen(myself), there to answer all your questions and provide fun activities and workshops.
These will include a DJ workshop within the first month of opening, so come down and try your hand at dj'ing! We will also have a variety of arts and sports equipment, information leaflets, and a Nintendo Wii. We will also be offering a well stocked tuck shop and on the launch night, on the 16th September there will be free snacks and refreshments including pizza!!!
All we ask is that you are between the ages of 11-19 and that you pay an admission fee of 30pence per week (where else can you have 2 hours of fun for that price???)"
For any further information please contact Helen Jarvis on 07767318145 or helen.jarvis@york.gov.uk
