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12<br />
MIDSOMER NORTON LIFE<br />
Youth Connect South West &<br />
MIDSOMER NORTON TOWN COUNCIL<br />
Y<br />
outh Connect South West is a youth<br />
focused charity delivering services in Bath<br />
and North East Somerset. In Midsomer Norton<br />
they will be delivering community-based youth<br />
work sessions using Midsomer Norton Town<br />
Council funding.<br />
The project will operate on two evenings a<br />
week starting from 7th September <strong>2021</strong>. Tuesday<br />
evenings between 6-8pm will be based at the<br />
container (HUB) at the skate park for a youth café<br />
session that includes cooking and participating<br />
in a range of table top activities. YCSW will be<br />
engaging with young people to develop the HUB<br />
and increase its use. On Friday evenings between<br />
6 – 8pm will be a detached session (on foot). The<br />
team will cover hotspot areas identified from<br />
previous youth work and by the police and Town<br />
Council, such as the High Street.<br />
The sessions will offer young people improved<br />
access to support for physical wellbeing, mental<br />
wellbeing, sexual health and relationship issues,<br />
improved access to employability and training<br />
support and access to positive activities. They<br />
will provide an opportunity to build positive<br />
relationships with trusted adults, have more access<br />
to relevant support services, and educate and<br />
discourage young people from involvement with<br />
serious violence, criminal activity and substance<br />
misuse.<br />
The aims of YCSW are to reduce anti-social<br />
and criminal damage incidents related to young<br />
people in the High Street, skate park and Town<br />
Park, by engaging young people more with their<br />
community and increasing their feelings of<br />
community ownership.<br />
Youth Connect South West, Bath Rugby<br />
Foundation, Bath Area Play Project and partners<br />
also delivered a fun and powerful package of<br />
summer activities at the Astro Courts at Midsomer<br />
Norton Sports Centre, Gullock Tyning. This was<br />
open to all teenagers aged 12-16, with activities<br />
including sports, exercise and creative play, as well<br />
as nutritious food, for all attendees to enjoy. This<br />
ran on Mondays from August 2nd to August 23rd.<br />
Youth Connect provide a range of other services<br />
for young people, such as supporting unemployed<br />
young people or providing individuals with<br />
support with issues that affect them. More<br />
information on Youth Connect services can be<br />
found at www.youthconnectsouthwest.org.uk.<br />
Harry Parsons is the leader for the Midsomer<br />
Norton work and can be contacted via:<br />
harry.parsons@ycsw.org.uk
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