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Waterside’s 2nd Birthday!
Today, we are celebrating the second anniversary of Waterside Centre reopening.
3 August 2023
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Duck Race
Our friends at the Rotary Club of Reading Abbey have asked us to share news of the charity fundraising event they’re running at The Oracle on Saturday 9 September.
31 July 2023
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Tilehurst Youth Club
Thank you to youth worker Jessica for this update!
31 July 2023
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Waterside – July 2023
Kelly told us: “The summer months bring a range of activity to Waterside Centre.
31 July 2023
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The Wayz – July 2023
A real summer of fun at The Ways; the month started brilliantly with the Community Fun Day and Bracknell Together Walk.
31 July 2023
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Britwell – July 2023
Britwell Youth and Community Project’s Summer Holiday Club is running from Monday 24 July– Friday 18 August (daily Monday – Friday), 11am – 3pm.
31 July 2023
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Updates from our Flagship Youth Clubs
Please click on the links below for the latest updates from our flagship youth clubs in Slough, Bracknell and Newbury.
31 July 2023
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Youth Development and Community Engagement Update
The school holidays are now upon us and our summer programmes are in full swing.
31 July 2023
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Training News
Here are our upcoming training courses, including posters.
31 July 2023
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Staff Spotlight
In the last update, we caught up with Abbas, who was celebrating his first year of working at Berkshire Youth.
31 July 2023
NYA Guidance Update – 29 March 2021
29 March 2021
From 29 March 2021, the youth sector will move to AMBER on the Readiness Framework for all outdoor activities. From this date open access and drop in services can resume for outdoor only activities for ALL young people. Young people accessing outdoor activities may only enter premises for personal welfare reasons (use of toilets etc). The use of such facilities should be carefully managed, risk assessed and subject to appropriate safeguarding measures.
- Indoor support groups (up to 15 young people, plus workers/volunteers) may continue for young people if one of the following applies:
1. Vulnerable children, young people and young adults (18+)
2. Other children or young people, where the provision is (the following does not apply to over 18s): - Reasonably necessary to enable their parents and carers to work, search for work, undertake education or training, or attend a medical appointment or address a medical need, or attend a support group.
- A targeted one-to-one session or group to provide support and assistance for a specific issue.
- Being used by electively home educating parents as part of their arrangements for their child to receive a suitable full-time education.
- For the purposes of obtaining a regulated qualification, meeting the entry requirements for an education institution, or to undertake exams and assessments.
From 29 March, youth groups that meet outdoors no longer have group size restrictions. Groups can be of any size, although organisations should be cautious to ensure suitable safeguarding, supervision ratios and social distancing is in place.
Additionally, online/digital, detached/outdoor youth activities and one-to-one support is permitted for all young people. Trips and visits are permitted for all young people, although residentials, camping and overnight stays are prohibited. Travel should be kept to a minimum at all times.
The full guidance can be downloaded here.