Young Bristol’s Chief Executive recognised for Most Influential CEO Awards

We are delighted to announce Brandon and Brooke from the Hengrove Youth Club on Wheels session are the winners of our 2024 Film Making Competition!

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Last month, we hosted a Film Making Competition across our Community Youth Club and Youth Club on Wheels network. Young people from each club were encouraged to create a short film using a mobile phone, tablet or camera, to entered into our competition.

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We received a number of entries from across our club network, our judges chose one winner from the range of amazing creative skills that were showcased in the competition!

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The winners of our competition are Brooke and Brandon, two young people from our Hengrove Youth Club on Wheels session! In their film, the pair discussed urban exploring and the number of issues surrounding it. Both our winners were awarded with a £15 Amazon gift card each.

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Congratulations both! Keep an eye out for our next competition in November!

Young Bristol are incredibly proud to announce that Kat, Club Leader at BS14 Youth Club, was awarded the 'Outstanding Leader of the Year' award at the NABGC Awards Evening 2024.

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The 'Outstanding Leader of the Year' Award is presented to a leader at a local youth club, who has helped make the club a special and impactful place for young people over the last year. The successful leader would have helped the club to grow and develop, from raising funds, developing programmes as well as ensuring positive differences are made within young people’s lives and the wider community.

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We would like to congratulate Kat from BS14 Stockwood Youth Club, who was awarded the 'Outstanding Leader of the Year'' Award at the NABGC Awards Ceremony 2024!

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Kat was nominated as 'Outstanding Leader of the Year' award as she has acted as a rock and constant positive role model to the 305 young people attending BS14 Stockwood Youth Club over the past year. Her main focus at the club is how she can create a wide and diverse offer for young people, and has done amazingly well in doing so by leading the only Looked After Children provision in Bristol, being involved in Holiday Club activities, ensuring young people receive a hot meal each day and has undertaken a Level 2 and 3 qualification in Youth Work to help develop her skills.

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Andy Kimber, Head of Operations said:

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Kat has been an amazingly positive influence on the Club. She has taken on leading the Club with such energy and professionalism that the sessions have increased in numbers; as well as engaging and developing a diverse offer for young people and their families. Young people have been able to take part in such a range of activities this year, thanks to Kat’s activeness in ensuring young people know about external offers to broaden their horizons.”

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Young Bristol would like to recognise Cheralee, Jesse and Natasha, who were also nominated for the 'Outstanding Leader of the Year' award as well as Eli and Gracie, who were nominated for the 'Young Person of the Year' award.

Community-based youth charity Young Bristol has become the third South West charity to win a place on the region’s Noble Deeds programme.

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Set up in 2021 by Bristol-based SME Noble, the Deeds programme provides digital marketing training & support to not-for-profits, helping them deliver vital services in the area. Increasing in-line with Nobles’ own turnover, this year the support package stands at £25,000. Young Bristol will use this to upskill its marketing team and ensure its services reach the young people who need them the most.

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Supporting children and young adults aged 8-25 during their critical out of school hours in some of the most challenging areas of the city, Young Bristol’s mission is to provide innovative programmes that create a positive and sustainable impact on the lives of young people.

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With eight community youth clubs across Bristol, a mobile youth club on wheels, outdoor activity centres and an employment programme just part of what the charity offers, the support from Noble will help the Young Bristol team prioritise where its digital marketing efforts will make the most impact. As well as helping the team to learn new skills and maximise their knowledge of social media, SEO and other digital promotion techniques for a lasting impact beyond the Deeds programme.

We are delighted to announce that we have officially published our 2023-24 Impact Report!

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This years Impact report demonstrates the positive impact we have had around Bristol during the 2023-24 period. The report reflects how we have provided safe, social spaces for young people to thrive in, despite their increasing needs caused by the cost-of-living crisis and the rising epidemic of knife crime in Bristol.

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"Working with Young Bristol has opened our eyes to how difficult it is for young people in Bristol and across the country, and how badly a lack of funding is impacting youth work and young people's livelihoods"

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BBS, Corporate Partner

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Board of Trustees of Young Bristol – a multi-award winning charity with an outstanding record of supporting young people in the Greater Bristol area for almost 100 years. As a member of our committed and enthusiastic Board, you will help shape the future of the charity – and support Young Bristol’s work to transform young lives in our local area.

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Young Bristol is recognised as Bristol’s leading provider of community-based youth services, through our community youth club network based in some of Bristol’s most challenging communities, and a valued provider of outdoor activities, holiday clubs, mobile youth services, as well as outdoor employment and informal educational opportunities. Through safe, fun, and supportive community spaces, it’s our mission to create a positive and sustainable impact, building brighter futures for our young people.

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The Board and Trustee Role

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We are now recruiting new trustees to complement the skills of existing Board members. We are looking for people who feel passionate about our mission as well as having the desire and ability to help Young Bristol achieve its ambitious goals as we head towards our 100-year anniversary in 2028.

The Board of Trustees is jointly and severally responsible for the overall governance of the charity. In addition, and in collaboration with its Chief Executive, it is also responsible for the strategic direction and financial health of the charity, the probity of its activities and developing the organisation’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, and legal and regulatory guidelines.

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Young Bristol is passionate about ensuring the whole organisation represents the diverse communities across the region and we welcome applications from anyone who may feel a connection with our work. There is no need for any prior experience as a trustee, however, candidates should ideally be able to demonstrate:

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• A track record of sound judgement and effective decision making
• Empathy with and a desire to support young people
• A commitment to promoting equality and diversity
• The ability and willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
• The disposition to speak their mind and offer constructive challenge when appropriate
• Willingness to be available to staff for advice and enquiries on an ad hoc basis
• The ability to work effectively and collegially as a member of the Board
• An understanding of the respective roles of the Board and the senior management team

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We are particularly interested in experience in the following:

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• The youth sector e.g. youthwork, schools, safeguarding and all aspects of engagement with young people
• Property management and development
• Governance.

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The Trustee appointment is a voluntary role, with an initial term of three years and renewable twice. Board meetings start at 5.30pm at least six times a year in person in Bristol.

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How to apply

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Please send a CV and short covering letter outlining why you would like to join and what you would bring to the board of Young Bristol to Lee Williams, Chief Executive of Young Bristol, at lw@youngbristol.com. For further information or a discussion in confidence please contact the Co-Chair of the Board, Jamie Cameron, at Jamie.cameron@burges-salmon.com.The deadline for applications is 30^th Sept 2024 and interviews will be held shortly thereafter.

On Saturday 10th August, eight runners signed up to run the South West Tough Mudder, to raise money for Young Bristol!

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The eight participants chose to fundraise for us at the South West Tough Mudder from a number of our partner organisations, including BBS Plumbing and Heating, SR2 as well as 50 Ways To Cook!

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Runners took part in both the 5 and 15 kilometer races, battling through mud pits and over various terrains across Badminton Estate.

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Thank you to our eight runners who took part in the Tough Mudder in aid of Young Bristol this year! If you would like to support our participants, check out their fundraising pages:

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• Alex - 50 Ways To Cook
• Alice and Caitlin - SR2
• Ben, Dan, Ben, Jack and Jess - BBS Plumbing and Heating

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If you are interested in taking part in a third party fundraising event for Young Bristol, click here to learn how you can fundraise for us.

Young Bristol are delighted that our Youth Club on Wheels has been shortlisted as a finalist for The Youth Work Award at the Children and Young People Now Awards 2024!

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The Children and Young People Now Awards showcase innovation and outstanding practice across the children’s services sector. The Awards champion the vital work of services supporting children, young people and families across the UK.

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Our Youth Club on Wheels was nominated for The Youth Work Award, which highlights initiatives that have done the most to promote young people’s personal development and help them achieve their potential.

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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Patricia Barros Inverneiro, Programmes and Youth Voice Assistant!

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Patricia is passionate about the performing arts, music, and sports. She is currently a Board Member for Theatre for Life, where she helps the organisation bring new and exciting performances to young people in schools, educating them on important life matters. In her spare time, you will often find her enjoying music and singing. Patricia is delighted to join the Young Bristol team and is excited to create new projects, helping us continue to have a positive impact on young people.

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We hope you will join us in welcoming Patricia to the Young Bristol team!

We are delighted to announce that two young people from BS14 Youth Club's Looked After Children group are the winners of our 2024 Drawing Competition!

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Last month, we hosted a Drawing Competition across our Community Youth Club network. Young people from each club were encouraged to draw an image of their choice to be entered into our competition. The creative pieces were shortlisted by Club Leader's and submitted to our judges

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We received a number of entries from across our club network, our judges chose two winners from the range of amazing creative arts skills that were showcased in the competition!

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The winners of our competition were two young people that attend our BS14 Youth Club sessions! The pair were awarded with a £15 Amazon gift card each. Congratulations both! Keep an eye out for our next competition in September!

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