Do you want to get creative, learn new skills and make a difference?
We have two current projects for Wellingborough residents aged 13 – 18 and they are both FREE! If you’re interested in either project, please complete the form here bit.ly/yaswboro and we’ll be in touch.
Volunteer with us to design Fresh Fest
Aged 13-18yrs and living in Wellingborough? We’re excited to invite you to collaborate with us on an upcoming event tailored for local young people during this October half-term.
Recently, we’ve engaged with various groups of young individuals who have expressed a desire for more youth-centric activities in Wellingborough. aims to address this need by not only uncovering and showcasing existing opportunities but also by discovering what additional experiences you’d like to see in your community.
We’re on the lookout for volunteers who can join us in shaping this event, making it engaging and relevant for people your age, and ensuring it aligns with your preferences. Our plan is to meet once a week after school throughout September and October in Wellingborough, at times that suit the group’s availability. During these sessions, we’ll delve into creative activities and dive into event planning.
If you’re eager to be part of this exciting venture, you can reach out to our Youth Project Co-ordinator Becky Carrier by emailing: becky@madewithmany.org.
| Session | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop One | Wed 27th September | 6:30pm-8pm | Victoria Centre NN8 1HR |
| Workshop Two | Sat 30th September | 1pm-4pm | Victoria Centre NN8 1HR |
| Workshop Three | Wed 4th October | 6:30pm-8pm | Victoria Centre NN8 1HR |
| Workshop Four | Sat 7th October | 1pm-4pm | Victoria Centre NN8 1HR |
| Workshop Five | Wed 11th October | 6:30pm-8pm | Victoria Centre NN8 1HR |
| Workshop Six | Sat 14th October | 1pm-4pm | Victoria Centre NN8 1HR |
| Fresh Fest 2023 | Sat 21st October | 11am-4pm | Victoria Centre NN8 1HR |
Fresh Fest 2023
Saturday 21st October | 11am-4pm | Victoria Centre
Fresh Fest is a free event for Wellingborough young people 11-18yrs to discover activities that are aimed at them in the town and share their ideas for new initiatives.
Local young people can drop in across the day to take part in free creative activities, meet local activity providers and tell us what else they think the town needs on our graffiti wall. Local organisations will be offering hands-on tasters of their activities, spanning the realms of arts, music, sports, dance, and community engagement.
FRESH FEST 2023 – Find out more >
Creative Social Entrepreneur programme
If you’re aged 13 – 18, live in Wellingborough and have an idea about something that could be done to improve an issue facing local people, we’d love to talk to you about it and work with you to make it a reality. You can come to us with just the start of an idea or something fully formed. You can come on your own or with friends. We will run free sessions to support you to make it happen.
The schedule will be flexible to fit around you. You can do work with us in person or remotely.
We can also work with schools or youth groups, so if you are someone who works with young people, you are also welcome to email becky@madewithmany.org to get in touch with Becky Carrier, our Youth Projects Co-ordinator.
About the Youth Forum
Youth, Arts & Skills Wellingborough has set up a Youth Forum of young people who get creative and use that creativity to make a difference locally with social action projects. The project aims to develop young people’s transferable skills and their creativity as well as giving them a platform locally to make a difference in their community.
Previous Youth Projects
- Summer Holidays Youth Project (summer 2023)
- We Are Here (February half-term 2023)
- YAS Music project (November – December 2022)
- YAS Eastfield Park Mural (October 2022)
- Youth Music Project (September 2021 – March 2022)
- Borough Bash (July 2021)
- Wailingborough podcasts (July 2021)
If you’d like to discuss anything connected with this project, contact us on becky@madewithmany.org
Updated 25th August 2023