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The Revellers clubs
provide a friendly, safe and supportive environment
for young people to meet others and to enjoy and achieve
through their involvement in group activities, projects
and events.
The Revellers Youth Clubs are open on Tuesdays and
Thursdays for young people aged 13-25 with additional
needs including learning difficulties and disabilities.
A small group of members within both clubs take on
a role of peer support mentors and millennium volunteers.
Tuesdays 7pm - 9.15pm- Albemarle
Youth House, Harold
Hill.
Thursdays 7pm - 9.15pm- Robert
Beard Youth House, Hornchurch.
Members Only - Membership is free - 50p entrance fee.
 A team of skilled and enthusiastic youth workers support and encourage members
to participate in club programmes of personal development, life skills developing
independence, healthy lifestyles, citizenship, emotional resilience and working
well with others.
The Youth Clubs focus upon youth involvement and a peer led approach. This may
take the form of active involvement in planning the clubs activities or publicity,
consultation on a range of issues, fundraising, peer support and mentoring.
Members gain accreditation awards for their individual achievements. Several
members are working as Millennium Volunteers as peer mentors within Revellers
Clubs.
Both Youth Houses are fully accessible and ‘young people friendly’ buildings.
Facilities include Music, Computers, Healthy tuck shops, Up to date Information,
Floodlit Football pitch, Pool Tables, other sports and games, TV, Art equipment,
Photography and video equipment. In Partnership with Connexions Personal Advisors
and other agencies individual young people are provided with support and advice
in a range of issues, personal growth and development.
Recent members achievements include:
 An independence travel project including the London Challenge -
members
gained new experiences of travelling, the confidence to travel independently,
worked well with others & gained self awareness.
Outdoor pursuit’s activities - members gained team working
skills
and self esteem via challenging activities
Theatre trips- members gained cultural experiences & social skills.
Football matches - members gained teamwork skills, planning
skills & healthy
lifestyles.
Running the tuck shop - members gained self-confidence,
communication, employability
skills, literacy & numeracy skills.
Creating the clubs newsletter - gained life skills, communication skills, IT
skills
and organizational skills.
Involvement in planning trips including obtaining funding - members
gained IT
skills, literacy skills, organisational skills, self confidence & working
well with others.
Representing Revellers at Havering’s UKYP election - members
gained Communication
skills- including public speaking, high confidence & personal growth.
For more information about The REVELLERS please contact Chris Hutchins
01708 340161 or Email christine.hutchins@havering.gov.uk
Further contact details are as follows:
Albemarle on Tuesday evenings – Daniel Rowe (senior Youth Worker) 01708
340161
Robert Beard on Thursday evenings – Peter Walsh (senior Youth Worker) 01708
450609
- Latest news -
20/05/10: Newsletter #4
Click
here to download
08/02/10: The S P O T
An exciting new Saturday youth group for young people 11- 19
yrs with learning difficulties & disabilities has been launched.
The Revellers Saturday SPOT provides ‘Supported Positive Opportunities
for Teens’ every Saturday afternoon between 1.30- 3.30pm at the Albemarle
Youth House, Harold Hill.
Revellers Saturday SPOT members are having a great time, meeting new friends,
playing fun group games, learning new skills and developing greater confidences
and independence through a varied programme of positive and enjoyable projects.
The current project “cooking & eating well” facilitated by expert
chef gives the young people experience of cooking a range of simple meals and
a good awareness of the importance of healthy eating .
A team of dedicated skilled youth workers support members involvement in activities,
to work well together and to gain personal achievements. The group are encouraged
to take volunteer roles within the group developing responsibilities and commitment
to others.
New projects coming soon at The SPOT - Self expression, Circus skills workshops,
Community involvement, Music making, Pets project, Creative art, Travelling experiences
and Trips to London Theatres, Cinema and lots more.
The SPOT is funded by Aiming High for Disabled Children in Havering
Please contact Chris Hutchins 01078 340161 – mobile 07957340097
christine.hutchins@havering.gov.uk
Previous news items from Revellers Youth Clubs:
2008: Young Citizens
of the Year & A great night out
14/07/07: Young Citizens Of The Year 2007
04/06/07: Congratulations to Revellers Volunteers
26/02/07:
The Revellers trip to Southend
14/12/06: The Revellers Xmas trip to Chicken Shed Theatre
04/10/06: “CHANGES” Revellers
members explore their aspirations for their future
27/09/06: Recycle and Re-use Event Summer 2006
21/06/06: Revellers
Newsletter Spring 2006
08/05/04: Giving up Smoking!
28/04/04: Revellers Youth Clubs |
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