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YOUNG CARERS 50TH EVENT 24 Oct
YOUNG CARERS 50TH EVENT
Note date…. 24 October
Burgess Hill Youth are hosting their 50th event for Young Carers aged 6-16 years to be held on Tuesday 24 October at St Paul’s Catholic College from 10am-4pm.
Young carers are children and young people who help look after a member of the family who is sick, disabled or has mental health problems, or is misusing drugs or alcohol. They may be someone who has direct caring responsibilities or they may be someone whose life is affected as a result of living with someone who has these conditions.
A programme of fun activities are planned including T shirt creations, arts, crafts, cake making and decorating, sports plus much more! To book your space please pop into the Help Point and complete a booking form. If you have any questions please contact Jennifer by email jennifer@burgesshill.gov.uk or 01444 238207 (9-3 daily).
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Childline launches app – FOR ME
Childline has launched an app that is the first to provide counselling to young people in need of help, directly through their mobile devices.
The app has been named ‘For Me‘ to ensure that it can be discreetly installed.
This means that if someone happens to see the young person’s phone, they can’t tell it’s a Childline service.
Created by young people, for young people.
‘For Me‘ was created by four teenagers who realised there was an urgent need for young people to have easy access to confidential advice and support.
When Childline first launched over 30 years ago, all contact was over the phone, with many calls being made from telephone boxes.
How children and young people contact Childline now is dramatically different:
71% of counselling sessions are delivered online via email and 1-2-1 chat.
Last year, 1.8 million sessions on the Childline website were conducted via mobile devices.
The app is free to download from the Childline website.
https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/for-me/
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YOUNG CARERS SUMMER HOLIDAY EVENTS- Some pictures here.
53 Young Carers enjoyed 4 free activities this summer holiday:-
- Chessington World of Adventures
- Forest School Fun
- Horse Riding
- A day at Blacklands Farm
These activities are led by Burgess Hill Youth with support from Burgess Hill Town Council. The activities were funded by a grant from Hall and Woodhouse. The next event will be our 50th Young Carers event to be held in October.
CLICK THE IMAGES TO SEE LARGER ONES BELOW
Please contact Jennifer at the Town Council if you know of a young person that would like to attend the event: jennifer@burgesshill.gov.uk
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Summer Closure
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CHICORY TIP ! Saturday 2nd September
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Happy Birthday to PAUL MYLES!
Paul Myles celebrates his 70th Birthday on 20th May!
Everyone would like to wish him all the very best birthday wishes.
Many thanks to him for all his hard work and dedication over many years at Burgess Hill Youth.
The children and committee sang Happy Birthday and presented him with gifts including his own blue plaque! Town Councillor Steve Hansford- representative on Burgess Hill Youth – enjoyed the celebration and commented on how nice it was to see the club in action with 5 adult volunteers supporting the junior club night.
Click the pictures below for larger versions.
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Young Carers Easter fun pictures
Burgess Hill Youth hosted two young carer events in the Easter holidays for 24 young carers – a trip to Fishers Farm Adventure Park and to Young Drive (based at Blacklands Farm). These events were funded by Santander and organised with support from the Town Council. Easter Eggs were generously provided by Radmall Funeral Services.
Fishers Farm Activity Park has several activities within an area. The children were able to access all of these including a climbing wall, bouncing pillows, tractor rides, magic show and climbing activities including a pirate ship. We attended the magic show at 12pm and then sat together to enjoy our packed lunches and then the children could choose their activities.
Young Drive included structured activities such as blindfolded Landrover driving, quad biking challenge and rally car timed trial. The group was divided into two teams led by two instructors and the teams competed against each other to earn the least penalty points. We asked the young people to score this event as this was the first time we attended this venue – the comments were very positive.
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Easter 2017 outings for Young Carers!
Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th April 2017
Easter outings are planned for the Young Carers of Burgess Hill.
Destinations: Fishers Farm and a Young Drive experience.
These events are for young carers aged 6+ years living in the Burgess Hill area.
Young carers are children and young people who help look after a member of the family who is sick, disabled or has mental health problems, or is misusing drugs or alcohol. They may be someone who has direct caring responsibilities or they may be someone whose life is affected as a result of living with someone who has these conditions. With so many adult responsibilities, young carers often miss out on opportunities that other children have to play and learn. The outings will provide an opportunity for the young carers to have fun.
Burgess Hill young carer, Niamh said: “The young carers events are great because we can go and meet new people who have gone through a similar experience to yourself. Whenever I go there’s always a friendly face. There are always volunteers who give up their time to help us and I’m really grateful to them. They are what make it possible! I go on a day out and there is always something for me, and everyone else, to do. Whether it’s arts and crafts, tennis, cake making or pond dipping. We will all have a GREAT time!”
A range of free young carers Fun Days and outings are organised throughout the year by Burgess Hill Youth and Burgess Hill Town Council. The Young Carers Partnership is planning an ongoing programme of activities for young carers. For information about future activities and to book your place contact …
Jennifer O’Grady on 01444 238207
or email Jennifer@burgesshill.gov.uk
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21 Feb 2017 – Young carers event FREE
A free Young Carers Fun Afternoon will be held during half-term at Fairfield Community Centre in Burgess Hill on Tuesday 21 February. This event is for young carers aged 6-11 years living in the Burgess Hill area. Young carers are children and young people who help look after a member of the family who is sick, disabled or has mental health problems, or is misusing drugs or alcohol. They may be someone who has direct caring responsibilities or they may be someone whose life is affected as a result of living with someone who has these conditions.
With so many adult responsibilities, young carers often miss out on opportunities that other children have to play and learn. The Fun Afternoon will provide an opportunity for the young carers to have fun and try out a range of activities, including arts, crafts, hovercraft making, entertainment, cake decorating, sports and much more.
Burgess Hill young carer, Niamh said: “The young carers events are great because we can go and meet new people who have gone through a similar experience to yourself. Whenever I go there’s always a friendly face. There are always volunteers who give up their time to help us and I’m really grateful to them. They are what make it possible! I go on a day out and there is always something for me, and everyone else, to do. Whether it’s arts and crafts, tennis, cake making or pond dipping. We will all have a GREAT time!”
A range of free young carers Fun Days and outings are organised throughout the year by Burgess Hill Youth and Burgess Hill Town Council. The Young Carers Partnership is planning an ongoing programme of activities for young carers. For information about future activities and to book your place contact …
Jennifer O’Grady on 01444 238207
or email Jennifer@burgesshill.gov.uk
