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YOUTH SERVICES
IN SOUTHWARK
services for young people
in southwark
4 introduction
49 INDEX OF SERVICES
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introduction
pARTICIpATION
11 Bermondsey youth community council
11 Rotherhithe youth community council
12 Speaker Box
SpECIAl NEEDS
12 Toucan employment project
SpORTS
12 Bacons College sports
12 Millwall community scheme
12 Seven Islands leisure centre
12 Southwark community games
12 Surrey Docks watersports centre
13 Whites Grounds skate park
ARTS AND CUlTURE Community youth limited holidays. Visit the website for further
Unit 3a, Juno Way, SE14 5RW information. The project is currently
020 8691 9191 expanding to provide workshops in
Brunel museum daina.cyl@googlemail.com the future for young people in 2010.
Brunel Engine House, Railway www.cyltd.org Ages: birth to 15. Family groups are
Avenue, SE16 4LF Offers young people a range of digital welcome. Open: please check the
020 7231 3842 media accredited courses and youth website for details.
www.brunel-museum.org.uk led projects. The centre has a music
The engine house is an ancient studio, small film studio and editing
monument on an international equipment which are available for London Bubble theatre
landmark site, now a museum with different groups to use. Some of the company
an education outreach programme. accredited courses on offer are web 5 Elephant Lane, SE16 4JD
Playschemes run during the first two design, digital photography, camera 020 7237 4434
weeks of the summer holiday, 10am work, CGI animation and music www.londonbubble.org
to 4pm. Children’s workshops are run production. Weekly sessions that give children
on advertised Saturday afternoons. Ages: 12 to 21. and young people the opportunity
Ages: eight to 12 Open: contact office for information. to make theatre together, assisted
Open: daily, 10am to 5pm by experienced theatre practitioners
and other specialists. The theatre
DIY/Cafe gallery projects company also runs a training course
The Gallery, by the lake, for young people aged 16 to 19 to
Southwark park, SE16 2UA become young workshop leaders.
020 7237 1230 Ages: six to 18. Open: Please contact the
cgp.mail@virgin.net office for details on different projects
www.cafegalleryprojects.com
DIY is a series of family learning
workshops at Cafe Gallery projects Unicorn theatre
in Southwark park. These workshops 147 Tooley Street, SE1 2HZ
take place on Saturdays and school 020 7645 0560
boxoffice@unicorntheatre.com
www.unicorntheatre.com
The Unicorn is the UK’s flagship
theatre for children and young
people. It aims to produce theatre
with the power to transform a
child’s understanding of the world
and provide spectacular learning
opportunities. All the performances
emphasise the role the arts play in
enriching children’s learning.
Ages: one to 20. Open: Contact the box
office to find out about the programme
of performances.
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COMMUNITY
CENTRES AND
SUPPORT
ORGANISATIONS
Beormund community
centre
177 Abbey Street, SE1 2AN
020 7237 9313
info@beormund.co.uk
Services include a nursery, karate,
young people’s project, adult
education courses and elderly social
groups. The centre has a multi gym
for 18 years and over. On Thursday,
4pm to 6pm, there’s football coaching
for boys. Registration is required in
advance by calling the centre.
Ages: up to 17 years (dependent on
project). Open: Monday to Friday, 9am
to 9pm.
Dockland Settlement
Rotherhithe Street, SE16 5LJ
020 7538 3292
www.docklandsettlements.org.uk
A local community centre which
offers football, Friday youth club,
spiritual groups, Scouts and more.
All ages. Open: contact the office for
information on the different projects.
Hornafrik integration
projects
189 Southwark Park Road, SE16 7TX
020 7237 9373
hornafrikuk@yahoo.co.co
www.hornafrik.org
The project aims to improve
the quality of life for the Somali
community in and around
Bermondsey and Rotherhithe.
UNIfORmED GROUpS
Thames Angels Explorer
Scout groups Scout unit
Scouts take part in a programme Scout House
that helps them to find out about the 252 Jamaica Road SE16 4BD
world in which they live, encourages 084 5300 1818
them to know their own abilities and www.scouts.org.uk
the importance of keeping fit. It helps Ages: 14 to 18. Open: Friday, 7.30pm
develop their creative talents. Activities to 9pm. Bermondsey and
include camping, survival and cooking Rotherhithe detached
skills, abseiling and yachting. youth project
YOUTH ClUBS Various sites across Bermondsey and
14th Bermondsey Scout AND ADVENTURE Rotherhithe. Contact the office for
group plAYGROUNDS more details.
252 Jamaica Road, SE16 4BD 020 7525 1595
020 8840 8343 Works with young people on estates.
www.scouts.org.uk Bede youth adventure Street corners, bus stops and parks.
Ages: 11 to 17. project Workers will interact with young
Open: Thursday, 7.30pm to 9pm. Bede Centre people about issues that affect them
Abbeyfield Road, SE16 2BS such as bullying, spare time activities,
16th Bermondsey Scout 020 7231 6027 training employment and college
group www.bedehouse.org opportunities.
Manor Methodist Church, Adventure activities take place during Ages: 11 to 19 Open: please contact
Gallywall Road, SE16 3PB half term and the summer. These the office for details.
084 5300 1818 include mountain biking, climbing,
www.scouts.org.uk go-karting, paintball, driving, archery,
Ages: 11 to 17. dry slope skiing, board and console Bosco centre
Open: Friday, 7pm to 9pm. games. Members also have access 281 Jamaica Road, SE16 4RS
to computers, the internet, job and 020 7232 0440
20th Bermondsey Scout homework club. Staff support young boscotocentre@btconnect.com
group people with school issues, bullying, www.boscotocentretolondon.
Magdalen Hall advice on sex and relationships, and co.uk Youth club sessions for young
Purbrook Street SE1 3DQ advice to parents. Membership costs people aged 15+ on Monday to
084 5300 1818 50p a session. Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm. Young
www.scouts.org.uk Ages: 11 to 19. Open: Monday (16 people have access to pool, table
Ages: 11 to 17. to 19s), Wednesday (13 to 16s) and tennis, computers, sports and the
Open: Wednesday, 6.30pm to 9pm Thursday (11 to 13s), 6pm to 9pm playground. The diamond project
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Latin American youth
forum (LAYF)
Photographer: Ed Beron
Geraldine Mary sessions. Volunteering and coach older. Activities take place across the
Harmsworth sports facility education opportunities are also eight community council areas in
Gerldine Mary Harmsworth park, available. schools, after school clubs, estate and
St George’s Road, SE1 6ER community settings please check the
020 7735 3294 Walworth website for details.
www.fusion-lifestyle.com Burgess park astroturf, Neate Street, Ages: seven to 16. Open: please check
A new outdoor facility accompanied off Trafalgar Ave, SE5 1YU the website.
by a modern pavilion with changing Ages: 12 to 18.
rooms. Facilities include four netball Open: Friday, 6pm to 8pm
courts, three astroturf football Waterloo sports and
pitches, two tennis courts and one Borough and Bankside football club
street basketball court. Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Sports Lillian Baylis old school
All ages. Open: Monday to Friday, 9am Centre, St George’s Road, SE1 6ER Lollard Street, SE11 6PY
to 9pm; Saturday and Sunday, 9am to Ages: 12 to 18. 020 7820 1229
5pm. Open: Friday, 6pm to 8pm waterloosportsfc@aol.com
Weekly football and physical fitness
coaching sessions. Waterloo FC
Millwall community Southwark community coaches teams for under 12s, under
scheme games 13s and under 16s. These teams are
07958 026 876 Community sports team, affiliated to the London Football
richardw@millwallcommunity.co.uk 160 Tooley Street, SE1 2TZ Association and compete within a
www.millwallfc.co.uk 020 7525 0770 league. The club also provides young
Using the power of football and www.southwark.gov.uk/ people with workshops on healthy
the appeal of Millwall football club, southwarkcommunitygames lifestyles, sports leaders award, away
the Kickz and Millwall street pro A year round programme of sports events to sports tours, professional
programme offers 12 to 18 year olds coaching and competition for young stadium tours, mentoring,
the chance to take part in positive people aged seven to 16 years opportunities for volunteering and
activities. Activities include free old. There are also sport related access to training.
football coaching and five-a-side vocational training for teachers and Ages: ten to 25
football, street dance, boxing, fitness young people aged 16 years and Open: contact the office for details.
Copleston community
centre
Copleston Road, SE15 4AN
020 7732 3435
office@coplestoncentre.org.uk
Services include an asylum drop in
session, day care for asylum seekers,
ESOL teaching, exercise classes and
adult mental health project.
All ages. Open: Monday to Friday, 9am
to 5pm.
East Dulwich
community centre
46-64 Darrell Road, SE22
020 8693 3810
The centre is home to many user
groups including the Post Box
youth club, Alleyn community play
group, Gumboots after school club,
Southwark Muslim council homework
club and Barry area residents
association.
All ages. Open: please contact the
office for information on different
projects.
World of Hope
Office: Cambridge House,
131 Camberwell Road, SE5 0HF
020 7703 5025
www.worldofhope.org.uk
Provides support services through
one to one and group workshops for
young people and their families. The
group also provides transition services
to young people and their families
who are new arrivals in the UK.
Ages: ten to 21 (up to 25 years for
young people with special needs).
Open: office hours are Wednesday
and Thursday, 9am to 2pm. Outreach
Saturday and Monday, 4pm to 7pm
Education and
training
Dulwich library Southwark youth carnival
368 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB Bellenden Old School.
Accreditation and 020 7525 2000 165 Bellenden Road, SE15 4DG
learning team www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries 020 7635 6525
Bellenden Old School, With homework clubs, teen reading linda.gray@southwark.gov.uk
Bellenden Road, SE15 4DG groups, manga and art workshops, Southwark youth carnival teaches
020 7639 5100 there’s more than just books in local young people the origins of carnival,
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, AQA, libraries. black African and Caribbean music
Asdan short course, skills for working All ages. Open: Monday to Friday, 9am and culture. Free carnival workshops
life, introduction to youth work, to 8pm; Saturday, 9am to 5pm; Sunday, for young people aged ten to 19
Enterprises award, peer motivator 12pm to 4pm. years between Easter and August.
training. Young people can create costumes,
Ages: 13 to 25. Open: contact the learn how to stilt walk and practice
office for information on different Fairbridge in London moves for the procession which takes
projects. Salisbury House, 1st Floor, place in August.
5 Cranmer Road, SW9 6EJ Ages: ten to 19. Open: contact the
020 7582 9695 office for details.
Camberwell library london@fairbridge.org.uk
17-21 Camberwell Church Street, www.fairbridge.org.uk
SE5 8TR Young people from disadvantaged Summer university
020 7525 2000 backgrounds can take part in a Bellenden Old School,
With homework clubs, teen reading programme to develop personal, Bellenden Road, SE15 4DG
groups, manga and art workshops, social and life skills to achieve their 020 7732 6291
there’s more than just books in local goals. Fairbridge works with people Fax: 020 7635 2668
libraries. aged 13 to 25 who are not in Offers ten to 19 year olds a range of
All ages. Open: Monday, Tuesday and education, employment or training, or free or affordable courses including
Thursday, 9am to 8pm; Friday 10am to who face exclusion from mainstream video journalism, dance, fashion
6pm, Saturday, 9am to 5pm education. and sports. Many of the courses are
Ages: 13 to 25. Open: Monday to accredited, providing qualifications
Friday, 10am to 4pm. for students as well as new life skills.
Ages: ten to 19. Open: all summer.
Offbeat
9-11 Cottage Green, SE5 7ST
084 5003 7430
info@beoffbeat.org
www.beoffbeat.org
A youth led initiative, this project
works from an inclusive Christian
value base, and works in partnership
with a range of other organisations
such as schools, the council and the
community. Offbeat uses music,
dance and drama as a medium for
young people to express themselves.
Ages: 13 to 25. Open: contact the
environment Supplementary classes for Albanian office for details.
pupils to improve their results. Classes
include Albanian, English and maths
Young friends of Dulwich up to GCSE levels for Albanian Redthread
park children. Ardhmeria also organises Correspondence address:
Dulwich park social and cultural events, dance 40 Calton Avenue, Dulwich, SE21 7DG
020 8694 5000 classes and sports activities for young 020 8123 9335
www.southwark.gov.uk/parks people. info@redthread.org.uk
Young people are able to get involved Ages: ten to 18. Open: contact the www.redthread.org.uk
in fun activities and positively impact office for details. A charity that offers activities and
their community. Activities include services for young people aged
tree planting, bird and bat boxing, 11 to 25. Activities include youth
arts, crafts and various other activities. Clubland young people work within the community and
Ages: 11 to 18. Open: contact the project also delivery of services for those
office for details. Walworth Methodist church, experiencing health issues, for
54 Camberwell Road, SE5 0EN example counselling and referrals to
020 7703 2477 local GP practices and hospitals.
Faith and minority eric@walworthmethodist.org.uk Ages: 11 to 25. Open: contact the
ethnic groups www.walworthmethodist.org.uk office for details.
Offers counselling, games, sport,
outings, seminars, workshops, music,
Ardhmeria computing, internet facilities and Rewrite
Unit 106, Camberwell Business Centre, volunteering opportunities. 34 Gilesmead
99-103 Lomond Grove, SE5 7HN Ages: 13 to 18. Camberwell Church Street, SE5 7LN
020 7252 7471 Open: Tuesday, 7pm to 9pm. 07709 764 420
ardhmeria_uk@yahoo.com rewritegroup@googlemail.com
www.ardhmeria.co.uk www.rewrite.org.uk
local area at community council level Special needs These services are in a child and family
and at Young Southwark executive friendly environment.
meetings. YCC members are elected Ages: birth to 18 years. Open: Monday
once a year through elections which 19+ to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm.
young people across Southwark can Cambridge House,
get involved in. 131 Camberwell Road, SE5 0HF
Ages: 13 to 19. 020 7703 5025 Sport
Open: Monday, 6pm to 8pm. info@ch1889.org
www.ch1889.org
19+ is a life skills service for young Burgess park (Colts) cricket
Synergy Youth Counci adults with learning difficulties aged club
Cambridge House, 131 Camberwell 19 to 25. Project encourages and Burgess Park Sports Ground,
Road, SE5 0HF develops employment opportunities Corner of Trafalgar Ave
07989 519 368 by providing young people with life and Neate St, SE5 0JB
The project enables youth people skills that many others may take for 020 7737 0866 / 07958 284 133
to identify, analyse and effect granted. www.burgesspark.play-cricket.com
change in the area and on issues Ages: 19 to 25. Open: Mondays and The club is open to young people
they feel strongly about. The Tuesdays, 10am to 3.30pm. of all cricketing abilities to play
weekly meetings combine general competitively or for fun, improve skills
discussion and peer support to build and awareness of tactics of the game.
skills in teamwork, decision making, Sunshine House Ages: ten to 16.
prioritising and other skills that they 27 Peckham Road, SE5 8UH Open: Tuesday, 5pm to 7.30pm;
need to become effective members 020 3049 8100 Thursday, 5pm to 8pm (16+)
of their community. Provides services for children and
Ages: 13 to 16. young people with special needs,
Open: Monday, 4pm to 7pm. disabilities and other vulnerabilities.
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Arts and culture Reprezent youth radio Whtvr media project
station Bellenden Old School,
103 Asylum Road, SE15 2LB Bellenden Road, SE15 4DG
Arts Express info@reprezent.org.uk 020 7525 3941
Old School Keepers House, www.reprezent.org.uk whatever@southwark.gov.uk
Ivydale Road, SE15 3BU Reprezent is a youth led radio station, www.whtvr.org
020 7635 6709 providing learning and broadcasting Young people help to produce
contact@arts-express.org.uk opportunities for young people. the Whtvr magazine and have the
www.arts-express.org.uk Reprezent works with people from opportunity to write for the website.
An arts charity in Peckham. Projects Bashy to the Minister of State for Young people receive training
include evening classes and Saturday Policing, to keep Reprezent fresh, through the weekly journalism
workshops at their studio, events and unique and innovative. course, work with professional
workshops in public and workshops Ages: 13 to 24. Open: sessions vary. designers and Southwark Council’s
in schools, centres and cultural Register on the website for details. communication team to see their
institutions. work published in the magazine or
All ages. Open: contact office for online.
details. The Hub youth project Ages: 11 to 19. Open: please contact
103 Asylum Road, SE15 2LB the office for details.
020 8694 5000 / 07816 766 073
Carl Campbell dance Music technology, song writing, vocal
company 7 skills and video editing. Also available Community
Admin office: Thomas Calton are computers, a homework club and centres and
Centre, Alpha St, SE15 4NX a big screen TV for films. support
020 7639 4875 Ages: 13 to 25. Open: Contact the ORGANISATIONS
ccdc7@easynet.co.uk office for details on different sessions.
The company is committed to the
development of Caribbean dance Area management services
culture for young people. The Visual and performing arts – Peckham
company delivers sessions all over the (VAPA) 9 Blenheim Grove, SE15 4QS
borough, contact the office for times Bellenden Old School, 020 7252 1021
of different sessions. Bellenden Road, SE15 4DG getinvolvedinpeckham@
Ages: 11 to 19. Open: Tuesday, 4.30pm 020 7252 8914 southwark.gov.uk
to 6pm at Peckham Pulse. VAPA is a borough-wide arts project. The Peckham programme team
Young people can get training and manages the social, economic and
use facilities in a variety of visual continuing physical regeneration
Creative media project and performing arts disciplines. in Peckham, Peckham Rye and
Bellenden Old School, Regular evening sessions are available Nunhead.
Bellenden Road, SE15 4DG alongside short accredited courses All ages. Open: Monday to Friday, 9am
020 7639 4215 and a programme of summer to 5pm.
Music and music production activities activities. VAPA has established strong
including training in a professional links with other organisations such
recording studio. Learn rap, MC and as South London gallery and Tate Peckham Settlement
vocals, playing instruments including Modern. Goldsmith Road, SE15 5TF
drums, bass, electrics, learn to read Ages: 14 to 19. Open: please contact 020 7639 1823
music theory and aural awareness. the office for details. tom.vousden@peckhamsettlement.
Get access to music careers advice. org.uk
Ages: 11 to 18. Open: Monday and www.peckhamsettlement.org
Thursday, 6pm to 9pm; Wednesday, Various activities for young people
5pm to 8pm; Friday, 5pm to 7pm. aged 11 to 18. Fully equipped
youth club, including computer
suite, running a range of activities/
workshops and homework support.
The centre is accredited by Asdan
Kickstart Catch-22
Brimmington estate and central
venture park, Kelly Avenue, SE15
020 7820 8200
Supports young people at risk of
offending to achieve personal and
social development. There is a general
session at Central venture park with
facilities such as climbing wall, pool
and PS3. The project has a youth
inclusion programme in Peckham
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Sickle cell and young stroke survivors 45 Southwark Somali Refugee Council 33 Three Hills youth project 38
Silwood youth project 14 Southwark Tigers sports club 35 Time and Talents 9
Shakespeare’s Globe theatre 17 Southwark Travellers action group 45 Toucan employment project 12
Sojourner community centre 42 Southwark Travellers education 11 Unicorn theatre 7
Somali youth action forum 21 support services Unity centre 42
South Bermondsey partnership 9 Southwark Turkish education group 45 Visual and performing arts 41
South London family service unit 30 Southwark Vietnamese refugee 45 Walworth youth community council 23
association
South London gallery 29 Waterloo sports and football club 24
Southwark Volunteer Police Cadets 25
South London Renegades Youth 35 Westminster House 48
American Football team Southwark Young Pilgrims 9
Whites Grounds skate park 13
Southside 17 Southwark youth carnival 31
Whtvr media project 41
Southwark arts forum 8 Southwark youth offending team 19
Wickway community centre 42
Southwark Boys Brigade (115 London) 47 Southwark youth participation project 46
Wisegem young people’s project 45
Southwark Caribb youth football and 47 Southwark youth training initiative 46
World of Hope 31
sports academy Speaker Box 12
Wyndham and Comber drama group 29
Southwark city tennis club 35 Springboard Southwark 44
XLP 9
Southwark College 9, 20 St John’s Waterloo church 21
YHA Rotherhithe 9
Southwark community 12, 24, 35, 47 St Jude’s youth club 21
games Young carers project 22
Starlight music academy 18
Southwark Cyprus Turkish association 21 Young friends of Burgess park 20
Stop smoking team 11
Southwark Girls Brigade (208 London) 48 Young friends of Dulwich park 33
Storymakers TV 29
Southwark Irish cultural and 33 Young friends of Peckham Rye park 44
Summer university 31
development centre Young friends of Southwark park 10
Sunshine House 34
Southwark mediation centre 33 Young mums project 11
Surrey Docks adventure playground 14
Southwark Muslim association 11 Young parent group 46
Surrey Docks farm 10
Southwark Muslim women’s 45 Young Vic theatre company 18
association Surrey Docks watersports centre 12
Young Visions 22
Southwark Playhouse 17 Synergy youth council 34
Youth animation media 29
Southwark refugee project 45 Tate Modern 18
Youth club for the Blue 14
Southwark Salvation Army young 21 Thames Angels Explorer Scout unit 13
peoples services Y-volunteer 23
The Hub youth project 41
Southwark Sea Cadets 25 Theatre Peckham 29