Comments Board
Chair’s Report
e) Margaret Wallen recently retired from Sunnyside Primary School and the CDYP Committee last July. On behalf of CDYP, Keith wished her luck in her retirement, and welcomed new Committee Member Mike Barry also from Sunnyside School.
i) Our achievements this year include being successfully registered with OFSTED. We have a new leaflet, newsletter and our website was launched in November 2005. Five of our staff passed NVQ Childcare qualifications and nine staff passed the Paediatric First Aid course.
j) Keith thanked Peter Davies on behalf of CDYP for the report he created, which will help with our funding applications. He also thanked Jo Anderson for her hard work in completing our funding applications. He thanked Paul Brown-King from ‘Community Accounting Tyne & Wear’ for his support and working with Anita on our accounts. He also thanked staff at Calm Asylum for all their hard work and support in creating and setting up our website, newsletter and leaflet. He thanked Anita Duffy for supporting the staff during Jacqueline’s maternity leave.
k) Keith announced that our Youth Worker Lyndsey Zayas-Slater was leaving her post at the end of this week to start a University course, but she will continue as a Sessional Worker. On behalf of CDYP, he thanked her for all her hard work and wished her all the best for the future.
l) Keith welcomed the new Youth Worker Angie Beckett.
m) Keith explained that we have received various amounts of funding from different organisations and would like to thank the following:
- BBC Children in Need
- Hartlepool Borough Council Youth Service
- Middlesbrough Borough Council Youth Service
- Teesside Youth Fund
- Hartlepool Borough Council Play Opportunities Pool
- Lankelly Chase Foundation
- Beverley Fund
- Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency
Darlington Borough Council Social Services
a) Lyndsey gave a presentation on the Youth Club activities and achievements this year:
b) She reiterated due to being registered with OFSTED we could now include children under 8 years of age without the need for their parents to be present. She explained that since visiting Whiney Banks Community Centre on some Wednesdays the youths have benefited from this greatly and enjoyed the facilities they have to offer.
c) The 11+ Youth Club attended a residential weekend in Keswick, they learnt team building, independence and living skills.
d) The U11 Youth Club took part in a fund raising walk around Albert Park and raised £348.85. The 11+ Youth Club took part in a bag pack at Asda and raised £409.67. A jumble sale was held during the summer but had a very disappointing turn out; we raised £99.73, well done!
e) The Youth Forum was set up as an independent group to enable the 11+ youths to organise activities, fundraise and learn how to apply for funding. This group includes youths from Newcastle and Sunderland.
f) The Summer Play Scheme was very successful this year with a much greater number of U11’s attending. Some activities included visits to Middlesbrough Football Club, Alton Towers and Bike riding at Hamsterley Forest.
18 – 25 Youth Club - Members met up to discuss organising their own activities, they have planned a sponsored walk form Redcar to Middlesbrough Deaf Centre, good luck with this, we hope it’s the start of a regular club.