About
Aldbourne Youth Council is our village youth club. We are open five afternoons a week and provide a welcoming and inclusive space for young people to relax, socialise and learn new skills. Importantly, AYC is youth run! Our elected youth council holds monthly meetings and drives decision making in how we use our space, trips we run and activities.
Our History
sponsored bike ride
We started in 2005...
We wanted to do something about the lack of facilities for young people in our rural location. Our young people started by wanting to build a BMX track with jumps. A youth group was formed, along with adult support to progress these plans.
Our work in the beginning...
To win backing from the parish council, we did thorough research into BMX jumps that met insurance criteria, found a qualified track builder and raised funds to build the track on a piece of vacant village land. We did this through a sponsored bike ride and other activities that raised £2540.00 from villagers who sponsored us, gave donations or came to our fundraising events. We also applied for grants. In the meantime, the Parish Council gave us a loan to build the track. Following on from this we formed our youth council that is now an award winning registered charity!
Click here to see a list of all the awards we have won since forming!
We wanted to do something about the lack of facilities for young people in our rural location. Our young people started by wanting to build a BMX track with jumps. A youth group was formed, along with adult support to progress these plans.
Our work in the beginning...
To win backing from the parish council, we did thorough research into BMX jumps that met insurance criteria, found a qualified track builder and raised funds to build the track on a piece of vacant village land. We did this through a sponsored bike ride and other activities that raised £2540.00 from villagers who sponsored us, gave donations or came to our fundraising events. We also applied for grants. In the meantime, the Parish Council gave us a loan to build the track. Following on from this we formed our youth council that is now an award winning registered charity!
Click here to see a list of all the awards we have won since forming!
We have had many projects since we began. The older projects web pages have had their public links removed. These pages are still available to view.
Click here to read about Aldbourne BMX!
Click here to read about Aldbourne CAN!
Click here to read about Aldbourne BMX!
Click here to read about Aldbourne CAN!
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