The Young Peoples Committee

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Our YPC have had another productive 2025. They are an asset to NBYP and enhance the work we do. In the last 12 months they have organised and delivered the following:

 

• With funding from LGA 12 days of Christmas, they made 50 Christmas Eve boxes, 30 winter soup packs containing a ham joint, vegetables, stock cubes, dumpling mix, in bespoke hand-designed canvas bags with a recipe (translated into appropriate languages), 40 sets of hats, scarves and gloves for local children

• After the success of last year's community coach trip, they organised another 75-seat coach trip to South Shields during the Easter holidays. They made packed lunches for everyone and supplied families with tokens for the fair. It was lovely to see families from different cultural backgrounds enjoying a trip out together. Financially, many families would be unable to do this.

• Last December, they worked with Annemarie from Hattrick on a ‘NE girls’ sports project. The funding they received allowed 10 young women to have 6 private swimming lessons at Elswick pool.

• They have continued to work alongside Annemarie at Hattrick to become NE Girls champions. They have attended various events and sat on judging panels for funding applications. They raised money for young women to take part in various sporting activities during the summer, including canoeing, paddleboarding, bike riding and football.

• They are currently organising a Halloween party for the junior groups. They are turning the gazebo and summer house into a scary walk-through, organising games, and making food.

• The YPC support the free giveaway days the project holds,  by sorting through and organising the many clothing donations we receive.

• They made an array of crafts to sell at Riverside's Christmas Fair.