Youth centres

Youth centres The centres offer inclusive provision to all young people, providing programmes of group and individual activities which encourage personal and social development to young people 13-19 years old (up to 24 years for young people with disabilities). In addition, specialist work is undertaken within the centres as detailed below: W13 Youth and Connexions Centre Churchfield Road West Ealing W13 9NF Tel (020) 8567 2821 The centre focuses on inclusion work, providing a varied weekly programme including a session for young women, music production and dance session. W13 is well noted for its fashion design courses that rivals the work of the major fashion houses. The centre is the base for Ealing's Youth and Connexions’ disability project to develop opportunities for young people with disabilities and provide support to individuals and groups. Bollo Brook Youth and Connexions Centre Bollo Bridge Road South Acton Estate Acton W3 8QT Tel (020) 8992 9835 This is a statutory youth centre in the South Acton Estate that specialises in arts-based youth activities, boasting extensive recording studio facilities and quality film making and photo editing equipment, which is used for a wide variety of projects with young people. This specialist work is complemented by an extensive programme of socially educative, recreational and advice and guidance based activities. The centre is also used for daytime programmes with young people who are not in mainstream education, delivered in partnership with other voluntary and statutory sector organisations. Ken Acock Youth and Community Centre Carr Road Northolt UB5 4RQ Tel (020) 8423 9835 The Ken Acock Youth & Community Centre is a purpose-designed building for young people within the Northolt area. The centre holds sessions for young people during various times of the week and weekends. Two generic sessions are held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Ken Acock is also the base for holiday and weekend programmes. Young Adult Centre Park View Road Southall UB1 3HJ Tel (020) 8571 0685 The centre provides a range of weekly youth work sessions, including an after-school club, a football project and a Somali young people's project. The Young Adult Centre has an ICT learning centre and a sound recording studio for those budding music artists. The Youth and Connexions Service also uses the centre as the base for its participation project. Other work at the centre includes daytime use by partner organisations. Visions Youth Club Featherstone High School Montague Waye, Western Road Southall, Middlesex UB2 5PA Tel (020) 8571 0685 General youth activities such as cooking, table tennis and pool take place during Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions. Visions offers a nice relaxed atmosphere to chill out and meet friends. Acton Vale Community Centre Beech Avenue Acton Tel 07912 580 162 This project supports young people and residents becoming involved in youth activities in their housing estate. Young people's achievements can be accredited for example through the Youth Achievement Awards accreditation scheme. The generic youth session takes every Tuesday evening. Rectory Park Youth and Community Centre Greenhill Gardens Northolt UB5 Tel 07960 595 660 This project supports young people and residents becoming involved in youth activities on their housing estate. There are two sessions per week – Girls’ night every Tuesday and generic youth session takes place every Wednesday evening. This building is fully accessible but with no specialized facilities. Please call with specific needs and we can advise on suitability.