The Stokes Youth Centre is the safe space to be for young people in the Little Stoke area. With a range of exciting activities, and fun and approachable youth workers, it’s where young people can find their next hobby, a supportive group of friends and quality advice and guidance. Run by Creative Youth Network, the youth centre is open for
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Little Stoke Youth Centre to re-open next week under control of parish council
The former Little Stoke Youth Centre in Little Stoke Lane is to re-open as The Stokes Youth Centre on Monday 14th October following major building works over the summer. The centre is now being run by Stoke Gifford Parish Council after South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) decided it could no longer afford to operate youth centres in areas not categorised as
Continue readingResidents to attend crucial Council debate on youth spending
Residents of Stoke Gifford fighting for the future of a local youth club are due to attend a crucial Council meeting in Kingswood tonight (Monday 10th) that will decide levels of funding for youth work across South Gloucestershire. Little Stoke Youth Club, in Little Stoke Lane, is under threat of closure from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) as part of its
Continue readingFuture of Little Stoke Youth Centre remains uncertain
The future of a local Council-run youth centre threatened by budget cuts remains uncertain, despite several “expressions of interest” being received from organisations interested in taking over its operations. Little Stoke Youth Club, in Little Stoke Lane, is under threat of closure from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) as part of its plans to slash spending on “universal access” youth services
Continue reading“Hands off our youth centre” say Parish Councillors
Councillors in Stoke Gifford have expressed concern over suggestions that Little Stoke Youth Centre might be taken over by Bradley Stoke Town Council as part of a radical restructuring of the way local youth clubs are funded. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is currently undertaking a public consultation on cost-cutting proposals for the services it provides to children, young people and
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