Community
Provision for young people and practical skills sessions for adults, delivered free of charge at the Community Hub and in venues across the borough.
The Council runs free youth club provision for children and young people in the borough. Sessions are free because economic circumstances should never determine whether a young person has a safe place to go, friends to see and new things to try.
Activities are planned around what young people themselves ask for, and volunteers from member organisations support each session.
The Interfaith Youth Forum was established in late spring 2021 with six founding members, all under 18. It brings young people together from all faiths, cultures and backgrounds to build friendships and to learn about one another's traditions.
During school holidays the Council has delivered activity programmes providing children with games and equipment, lunches and cooking ingredients, so that families are supported through periods when school meals are not available.
Activities for children and young people are supervised by the Council's staff and volunteers. For details of current safeguarding arrangements, or to raise a concern, please contact the Council directly.
Community skills & support
Two free strands of practical support for adults, delivered with funding through the Council's trusted partners.
Free cooking sessions give participants the chance to learn new recipes, cook alongside others and take home the food they have prepared. Sessions have been delivered with funding support through one of the Council's trusted partners.
Free budgeting courses have run for two hours a week over three to four weeks, covering income and expenditure, starting and keeping to a budget, distinguishing wants from needs, managing debt and building savings.
No registration is operated through this website, and dates for future cooking or budgeting sessions are not confirmed here. [CONFIRM CURRENT PROGRAMME SCHEDULE]