The National Association of Boys & Girls Clubs (NABGC) have been awarded a grant to deliver the governments recently launched Kickstart scheme which aims to provide young people with a 6-month work placement and develop their skills and experience to help them get permanent employment. At the start of this year NABGC were informed by…
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NABGC members, Berkshire Youth are extending their award winning Berkshire Youth Hubs programme. After a successful pilot across West Berkshire and responding to best meet the needs of our local community, Berkshire Youth are delighted to announce the next evolution of the West Berkshire Youth Hub. The award-winning hub has now been extended across the…
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Boys & Girls Clubs sincerely regret the recent passing of our esteemed friends and colleagues, Harry Cunningham and Terry Watson. Those of you with more than a few years’ experience of youth service, will know that Harry and Terry gave huge service to young people, youth work and to Boys & Girls Clubs. Harry…
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In September of this year, the government published the, so-called Kruger Report, officially titled “Levelling Up Our Communities: Proposals for a new social covenant.” The report, commissioned by the Prime Minister, seeks ways to level up the inequalities in our most deprived that have been so well magnified by the COVID pandemic by building on…
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Although it’s clearly not business as usual, this has not stopped Berkshire Youth celebrating its 80th birthday! The charity has been marking its 80th anniversary of supporting the young people of Berkshire as they make the transition from childhood to adulthood. Berkshire Youth believes that their work with young people is currently as vital as it has ever…
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Many people across the National Association of Boys & Girls Clubs will be saddened to hear of the passing of Bill Donaldson, former Chair of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Scotland. Bill was a particularly strong supporter of the Four Nations Football Tournament that used to take place across the May bank holiday. He…
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The National Association of Boys & Girls Clubs are scouring their members and affiliated youth clubs and projects to try and find Britain’s Fittest Teen. From 10am Friday 15th January through to 28th February 2021 young people will have the opportunity to enter and take part in a UK-wide tournament that will culminate a national…
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The National Association of Boys & Girls Clubs have welcomed the launch of the UK Government’s Kickstart work placement scheme. The £2 billion scheme seeks to encourage companies, charities and organisations provide six-month work placements by providing grants that will help pay salaries and training and so on. More information can be found at this…
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Unfortunately, due to the ongoing situation with COVID19 we are disappointed to inform you that we have to cancel the NABGC Boxing Championships for 2020. Whilst the restrictions are gradually easing and gyms are beginning to open, the limited access to gyms and capacity for potential competitors to train appropriately mean that there would be…
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Just before the COVID19 pandemic struck and the lockdown was imposed, the National Association of Boys & Girls Clubs (NABGC) were awarded £200,000 by Sport England to deliver positive activities to young people in local youth clubs and projects. The funding was made available by the government as part of their Youth Accelerator funding programme…
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