A Fly on the Wall: My Week, Loxford Youth Centre

Although not authorised to do so (not that we would have needed authorisation) me and Rebecca attended an event called 'My Week' between June 7th to the 11th at Loxford Youth Centre. This was an express invitation from connexions who we had meet at the stake holders meeting to which I have previously written about.

The purpose of the event was to improve the relations between the Youth and the community. The youth were exposed to a series of events such as climbing a wall at Mile End on the Monday to one on one interviews and a trip to Lambourne End on the Wednesday to engage in much more fun. The conclusion of the week ended with making a video on how drugs impact our community on Thursday then a final finale with a trip to Nando's chicken on Friday.

The event was a useful insight into other youth opportunities out there and what exactly was on offer for them. It is fantastic to see that young people aged 16-19 are able to have these opportunities as opposed to doing nothing and walking the streets. A lot of them were highly charged individuals with a passion to do well and advance their CV's. We really developed a rapport with them and some went on to consider other possibilities such as joining a London Fire Brigade course or to volunteer with the Youth Action Team.

Our fly on the wall visit is just one of many trips we plan to conduct to see just what is out there and how to get the youth further involved in their community.