Riverside Youth Club

Consistency was the word for Riverside in 2020-21…….

Throughout the year, working in partnership with Mentoring Plus, we have been able to provide a weekly session for young people. This has been in person, on Zoom and, in lockdown 3, the Thursday night meeting place was the land of Minecraft. All the young people were already playing the game and we decided a break from Zoom was needed. It was such good fun, and the game provided opportunities for creativity to shine through. There was still opportunity to chat through the difficulties of home-schooling and other challenges, such as isolation and minimal real life social interaction. Coming into spring we did start to meet again in person on a oneto-one basis, and then the club was able to re-open, providing an opportunity to enjoy some cooking and football again. Provision of some specific funding allowed us to spend the last session of the year on the river with Bath Canoe Club. It was great to see the young people smiling and laughing and being themselves.