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e are absolutely over the moon to say that Will Dorney is our new Youth and Play Manager. What a privilege to have someone with so much experience of our community and The Ranch to lead our youth and play projects. Welcome Will and over to you:
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I’m really happy to be working at The Ranch, it’s a place very close to my heart. I was born and raised in Southmead and my Dad, Paddy, who some of you may know, has been heavily involved in Youth and Play services as a Youth Worker and Manager for over 25 years. He would always take me to The Ranch and Southmead Youth Centre and so I have been very familiar with the services from a young age.
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e have agreed to return our lease on Southmead Youth Centre to the Council at the end of this year. In return they have helped pay for the renova�on of The Ranch and also promised new community facili�es within the new development at Glencoyne Square.
can help to bring some more great partnership work between the Trust and CYN. In my personal �me I am a keen DJ and have a monthly residency on 1020 Radio in Bristol. You can tune in online every 4th Saturday if you’d like to hear the music I like to share, or go to www.1020.live/residents/ the-dorney-show/ if you’d like to listen to past shows - perhaps one day I’ll share my music selec�ons at The Ranch!
Therefore, we have now moved our twice weekly evening youth club to The Ranch which, since its renova�on, has now got some fantas�c new features for young people such as the new lounge, sports surface and amazing music studio. The BBC DIY SOS show is just the beginning of the latest chapter in The Ranch’s long story and a great li� to our plans to develop the site for all ages with top-class,
fully accessible facili�es for learning, play, adventure and sports. We need to keep raising funds to keep Youth and Play services running and one of the ways for us to earn income is to open The Ranch to hire for children’s birthday par�es. Please see details opposite of how to book a party (a�er August) and if you would like to volunteer to help us host par�es please do get in touch.
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Me outside the Youth Centre c1999!
I have been in Youth and Play work for 7 years now, star�ng at The Ranch as a keen volunteer for Learning Partnership West, and then moving to different areas around the City working in youth clubs, on the beat doing detached work, and engaging young people in 1:1 ac�vi�es. My last job was with Crea�ve Youth Network (CYN) who also work in Southmead from the Greenway Centre, with their head office down in town at The Sta�on; I’m hoping I
