Steeple Aston Youth Club
Steeple Aston Youth Club
Steeple Aston Youth Club meets once a week during school term time, on Thursday evenings, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. It is usually held in the Sports and Recreation Centre, next to the Village Hall. It is a thriving club, attracting up to 35 youngsters of secondary school age per session.
The club re-opened in September 2004 and is run by an organising committee largely made up of parents. There are around ten volunteers who work in rotation to supervise the youngsters at each session. The club is always supervised by at least three adults.
The club has the following to offer:
- it has its own tuck shop.
- it is a great place to meet and chat.
- there are opportunities to play table tennis, table football, snooker and other games such as giant chess and indoor skittles. In the summer time outside games may be organised, such as Softball.
- there are monthly fun games and sports sessions with the A Team from Active Ten-20, a local organisation supporting youth activities throughout Oxfordshire. In summer these sessions are in the village and in winter they are in the Active Ten-20 Centre at Upper Heyford.
The club has just been given money by the Youth Opportunities Fund and additional equipment and activities are being planned.
The club charges £1 a session. For further information please contact Simon, Deborah or Anne.
Steeple Aston Youth Club - A Report from the members
There are about 30 members who go to youth club. From all ages, and all years! You can join from the age of 13 until the age of 17. There is always lots of food, and in the summer there are lots of trips out, like canoeing. People from all over the local villages attend.
We have recently got a huge bean bag which we have taken to squashing people under. It is really fun. Unless you are the person being squashed!!
We also like having bean bag wars with the small bean bags. Which always seems to end in tears
We have got a ping pong table and a snooker table which are regularly used. We also have a new sofa which we use to put on Tom Thatcher who squeals out for help! He also takes a lot of pictures with the cameras.
Contacts
Simon Aumonier, Secretary
Tel: 01869 349167
Deborah Smith, Chairman
Tel: 01869 347771
Anne Bissell, Volunteer
Tel: 01869 340381