Youth Zone

Tilehurst Youth Club

What Happens at the Tilehurst  Youth Club?

At Tilehurst Youth club, we offer various personal development opportunities for young people.

Current activities on offer are:

• Music
• Games
• Art
• Various workshops and discussions of young people's choice
• Trips during school holidays
• Various projects

We also offer information and advice on alcohol, drugs, relationships, sexual health, family, friends, school, employment and training should you need it.

Where and When Can You Find Us?

We are based in Tilehurst Triangle above the supermarket.

Bus number 17 stops a short walk away.

Open Access Youth Club

Senior Open access youth club is for all young people aged 13-19 years old, it runs on Wednesday nights from 7.30pm - 9.30pm.

Tilehurst  music project runs on Monday nights  from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

There is also a volunteer junior club which runs on  Friday nights.

What Do We Do?

The youth workers will:

• Listen to you.
• Take you seriously.
• Establish a relationship with you based on trust and respect
• Act as a voice on your behalf with other people and groups in your local area.
• Give you the correct and fair information on a wide range of issues that matter to you, that you need to make important choices in your life.
• Help you to organise trips and activities that interest you, such as rock climbing, theatre trips and residentials.
• Keep you informed about other events and services in Reading that you might be interested in.

How Can Youth Work Benefit You?

• It is a service specifically for young people aged 13 - 19 years old within the Reading area.
• You can get access to a wide range of services, for example, leisure, health, careers and education.
• There are opportunities for young people to meet in their own time to gain new experiences, skills and knowledge.
• We make opportunities for achievement and realisation of personal strengths, knowledge and skills.
• We provide an exciting range of leisure, recreation and residential experiences.
• We will pass on your comments to, or arrange for you to meet with, people that can help you to make a difference. For example, local councillors, the police or community groups.

What don't we do?

We don't:

• Pass on information you share with us to parents or the police, unless it is something that is likely to cause serious harm to you or somebody else. This is required for us under our Child Protection guidelines but we would always tell you before passing on any information to others.
• Judge you or the decisions you make.
• Do all the hard work for you, we are here to support you.
• Create a dependency.

External Links

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Link	Description
Tilhurst Junior Youth Club	We welcome young people and their friends aged between 8-12 years
Reading Buses Timetable	Information on how to get around Reading
Connexions	Information and advice designed for 13 to 19 year olds.