See information below on groups, activities and projects overseen by ENYP.  Please feel free to use the email addresses to find out more!

ENYP requires parental/guardian consent for young people to participate in activities - Consent form.  Please note it is the responsibility of parents/guardians to ensure young people arrive on time and are collected from activities.

Franky's is a youth club that meets during term time on alternate Mondays for those is school years 3 to 6, 6.30pm-8pm at St Francis Church, Rider Haggard Road, Heartsease. 

Cost £1.

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Keep an eye out for future 'Equip' sessions which run in the school holidays for reception class to year 6.

Please keep your eye out for future 'chill out' activities!

REACH is a new project aimed to help young people to reach their potential! We are here to work in partnership with young people and provide training, education and support through mentoring. The Reach Project is part of ENYP and will run from St Matthew’s Church, Telegraph Lane West, Thorpe Hamlet, from 3:45 – 5:15pm on alternate Thursdays.

Dates:

Thursday 19th April

Thursday 3rd May

Thursday 17th May

Thursday 31st May

Thursday 14th June

Thursday 28th June

Thursday 12th July

•        REACH CAFÉ – Is an Internet café which will be open for young people to
drop into at any time. This is time to get support with homework/coursework, writing a CV or just have an informal chat with one of the team.

•        REACH TRAINING – Will deliver relevant workshops and training sessions, aimed to equip young people with a range of new life skills.

•        REACH EDUCATION – Aims to educate young people in a more formal way through structured sessions that are relevant to young people.

•        REACH MENTORING – Offers support on a one to one level, through
different models of Mentoring.

 ENYP works within the local schools;

• taking assemblies,

• sitting on Governing Bodies,

• giving lessons on drug education

• mentoring pupils at Heartsease Primary School (and other young people) - providing social and emotional support by listening to interests and anxieties, encouraging them to think positively about themselves and challenging inappropriate behaviour as necessary.

BASE at Thorpe St Andrew High School is a group for young people to ask questions, debate and explore the meaning of life. 

BASE meets in room S18 from 1.10pm-1.40pm.  Free cookies and drinks are available!

Tuesday 17th April

Tuesday 1st May

Tuesday 15th May

Tuesday 29th May including Riding Lights

Thursday 14th June

Thursday 28th June

Thursday 12th July

ENYP is also part of a chaplaincy team to Thorpe St Andrew High School from September 2010.

For further information please contact Danny; ddoransmith@enyp.org.uk or Ellie; epayne@enyp.org.uk

Projects:

• The A Team is ENYP’s Social Action Team that works within the community on a Saturday morning. The team is able to bless the community in small ways; for example by helping out in people’s gardens.

• ENYP works with the local Safer Neighbourhood Action Panels; who with agencies such as the Police and Council, meet local neighbourhood priorities and bring positive change to communities.  Representation is on the Panels for Thorpe Hamlet/Heartsease and Thorpe St Andrew.

• ENYP runs various family events and supports the work of local churches in reaching the community (such as the Thorpe Hamlet Garden festival)

 For more information on ENYP's community work please contact Danny; ddoransmith@enyp.org.uk

+ One is ENYPs Mentoring Scheme 

ENYP seeks to improve community relations by bridging the gap through a range of intergenerational projects.  For example, some of the pupils serve food and clear tables at a community luncheon club, and a reminiscence project provides an opportunity for old and young to use multi-sensory objects as triggers to memory and conversation.

Community Luncheon Club

Is an exciting project which involves young people from Heartsease Primary School giving up their lunch times to serve food to the elderly at a local luncheon club. With great enthusiasm they serve, talk and listen  to each other - sharing thoughts, concerns and stories from their own generational perspective.

Luncheon Club is being extended and after Easter the children will be leaving lessons early to make time for the group to mix and mingle with the luncheon club attendeed over cards, games and conversation, before then serving the hot meal.  Please note - this activity is only open to those in years 5 and 6 at Heartsease Primary School.  For more information and to sign your child up for this activity please click here.

Tuesday 24th April

Tuesday 8th May

Tuesday 22nd May

Tuesday 19th June

Tuesday 3rd July

Tuesday 17th July

Bridging the Gap

A model for intergenerational activities in Norwich ENYP, working in partnership with Age UK Norwich and Norwich Living History Group, have created a model for working across the generations, using reminiscence based activities.  This model has been successfully implemented in Heartsease Primary School, and has potential for use by church and community groups across the city.

The Model:  6-8 young people work alongside 6-8 older people initially for six
sessions, with a view to creating a sustainable and ongoing project – sharing memories, getting to know each other and forming relationships which bridge the gap across generations.

Intergenerational reminiscence activities - benefits for the local community:

Community Cohesion – bringing together different generations through
meaningful activities and interactions helps to break down barriers within the community by improving communication between generations.

Community Safety – increasing understanding between generations, including
breaking down stereotypes and providing positive role models helps to  prevent anti-social behaviour and challenges false perceptions.

Health and Well-being – bringing different generations together to exchange skills and knowledge enables all members of the community to feel useful and productive and thus helps to improve health and well-being within the community as a whole.

Age Friendly Society – Challenging stereotypical images of old and young people, and enabling each to contribute to the group in a meaningful way, helps to create an ‘age friendly’ society where people are enabled to live out their full potential whatever their age

Every Person Matters – Developing strategies and activities which bring together people of different generations and experiences within the community, contributes to the Every Child Matters agenda held by schools and children’s centres.  Participants of all ages gain increased confidence in the effectiveness of community based projects.

Bridging the Gap - this term

With the Olympic games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee as big events coming up this Summer, Bridging the Gap will be doing its bit to make the Summer 2012 a memorable one.  In this term's project the group will have the unique opportunity to meet older people from the community who have first-hand memories of the Olympics coming to London in 1948 and celebrating the Queen's Coronation in 1952.  The group will not only share these special memories but also make crafts and displays as 'keep sakes' to remember 2012.  Bridging the Gap will be joining with school celebrations of these exciting events towards the end of term.

For further information please contact Ellie; epayne@enyp.org.uk

The House runs from 5pm, followed by a meal at 6pm.  You are welcome to attend the meal and/or The House - we look forward to seeing you there!

ENYP launch community meals on Sundays in Heartsease and Thorpe Hamlet area by providing hot, nutritious and high quality meals - on a shoestring budget - to the local communities.  We welcome them as our friends and guests in an atmosphere of hospitality, comfort and support.  Please come and join us!

The cost is £3 for adults and £2 for children (family deals can also be arranged).  Please pre-book places at least two days beforehand - contact us for further information.

For further information please contact Lucie; administrator@enyp.org.uk or phone ENYP on 07599 544038

What is streetwise?

Motivated and capable individuals patrolling in at least pairs for a minimum of 2 hours per month.  Patrols will be focused on improving the communities.  Opportunities for cohesion, looking for ways to intervene to protect/reduce harm to vulnerable persons, providing information to council/police where action is required, seeking feedback from communities, deterring damaging activities.

Why do we need streetwise?

• communities need to re-gain ownership of their neighbourhoods.

• Police and the Council working alone cannot build a community.

• Fear of crime and anti-social behaviour is far greater than the reality.

• vulnerability exists right here on our doorstep.

• YOU CAN help the community to nurture, develop, sustain, achieve, thrive....

For further information or to volunteer to be part of the Streetwise team please contact streetwise@enyp.org.uk or phone 07599 544038

ENYP is offering young people the opportunity to achieve a national accreditation called an Arts Award.  These sessions re-start from September and young people will produce a portfolio of work and evidence for their involvement in a range of creative activities. 

We are also hoping to pilot the new aged 7-11 'discover and explore' Arts Award group from September too - more information as we find out!

For more information contact Kate; kdoransmith@enyp.org.uk and attend the first information session, details below.

All sessions will be at St Matthews Church from 6pm to 7pm

Tuesday 24th April - finishing portfolios ready for moderation

Tuesday 8th May - finishing portfolios ready for moderation

Tuesday 22nd May - finishing portfolios ready for moderation

Tuesday 19th June - finishing portfolios ready for moderation

Tuesday 3rd July - finishing portfolios ready for moderation

Article on exhibition

OPEN TO ALL GIRLS AGED 11+

The chance to chill, chat and strengthen relationships.

Sessions will be different each time but will informally educate through relevant, helpful and wholesome activities that empower young women and guide them in their transition from childhood to adolescence.  Only £1 a session @ St Francis.

New times: School years 7 to 9 from 7pm to 8.30pm; school years 9+ from 7pm to 9pm

ENYP FC (Under 12s) is a new 7-a-side football club for boys, which will
be part of the Norfolk Christian Football League.

Training sessions will be on Thursdays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm (at the back of St Francis Church, Rider Haggard Road, Norwich), cost £1 per session.

Games will be played on Saturdays, kick off between 9am - 10.30am.  Home games will be played on Sale Road, on the Heartsease Estate.
(Cost £1.00 per game.)

Autumn training sessions on the field behind St Francis Church (cost £1)

every Thursday from 4.30pm to 5.30pm

Fixture list

If you are between 10-12 years old and would like more details, or if you would like to become part of ENYP FC (Under 12s) team; please contact:
football@enyp.org.uk or call 07599544038.

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Opportunities:

• There are a whole range of groups and activities which always need an extra pair of hands, so if you're interested in getting involved in any of ENYP's groups we'd love to hear from you!

If you are interested then please contact Lucie for more info: administrator@enyp.org.uk

Want help with homework?  Need something proof read?  Could you do with some support with essays or coursework?

Would you like a go at doing mono printing, drawing, collages or free art?

Want to learn how to play a guitar?  Produce and record songs?  programming on music software?  or even start a band?

Or perhaps you just want to chill out in our café?  Chat, do some craft, plan a drama, or even make a film?

DOWNLOAD is aimed at those attending high school and meets on Mondays on the following dates from 7.30pm to 9pm at St Francis Church, Heartsease. 

Cost £1 per session.

Monday 23rd April
Monday 21st May
Monday 18th June
Monday 2nd July
Monday 16th July

For more information please contact Ellie; epayne@enyp.org.uk

This year ENYP is supporting Celebrate by helping to organise its youth programme.

On Saturday 9th June from 7pm ENYP are hosting a jam packed programme of music, dance and theatre at Norwich Central Baptist Church (Duke Street).  This will include  The Chip Kendall Band, DJ Galactus Jack, local band Brokenfor, ENYP's Dance Off! crew and Riding Lights theatre company.

The event is for those over the age of 11, and entrance will be by tickets.  You can purchase your tickets here.

For more information please contact Danny Doran-Smith; ddoransmith@enyp.org.uk

Our young people's forum provides the opportunity for young people to get more involved with the future     development of ENYP by contributing their ideas and feedback.

Every ENYP youth club or activity will has two YPF representatives
who are the spokespeople on behalf of their group. The YPF representatives will meet with their relevant group leader once a half term to chat and bounce ideas off one another. The aim is to be constantly in touch with what children and young people want and expect from the groups they attend. It will also empower and equip the children and young people as they realise their importance and significance in ENYP.  It also aims to encourage older members to become more actively involved in the project by volunteering their time, energy and skills at different groups and activities.

The forum group meetings are on the following dates (individual  group reps will meet seperately at a time suitable to the reps and group leaders):

If you would like to become a YPF representative, please contact
kdoransmith@enyp.org.uk

Defenders is a new afterschool club catering for those from school year 1 to year 6.  There are two clubs in two locations

Each session costs £1 and runs from 3.45pm-5pm (although parents and children are welcome to arrive from 3.30pm where they can grab a drink!).

Defenders runs on the following dates at St Matthews Church, Thorpe Hamlet:

Information for parents/carers: for those attending Lionwood
Junior who would like to join the group and use the 'walking bus' to get to Defenders are welcome to. Please fill in the consent form and return it to the school reception. For more details read here

Defenders runs on the following dates in Thorpe St Andrews Hall on Thunder Lane:

Thursday 26th April - learning about road safety, how to use a map and different forms of communication (morse code, semaphore and sign language).

Thursday 10th May - Learning about hospitality and serving others through drama and by making biscuits, 'thank you' cards and origami napkin folding.

Thursday 24th May - A joint exercise and games class with the older people's group at St Andrew's Centre.  The chance to serve drinks and homemade biscuits.

Thursday 21st June - Thinking about 'active citizenship' with a visit from the local library.

Thursday 5th July - Getting ready for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Thursday 19th July - TBC

Defenders has recently started running at Heather Avenue Infant School from 3.15-4.15pm on the following dates.  It is open to all those at the school, please contact Miss Howes in Year 1 if you'd like to be involved and to ask her for more details of the cost involved.

Wednesday 2nd May- if the weather is nice, keeping fit with outdoor games and races.

Wednesday 16th May - Sporty clay modelling and stadium building - who would you want supporting you in the crowd?

Wednesday 30th May - Presentation of awards for each group member and their unique talent.

Wednesday 13th June - Learning about the Queen's Coronation and Jubilee and making crowns for those we think deserve it.

Wednesday 27th June - make a street party display with decorations.

Wednesday 11th July - Defenders very own celebration picnic - making sandwiches and playing games.

For more information please contact Ellie; epayne@enyp.org.uk   

‘SWITCH' (mobile DJ workshops) are offered to local schools, youth groups and churches.

DJ workshops

Includes beat matching, pitch mixing, scratching, turntable tricks, mixing positive and clean music beats CD and Vinyl.  Young people will work with the different music styles they enjoy - hip hop, R'n'B, Drum & Bass, breakbeat, Electro House and so on.

Rapping / MC-ing

Includes making positive clean lyrics and poetry alongside musical beats.

Music Production

Includes learning how to use music production programmes to make up songs and beats.

Sessions at St Francis which are delivered within the Download Club are from 7.30pm to 9pm (cost £1) on:

Monday 23rd April
Monday 21st May
Monday 18th June
Monday 2nd July
Monday 16th July

For more information and to discuss ideas please email dj@enyp.org.uk .

KIDZ CLUB coordinated by Salvation Army Church (Dussindale)

Saturdays fortnightly from 2.30pm-4pm

Dussindale Centre Sports Hall, Pound Lane

Contact Kerry Giles on 07900 904128 or kerrygiles@btinternet.com

THORPE YOUTH CAFE coordinated by Salvation Army Church (Dussindale)

Wednesday evenings (term time) from 7pm-8.30pm

Fitzmaurice Pavilion, Pound Lane

Contact Kerry Giles on 07900 904128 or kerrygiles@btinternet.com