Latest news: Dara O’ Briain to perform with the original line-up of Ed Byrne, Al Murray and friends and joining them will be Tom Allen, Matt Kirshen and JJ Whitehead.
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The Opportunities Fair on 25th February was a great success and engaged over 60 young people from the centre and community. The Fair created an opportunity for young people to learn about and sign up to various training and education providers including: Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Foundation, the Prince’s Trust and Kings Cross Construction Skills Centre. Young people benefited from attendting a ’Guru session’ presented by Olympus and Buzzacott – learning about career paths within these businesses. Also 17 YP worked in 1:1 sessions with employees from Buzzacott, improving their chances of finding employment by updating and improving their CVs.
A big thank you to everyone who supported this event: Buzzacott, Camden Apprenticeships, Camden Itec, Central St Martins, Children in Need, Connexions, Embrace UK, Fifteen, Futureversity, IA Arts, Kings Cross Constructions Skills Centre, Metropolitan Housing, Olympus Keymed, Prince’s Trust, Roundhouse, Street League, TBG Learning Centre, Westminster Kingsway and Women in Prison.
Photo by Othello De'Souza-Hartley
Working in partnership with University of the Arts London’s Widening Participation Programme, young people from the centre presented a Career Wear Fashion Show during the Opportunities Fair on 25th Feb. Introduced by our chair Jon Snow – the show presented young people wearing work wear outfits generously sponsored by Olympus Keymed & Buzzacott. A big thank you to Central St Martins – who provided a stylist (Larry), makeup artist (Claire De’Graft), photographer (Othello De’Souza-Hartley) and Berni Yates for Choreographing the show.
On a recent visit to New Horizon Youth Centre on 25th Nov, the Earl and Countess of Wessex were most impressed by what has been achieved.
They were happy their Trust has been able to contribute in a small way to the wonderful work being done to help and support the young people at the centre.
Pictured above: Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex engaging with young people
We ran a ‘Womens Pampering Event’ on 27th October with support from Solace Womens Aid and Foundation 66.
Young women were treated to haircuts, nail painting and some even made their own waistcoats. We were joined by new and old young women from the centre and the group focused on having a safe place to relax and chat……resulting in some fantastic discussions around women’s safety and how to recognise negative or abusive relationships proving that ‘girl power’ is alive and well!
The women had a great day and we are hoping to run another day soon!’
Local councillors Peter Brayshaw and Samata Khatoon together with Shayla Walmsley, a trustee of New Horizon Youth Centre, presented the centre’s clients with accredited certificates at an award ceremony on 10th July 2010.
Peter Brayshaw said ‘We are delighted to recognise the hard work achieved by the young people at New Horizon Youth Centre, we hope that they continue to move onto positive and independent futures.’
New Horizon’s young people replicated The Trafalgar Square plinth at the festival held on 10th July 2010 and entertained the crowds throughout the day. Fifteen minute performances of dance, music, song and poetry contributed to the fantastic local community festival.
Tim Loughton MP the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families in the Department for Education and Ian Brady Deputy Director of the Youth Task Force visited on Thursday 17th June to meet young people and to gain an understanding of the issues facing young people who are in a vulnerable situation.
Tim congratulated the centre on their work with homeless young people and the innovative projects focusing on preventing gun and knife crime.
