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Cllr Julia Buckley raised £15,419 from 372 supporters
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Closed 30/06/2021
Iʼve raised £15,419 to Fund Bridgnorth Youth Club to April 2022. *Now achieved* Additional funds for Bridgnorth Youth Partnership to share across all youth groups
- Bridgnorth
- Funded on Wednesday, 30th June 2021
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**Thank you for helping us achieve this so soon** All additional funds beyond the £12,000 will be donated to the "Bridgnorth Youth Forum" for distribution amongst all local youth groups and clubs in the town.
Our local Youth Club on Innage Lane offers social engagement and emotional wellbeing activities for two different age cohorts (10-13; and 14-16) at its purpose built site on Innage Lane.
The club runs “open sessions” (free to anyone) twice per week, plus extra activities, trips and events during school holidays. This had previously been funded by Shropshire Council via a tender to contract qualified youth workers.
Due to budget cuts, Shropshire now seeks to close the club in order to focus on “at risk” children (gangs, in care) instead.
We are seeking to fund a 12 month contract to continue delivery from April 2021-2022. Bridgnorth Town Council have committed £7,500 match funding but cannot cover the full cost. So to secure the club’s future we need to raise the missing £12,000 with your help! Every bit helps.
Due to Covid, our young people have spent the last 12 months in lockdown and will need emotional support to help them reintegrate into social settings. emerging from lockdown, the role of the youth club is more important than ever.
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- 4 years ago
Cllr Julia Buckley
4 years agoGreat effort by the young people this morning at their cake stall, raising £350.04 towards the fund! (With some help from grown ups Stephanie Tighe, Debbie Benton, Diana Griffiths and Rachel Connolly)
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- 4 years ago
Cllr Julia Buckley
4 years agoThank you everyone! We did it! A Fantastic result for our young people. We can now save the youth club. I will amend the initial post shortly to suggest how any surplus funds could be allocated via the Bridgnorth Youth Forum (Council agreed to invite all youth groups in Bridgnorth round the table to share funds and cooperate). Then it can be shared amongst all groups. Thank you again for your support.
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- 4 years ago
Cllr Julia Buckley
4 years ago*Fund raiser* Sahara Alexandra is generously offering a yoga class (min. donation £5) 7- 8pm Sun eve 7 March Gentle yoga flow Suitable for all- those new to yoga and regular practitioners 💚💚 Ages 13+ A gentle evening of stretching and lengthening through the muscles and facia, creating space as we still the mind and relax, connecting body, mind and soul.. To join please send a donation of at least £5 and mention “yoga class” in the comments. I will send you the zoom link for Bridgnorth Yoga Studio who donated this class. See you there 😍
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372
Communication Workers Union - Midland No 1 Branch
Apr 10, 2021
£200.00
Jenny Westbury
Mar 30, 2021
Have fun! x
£50.00
Brendan Forde
Mar 23, 2021
Thanks for arranging Julia. Sorry this donation is late but better late than never!
£30.00
Dennis & Mary Pearce
Mar 18, 2021
Donation made by Dennis & Mary Pearce
£10.00
Seamus & Cathy @ Excalibur Martial Arts
Mar 18, 2021
£30.00
Anonymous
Mar 13, 2021
Thanks so much Julia for organising this; it’s a huge achievement and sadly very necessary because of lack of funding provision
£50.00
Nock Deighton (1831) Ltd
Mar 13, 2021
£400.00
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Cllr Julia Buckley
Bridgnorth
A Town Councillor since 2017, Julia led the Bridgnorth Art Trail and co-organised the "Prevent Pointless Plastic" project. She volunteers at Bridgnorth Food Bank and Covid-19 Mutual Aid support group; set up "Bridgnorth Litter Pickers" and is a Governor at St. Leonard’s Primary.