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Posted: Friday, July 13, 2007

Sizzling summer activities at Wokingham Youth Centre

As the school term draws to a close and hopefully the weather will get warmer and drier, parents and teenagers in the Wokingham area are already starting to think of the long summer ahead and wonder what’s in store for them.

Well help is at hand thanks to Wokingham Borough Council’s youth service! Wokingham Youth Centre and the villages youth project are working together to prepare a wide range of exciting and challenging activities for young people aged between 13 and 19 living in Wokingham and the surrounding area. After last year’s successful residential and day trip activities Wokingham Youth Centre has decided to continue the theme of physical challenges and has yet another energetic and fun-packed summer planned!

In addition to the evening youth clubs, this year Wokingham young people will also be able to try out scuba diving, climbing, quad-biking, kayaking and many more activities. The project will also involve a residential trip to Wales for 13 to 19 year olds, where young people can indulge in outdoor activities such as climbing, water-sports, team building exercises, and camping to name just a few.

Wokingham Youth worker Mike Bennett said: “This year, the youth service visited schools and youth clubs throughout the borough to ask young people what they wanted to do throughout the summer holiday and picked the most popular activities. There is a lot of interest already and everybody is looking forward to the start of the summer.”

Cllr Malcolm Bryant, the Wokingham council’s champion for youth and leisure, said: “There is a plenty to do this summer thanks to the council’s youth service who have a very exciting programme of events for young people to enjoy. Activities range from scuba diving and quad-biking to climbing as well as the opportunity to take part in a residential trip to Wales. The youth service is offering fun and stimulating activities, just right for the long summer holiday.
“Places on all the courses are filling up fast, so I urge anyone interested to contact Wokingham Youth Centre as soon as possible to sign up for a summer of fun.”

For more information and to book a place on any of the activities contact Mike Bennett on (0118) 978 3610 or collect a form from Wokingham Youth Centre, 35 Reading Road, Wokingham.

Wokingham Borough Council