Family Fun Day at Wokingham Youth Centre
Members of Wokingham Borough Council’s Villages Youth Project’s Africa ‘08 group are organising a family fun day on Monday May 5, to raise money for their visit to Cape Town, South Africa in August.
The event will take place between 12 noon and 4pm at Wokingham Youth Centre on Reading Road and entry is only £1 per family (two adults and two children) or 50 pence per individual. There will be a barbeque and a number of stalls, games and activities including face-painting. During the afternoon, youngsters can take part in activities such as a tug of war against the council’s youth workers! In addition, there will be a stall where, for a small fee, youngsters will have the chance to soak a youth worker of their choice.
The Africa ’08 Project is in its second year and gives the borough’s young people, aged between 15 and 19-years, the chance to learn about both British and South African cultures and history. During the trip the young people will take part in workshops with youngsters from the townships, to share experiences about growing up. They will also visit key landmarks such as Table Mountain, Robben Island, and the Council of Equality, which abolished apartheid. And during the visit to South Africa the young people from both countries will put on a similar event to share local traditional games and activities.
Louise Morris, Wokingham neighbourhood youth worker for the Villages Project, said: “The trip to Africa is reliant on funding so not only is the family fun day really important for this reason, but it also gives the young people, who have organised and co-ordinated the whole event, the chance to give something back to the community.”
All monies raised from the event will continue to add to the funds for the Africa ‘08 Project.
The event will take place between 12 noon and 4pm at Wokingham Youth Centre on Reading Road and entry is only £1 per family (two adults and two children) or 50 pence per individual. There will be a barbeque and a number of stalls, games and activities including face-painting. During the afternoon, youngsters can take part in activities such as a tug of war against the council’s youth workers! In addition, there will be a stall where, for a small fee, youngsters will have the chance to soak a youth worker of their choice.
The Africa ’08 Project is in its second year and gives the borough’s young people, aged between 15 and 19-years, the chance to learn about both British and South African cultures and history. During the trip the young people will take part in workshops with youngsters from the townships, to share experiences about growing up. They will also visit key landmarks such as Table Mountain, Robben Island, and the Council of Equality, which abolished apartheid. And during the visit to South Africa the young people from both countries will put on a similar event to share local traditional games and activities.
Louise Morris, Wokingham neighbourhood youth worker for the Villages Project, said: “The trip to Africa is reliant on funding so not only is the family fun day really important for this reason, but it also gives the young people, who have organised and co-ordinated the whole event, the chance to give something back to the community.”
All monies raised from the event will continue to add to the funds for the Africa ‘08 Project.
Wokingham Borough Council
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