Young Bristol

Young Bristol is a charity in Bristol, England providing activities for young people in the city.

Young Bristol
The Station which includes the Young Bristol Headquarters
PredecessorBristol Boys & Girls Club
Legal statusCharity
HeadquartersThe Station, Silver Street,
Location
Coordinates51.4574°N 2.5925°W / 51.4574; -2.5925
Parent organization
Boys and Girls Club National Association
Websitehttp://youngbristol.com/

The organisation was founded in 1928,[1] building on the Bristol Boys & Girls Club.[2]

It now runs 21 youth clubs and provides day and residential activities including high ropes adventure, abseiling, archery, bushcraft, canoeing and kayaking. It is also a provider of activities under the National Citizen Service as a Local Delivery Partner.[3] One of the largest clubs is the Broad Plain Boys' Club where the building was adorned with a Banksy mural. This was later sold, with the permission of Banksy, to raise money for the club.[4] The records of many of the constituent clubs are held by Bristol Archives.[5]

It is a registered charity Number: 301681[6] and the local county organisation of the Boys and Girls Club National Association.[7] The headquarters is in the old fitre station, which is part of the same complex as the Central Police Station, a Grade II listed building in Silver Street.[8]

In March 2018 Young Bristol was shortlisted as a finalist in the local apprenticeship of the Year awards. In April 2018 Young Bristol announced that Jonathan Webb was taking over as the president of the organisation.[9]

References

  1. "Young Bristol". Young Bristol. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. "A look back at the Bristol Boys & Girls Club". Bristol Press. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. "Young Bristol". Bristol Harbour Festival. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. "Thanks Banksy, says Broad Plain Boys' Club mural in Bristol". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. "Records of Bedminster Down Boys' Club". Bristol Archives. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. "Young Bristol". Charity Commission. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. "County Organisations". Boys and Girls Clubs National Organisation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  8. "Bristol Police Headquarters and Fire Station". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  9. "New President for Young Bristol". Young Bristol. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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