BIGKID Adventure Play
Dexters Adventure Playground is open every Saturday and on weekdays during school holidays, 11am – 2pm. Under 8s need a parent/carer to supervise.
Building Young Leaders
The Building Young Leaders programme is a paid opportunity for young people within the BYB partnership, it aims to empower the next generation of community leaders and youth practitioners. The Young Leaders facilitate listening events to understand what is important to young people and make recommendations on how BYB services can respond to these priorities, […]
Breaking Barriers Leadership Programme
Breaking Barriers targets young people at risk of exclusion or otherwise vulnerable due to concerns around their mental health and well-being. Primarily delivered in schools, the focus is on empowering young people to recognise their role and key influencers and leaders amongst their peers and in their community.
BIGKID Mentoring
The mentoring programme pairs young people aged 16 – 21 with BIGKID volunteer mentors for up to 12 months. The purpose of this programme is to help the young people prepare for school completion, develop work skills, identify career paths, and transition to post-high school graduation, including post-secondary training. It also focuses on encouraging and […]
BIGKID Holiday Programme
BIGKID’s Holiday Programme involves sessions run during all three half-term breaks and the six-week summer holiday. During these holiday sessions, we offer additional sports engagement sessions, residential trips (including our sailing programme), excursions, as well as the chance to try out alternative sports including white-water rafting, sailing, and kayaking.
Sports Engagement
BIGKID’s core sports programme is American flag football (non-contact version of NFL, similar to tag rugby), delivered across a range of community and school sites. They also offer basketball, links to partner organisations in football and tennis. Sports sessions provide a space for young people to make friends, try something new, develop core life skills and leadership. […]
Youth Club
Youth club sessions take place at Dexters for young people aged 11+,every weekday during term-time 4-6/7pm, and during school holidays, 2-6pm. Young people are encouraged to explore and develop their interests, talents and potential through a range of activities including; workshops on mental health, relationships, careers; cookery, dance, music and visual arts (photography, film, art). A hot meal provided at every session. During holidays […]