Youth Club is Here Every Week

The Mobile Youth Club was successfully launched by Councillor Bob Wyatt, the new chairman of Wokingham District Council, at the end of May with a party at the Village Hall.

After several weeks of trials, the van and trailer will be in Hurst (either at the Village Hall or the recreation ground by the pond) every Thursday evening from 7.30 - 9.30 pm throughout the summer with Internet access, PlayStation 2, music decks for DJs and MC-ing, skateboard ramps, football, basketball, and information about sexual health and drug awareness.

Youth worker Bev Stevens, who is looking after the club during the summer, said that as soon as the youth team has recruited more workers, they will be able to offer rounders at the recreation ground.

The youth team will be running a day-time summer holiday scheme in Hurst and Twyford – details will be advertised in the Youth Club van – and children will be able to get to Twyford on the 128 bus service from Hurst.

"We’re very grateful to the Parish Council and Wokingham District for the help they’ve given us," said Bev. "Now we’d like to see a few more children coming along – at the moment we have between 12 and 15 regulars, and we’d like to get to know more teenagers from the village."