Bradby Young people had a day of football tournament excitement and drama in July. The tournament was the idea of the young people who took charge to organise the event, the format and the teams. The 6 a side tournament attracted 14 teams from across Rugby who took on the names of European Countries to battle it out for, well, bragging rights!! An exciting day, with some fantastic football displayed and all professionally refereed, well Curt … [Read more...]

Our newest Committee member, Ian Chislett, joined us with an eagerness to help and some fresh ideas of how this could be done. The Result, was Bradby’s first Virtual Marathon which Ian set up earlier in the Summer as a way for the club to recoup some of the lost income from our usual calendar of fundraising events, which we were unable to deliver due to … [Read more...]

As of April 2021 Bradby’s existing specialist services (substance misuse, safer relationships and targeted support) were aligned, coming together to create a single project for supporting young people across a range of issues. ASCENT, is Bradby Club’s specialist Health and Well-being support service incorporating a number of professionals to meet young people’s complex needs. ASCENT will: Broaden spectrum of support and educationEnable more … [Read more...]

Nine community organisations across Warwickshire have been awarded a total of more than £480,000 to help support young people by increasing youth work. Warwickshire County Council’s Youth Work Fund is aimed at community and voluntary groups that provide services for 11-18-year-olds. The funding will be used in a variety of ways to support projects and initiatives which tackle issues such as anti-social behaviour, alcohol misuse, alcohol … [Read more...]

The Bradby Club and Rugby Round Table have had a long relationship of support, mainly in the form of Round Table supporting Bradby. In the past this has included sports equipment, laptops and even the current flood lights that light up the Clubs pitch in the winter Months. It has been difficult for Round Table to raise funds this past 12 Months due to covid but they remain committed supporters of Bradby and the work we undertake. Recently they … [Read more...]

A huge thank you to Simon Slater and the team at BT Magna Park for their support and fundraising efforts towards the work of Bradby Club for Young People. As well as regularly raising money money for their local foodbank. The team were finally able to handover a cheque for £1,300 to the Bradby Club from previous fundraising events. Simon has helped out and supported the club for quite some time and encouraged his colleagues at BT Magna Park to … [Read more...]

Once again, Bradby are continuing to follow those guidelines that have been set out by the National Youth Agency (NYA) - the national youth work body - in order to determine what we can and can't continue to do. Despite school closures during this most recent lockdown (beginning 5th Jan), the NYA have worked with the Government and Public Health to set out guidance whereby work with vulnerable young people can continue face to face, and youth … [Read more...]

With work still ongoing at the Bradby Club despite Tiers and more recently Lockdown 3.0, we would like to say a massive thank you to all of the past members who have recently donated towards a new printer to be used by both staff and young people at Bradby. Like many other charities, any new equipment bought needs to be funded in some way, often meaning there is some kind of struggle relying on outdated technology; in our case a temperamental … [Read more...]

Bradby Club have been guided by national youth work body NYA (national youth agency) throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The NYA have been very responsive providing the youth sector with up to date guidance, detailing the activities and provision that can be delivered. In response to Boris Johnson's announcement on 31st October regarding a 2nd National Lockdown, the NYA were quick to update and release revised guidelines. To summarise what … [Read more...]

On Sunday 25th October, members of the Bradby team and friends, led by Trevor Forrest, completed a 25 mile bike ride (from the club to Draycote Water, 3 laps (a couple of whom did 4), and then back to the club) to raise money for the club and the work carried out. All 9 completed the ride in just over 2 hours - with the help of some incredible support from John’s boys. So far the groups efforts have raised over £1000 towards the ongoing work of … [Read more...]