Bidford Youth Club also known as “The Shack” has been opening its door for over forty years and continues to provide a safe environment for young people to socialise, experience new learning opportunities and above all have fun. The amazing club staff are all volunteers and funding comes from grants, donations and fundraising. The club offers various activities, from arts and crafts to sports the members are never lacking in activities to be involved with.
The club has its own access to the River Avon and in the summer months runs a canoe section using the club’s own boats and safety equipment. We also have a grassed area used in the summer for sports activities. All of our outside areas are fenced and a secure area for the safety of the members.
The club itself is well equipped with pool table, football table, table tennis table, computers with WiFi access, games consoles, art and craft materials, sports equipment, giant board games, tuck shop as well as areas where young people can just be together and chill out.
The club is often involved at community events such as the Village Day, Fetes, Duck Race, Christmas Tree Festival, etc.
The club received the WAYC Youth Club of the Year Award for 2014 and is involved in continuous staff training and development. A number of our staff members have been awarded long service awards in youth work, with some having volunteered at the youth club for over 30 years. We also have a number of young leaders and some young people volunteer with the youth club as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Awards. The club building is situated behind the petrol station and is accessed through the Crawford Hall car park.
Our Worker in Charge is Diane Bennett who contactable on 07721 559387 or by email at debennett1964@gmail.com. Also visit our Facebook page for regular updates and messages on program changes. You can also contact us via messenger on the Facebook page.