Formed in the early 1960’s the Youth Club provides a safe drop in facility for an average of 20 young people per session from 6:30 to 9pm on Tuesdays for juniors (age 9-13) and Thursday for seniors (age 13 -19). The hall is available for hire at other times. Qualified Youth Workers engage with the young people to help develop their social skills and bridge the generation gap in the village. Participation in sports and recreation activities is strongly encouraged.
9 GoodGymers have supported Batheaston Youth Club with 4 tasks.
Sunday 21st July
Written by Meyrick Williams (He/Him)
T'was a wonderful summer Sunday, as we gathered to attend,
Another GoodGym mission, for which our hands were asked to lend,
A hand to paint a clubhouse, in lovely Batheaston,
That needed a lift, with some urgent redecoration.
We met at the George, but we were only a few,
Aaron and Meyrick and Becca, who to GoodGym was new,
These were the runners, heading for the task,
We jogged across countryside, over river and grass
We were initially lost, as What3Words was wrong,
But to our good fortune Becca's navigational skills were strong,
A five minute walk and we were no longer lost,
Finding the clubhouse, where we found Richard and Cos
Painting was the task, and we took to it like pros,
Rollers and brushes, magnolia and gloss,
We naturally aced it and finished the job,
And our hosts, rightly delighted, rewarded us with grub.
Sunday 19th May
Written by Helen Conner (she/her)
4 Goodgymers jogged and walked their way to the Community centre in Batheaston on a glorious sunny Sunday to help paint the community hall.
We welcomed Hayley who joined us for the first time. Welcome Hayley, we hope you enjoyed your task with us.
Faced with red doors, paint brushes and white paint, the team quickly got to work and managed a first coat on all the key areas identified by the task owner. You can see from the pictures that many more coats are required but we made a good start for the volunteers at the centre.
Rewarded with lovely sandwiches and juices, we then made our way back to our homes ready for a sunny afternoon at our own leisure.