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The Oasis Youth Centre is now back open 7 days a week with a variety of free youth groups and activities on offer! Running until the school summer holiday, the programme features some old favourites as well as some new and exciting activities.
Every day we have our lunch club on between 12-2pm, Monday to Friday between 4pm-6pm we have bite and blether, and 7pm-9pm Monday to Saturday is Hangout. These sessions are a chance for you to get involved in activities, hangout with friends, connect to Wi-Fi and get a bite to eat.
Also on offer:
Super Mondays- Youth group for young people with Additional Support needs and disabilities to come along and engage in a variety of activities.
Duke of Edinburgh- For those who are already or would like to complete their Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Bouncin’ Bairns- a group for young parents and their children.
Parkour- Come and try parkour! Beginners always welcome.
Intro to events- learn to plan your own events with lots of Fun Training.
Global Ed- take part in projects on issues that affect our planet.
Junior Youth Group- a group for young people in primary 7 and first year to take part in activities and make new friends.
Arts and Crafts- show us your creative side with our arts and crafts group.
Drama/Music- get dramatic at our weekly drama group.
Escape Room/Quizzes- challenge your mind with our weekly escape rooms and quizzes.
We will have some of our team out on Detached in Dumfries town Centre- so be sure to say hello if you see us!
Councillor Andy Ferguson, chair of Communities committee said: “It is great to see these new programmes including the return of indoor youth work, I am sure young people will benefit from the service being able to operate and deliver groups in a way that is more familiar to them and the positive work that is much needed can have a big impact in local communities”.
Councillor John Martin, vice chair of Communities committee said of the event: “These new programmes from the youth work service look very good indeed, I know how much young people value face to face engagement with youth workers so hopefully this can have a positive effect on their lives especially being able to return to indoor settings where they feel safe and valued. We can’t underestimate the importance of these interactions around young people’s wellbeing”.
There are limited spaces available due to Covid-19 regulations so please visit our social media pages for the link to sign up!
For more information about what’s on, follow us on social media @oasisyouthccentre or call us on 01387 260243. For more information about Dumfries & Galloway’s Youth Work Service, please visit: https://youthwork.dumgal.gov.uk/ or find them on social media @YOUTHWORKDG.
