After a popular programme of summer events, HeadStart Wolverhampton is continuing to offer an exciting programme of free activities in the coming months.

Working alongside Gazebo Theatre, the WV10 Consortium and YMCA Black Country, a wide range of fun and educational activities are on offer to young people and their parents or carers, designed to support good emotional mental health and wellbeing.

The free, fun activities which help boost confidence, encourage teamwork and develop new skills are open to children and young people aged between 10 to 16 who live in the four Headstart areas – Low Hill, The Scotlands and Bushbury South; Springfield, Heath Town, Old Heath and Eastfield; All Saints, Blakenhall, Parkfields and Ettingshall, as well as Bilston East.

Councillor John Reynolds, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, said: “These activities are a great way to ensure that the city’s youngsters can keep themselves occupied whilst having fun and learning vital life skills at the same time.”

So far, the activities taking place include:

Low Hill, The Scotlands and Bushbury:

  • RAW Art Workshop, Low Hill Community Centre, Monday 28 October, 10am until 3pm
  • Spooky Cooking Sessions, Big Venture Centre, Monday 28 October, 10am until 12pm and 1pm until 3pm
  • Pumpkin Carving and Painting, Big Venture Centre, Tuesday 29 October, 10am until 12pm and 1pm until 3pm
  • Drama, Low Hill Community Centre, Tuesday 29 October, 4pm until 6pm
  • Boxing, Low Hill Community Centre, Tuesday 29 October, 4pm until 6pm
  • Halloween Crafts, Big Venture Centre, Wednesday 30 October, 10am until 12pm and 1pm until 3pm
  • RAW Art Workshop, Low Hill Community Centre, Wednesday 30 October, 10am until 3pm
  • Cooking Session, Low Hill Community Centre, Wednesday 30 October, 4pm until 6pm
  • RAW Art Workshop, Low Hill Community Centre, Thursday 31 October, 10am until 3pm
  • Halloween Fest, Big Venture Centre, Thursday 31 October, 2pm until 5pm
  • RAW Art Workshop, Low Hill Community Centre, Friday 1 November, 10am until 3pm
  • Family Boot Camp, Big Venture Centre, Saturday 2 November, 9.30am until 10.30am

Springfield, Heath Town, Old Heath and Eastfield:

  • Yoga, Stratton Street Community Centre, every Monday until 16 December, 3.30pm until 4.30pm
  • Football, Eastfield Community Centre, every Tuesday until 17 December, 4.45pm until 6pm
  • #BackChat, Harvest Temple New Trust Centre, every Wednesday until 18 December, 3.30pm until 4.30pm
  • Street Dance, Harvest Temple New Trust Centre, every Wednesday until 18 December, 4.30pm until 5.30pm
  • #BackChat, Hope Centre, every Thursday until 19 December, 3.45pm until 5.45pm
  • Boxing, Ellerton House, every Friday until 20 December, 3.45pm until 4.45pm

Bilston East:

  • A Place to Be Me, Gazebo Theatre, every Monday and Wednesday, 5pm until 7pm
  • A Place to Be Me, Lower Bradley Community Centre, every Thursday, 5pm until 7pm
  • A Place to Be Me – Halloween activities, Gazebo Theatre, Tuesday 29 October and Friday 1 November, 10am until 3pm
  • Bonfire Creations, Bradley Senior Citizen Centre, Friday 1 November, 11am until 2pm

All Saints, Blakenhall, Parkfields and Ettingshall:

  • Food and Mood, All Saints Community Centre (ASAN), every Monday until 16 December, 3.45pm until 5.15pm (group 1) and 4.45pm until 6.15pm (group 2)
  • Relax and Craft, Bob Jones Community Hub, every Tuesday until 17 December, 4pm until 5.30pm
  • Netball, Bob Jones Community Hub, every Wednesday until 18 December, 4pm until 5pm
  • Yoga, Bob Jones Community Hub, every Wednesday until 18 December, 5pm until 6pm
  • Cricket, Bob Jones Community Hub, every Thursday until 19 December, 5pm until 6pm
  • Fitness@Genesis Gym, Bob Jones Community Hub, every Thursday until 19 December, 4.45pm until 5.45pm
  • Football, All Saints Community Centre (ASAN), every Friday until 20 December, 4pm until 5.30pm

For a full round-up of all events and further details, please visit Headstart What’s On. 

HeadStart Wolverhampton, part of a £56 million National Lottery funded programme set-up by the National Lottery Community Fund, is designed to improve the emotional mental health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 10 to 16 by giving them the skills they need to cope with the challenges of modern life.

As well as running a series of specific programmes in its four key target areas, HeadStart Wolverhampton also offers city wide help through the HeadStart Wolverhampton Support and Guidance Directory which provides emotional mental health and wellbeing resources from different organisations, including information targeted at young people, parents and carers, and professionals. 

To find out more please visit HeadStart, follow @headstartfm on Twitter or Instagram, or find HeadStart on Facebook.