Streatham Youth and Community Trust was delighted to host the launch of the Getting Ready Sports Programme in which London Youth will give 4,500 young people the chance to learn a new sport within their local community.  The event on Thursday, 24 October 2013 at 7.00 PM, mixed club members and staff from both SYCT and London Youth.

London Youth’s Getting Ready Sports Programme has received £250,000 of funding from Sport England through their Community Sport Activation Fund and will work with 60 youth clubs in the London boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Lambeth and Southwark for the next three years.

London Youth will provide sport participation opportunities for 4,500 young people aged 14 – 25 and develop 360 youth workers, volunteers and young leaders as community sport coaches.  120 young leaders will also attend sport leadership residentials to hone their skills and be confident in supporting sports delivery back at their youth clubs.

Streatham Youth and Community Trust was also happy to have their former member Quade Taylor, Crystal Palace Footballer, help launch the event.  Other attendees included Hannah Bladen of  Sport England, Charlotte Hill of UK Youth, Jo Aitken of Pro-Active East,  Rachael Porsz of the Lawn Tennis Association, Kate Budd of Interactive and Cricket4Change.  Football, cricket and Taekwondo demonstrations showed how the Getting Ready programme delivers skills, training and expertise.

Mark Wood, Principal Youth Worker, of Streatham Youth and Community Trust invites all young people to drop by the John Corfield Centre, Conyers Road, SW16 6LS for one of our many taster sessions. Contact details: 020 8769 5884, www.syct.org.uk, info.syct@btinternet.com

Have you seen something strange at Conyers Road? Maybe… a Cow? You have! Good.  Wanna know why it’s there?

SYCT loves to get the community and their members involved in activities and events, and this time we’ve got a cow.  You may have noticed that she is a blank canvas, a colourless bovine in need of your creative design.

Bellway Homes, who are building new homes on Valley road, The Old Dairy, want Streatham’s help to design cow hide for three life-size acrylic cows.  The colourful cows will then be built-in to the hoarding, outside the development for all to see.

This competition is open to everyone, but their cows don’t want any old splash of colour, they want to reflect the community.  They want you to design something that inspires you about your local area, whether it be the people or the surrounding nature.

Importantly, three winners will receive a framed version of their cow as well as a brand new Kindle Fire!

Entry forms are needed and can be downloaded via their website: http://bellwayattheolddairy.co.uk/ .Once complete, send your entry to this address:  Kirsty Armstrong, Oracle Group, 1st Floor, 9 Cheam Road, Ewell, Surrey KT17 1SP

Or email your design to: kirsty@oraclepr.co.uk

The deadline for entries is Monday 25th November
Winners will be announced on 2nd December.
The winning hide designs will be unveiled at The Old Dairy on 6th January 2014.

SYCT invite you to attend our Annual General Meeting that will be taking place at our Wellfield Centre on Monday 4th November, from 7- 9pm.   If you are interested in hearing about what SYCT have achievement over the last twelve months, what our plans are for the future and how to get involved, then you are most welcome to join us.

In addition to the AGM, SYCT will also acknowledge the achievements of our young people.  Our Patron, Daphne Marchant, will be presenting ‘Certificates of Achievement’ with the added option of   asking questions of our trustees.  Light refreshments will be provided.  We look forward to see you.