A-Z of Services

Youth Work in the Community

Detached Work and Street Work

Detached and street work projects engage with young people in places where they choose to gather, it can be street corners, parks, cafes, leisure centres or public places. Street workers are often able to contact young people who have no other youth provision in their local area or who, for what ever reason choose not to use existing facilities.

Acton Detached Team Engaged in Street Work Monday - Thursday 6.30pm - 9.30pm	Acton Development Worker Garden Village Young People's Centre Watts Dyke Way Garden Village Wrexham

Brynteg and Southsea Detached Team Engaged in Street Work Tuesday and Thursday 6.30pm - 9.00pm	Locality Team Leader "Gafneys" Brynteg and Southsea Young People's Centre Bryn Issa Road Wrexham

Johnstown Detached Team Street Work Tuesday 7.00pm - 9.30pm	Locality Team Leader Grango School Vinegar Hill Rhos Wrexham

Penycae Detached Team Street Work Tuesday 7.00pm - 9.30pm Thursday - 7.00pm - 9.30pm	Locality Team Leader Penycae Youth Centre Penycae Wrexham

Rhosllanerchrugog Detached Team Streetwise Project Youth Forum Street Work Tuesday 6.30pm - 9.00pm Thursday 6.30pm - 9.00pm	Locality Team Leader Grango School Vinegar Hill Rhos Wrexham

Wrexham Town Centre Street Work Please ring for details	Town Centre Youth Worker The Vic Young People's Centre 13 Hill Street Wrexham

Coedpoeth Detached Team Street Work	Info Shop 2 North Arcade Chester Street

Link to Youth Clubs

Link to Young People's Centres

Link to Information about Llay Park Resource Centre

Link to Online General Enquiry Form

Outdoor Education

Wrexham Youth Service offers a wide range of outdoor education opportunities with qualified instructors and opportunities to gain qualifications.

Activities include:

Gorge Scrambling
Teambuilding
Orienteering
Hillwalking
Canoeing
Kayaking
Abseiling
Climbing
and much more...

Wrexham Youth Service offers a wide range of outdoor education opportunities with qualified instructors and opportunities to gain qualifications. Wrexham Youth Service holds an Adventurous Activity Licence (Licence No. L4724).

Link to Online General Enquiry Form

Nantyr Outdoor Education Centre

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The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Wrexham

The Duke of Edinburgh Award is a programme of voluntary activities for young people between the ages of 14 and 25. Young people will take part in a range of activities which will include an expedition under canvas, making a Service to their community, following a skill of their choosing and participating in a sport. They can either choose activities new to them or use the Award to accredit existing activities. There are over 600 activities which qualify under the Award.

In Wrexham in 2003/4, 7.9% of the population of 14 - 17 year olds took part in the Award. They can do this through their school, voluntary organisation, Youth Centre or one of the Open Award Centres which run in the area. Schools involved with the Award are Ysgol Morgan Llwyd, Ysgol Clywedog, Grango, Ruabon, St. Christopher's, The Maelor School and St. Joseph's. The Venture, Caia Park, Coedpoeth Care Group, Explorer Scouts, Yale College, Bettisfield Youth Centre, Woodlands Children's Development Centre and the Probation Service also have young people who are participating in the Award.

Wrexham Open Award Centre

Wrexham Open Award Centre - Meetings take place on Tuesday Evenings between 7-9pm in Ysgol Clywedog Wrexham (during Term Time only). All young people are welcome to visit us for advice, guidance or a chat about the Duke of Edinburgh Award

For more information Contact:

Youth Support Worker - Duke of Edinburgh Award Telephone: 01978 292217, or complete an Online General Enquiry Form

Further information: www.dofewx.co.uk (external link)

Link to Online General Enquiry Form

Partnerships With Community Groups

Wrexham Youth Service has partnership and funding arrangements with community councils, large and small voluntary groups and with national young people's charities.

School Holiday Activity Programmes

Wrexham Youth Service in community partnerships are able to deliver school holiday activity programmes, partners include:

Rhos and Johnstown Community Council
Johnstown Tenants and Residents Association
Community First Organisations
The Caia Park Partnership
The Integrated Activities Fund
The "Splash" Scheme
The Youth Inclusion Programme
Wrexham Play Association

Link to Online General Enquiry Form

WRAP - Wrexham Rural Action Project

Wrexham Rural Action Project services young people across the rural areas of Wrexham, supporting voluntary youth clubs, encouraging and developing rural youth forums and developing innovative work with rurally isolated young people.