Family youth club
What is this?
Our monthly, Saturday afternoon clubs are specifically for children accompanied by their families (including siblings). There is no fixed age-range but most children that attend are between 5 and 13.
A child does not need to have a formal autism diagnosis to attend.
We have activities such as table tennis, air hockey, a craft table, books, board games, LEGO and other toys plus a structured craft activity. A quiet room is also available.
A limited selection from our Resource Library will be available at the club.
We ask for a £2.00 contribution per child towards the cost of these meetings, payable in advance. This includes a selection of drinks and biscuits for all the family during the afternoon.
Meeting dates and details
Our Family Youth Club takes place at:
Chandlers Ford Methodist Church, Winchester Road, SO53 2GJ from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm, usually on the 4th Saturday of most months (see our Diary dates page).
PLEASE NOTE: For our 26 October and 23 November clubs, we will be meeting at the Junction Church (formerly Bishopstoke Evangelical Church) in Stoke Park Road, Bishopstoke, due to building work taking place at Chandlers Ford Methodist Church. Most of our regular activities will still take place with the exception of table tennis and air hockey.
Places must be booked and paid in advance as there will be a strict limit on the numbers we can accommodate. This will be on a first come, first served basis with a maximum of 5 places available per family. Providing a sufficient number of bookings have been received 24 hours before the club (to make it viable), additional bookings may be made up until 1.00pm on the day or when all places have been booked (whichever is earlier).
Please note: If, after booking, you find you are no longer able to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so we can make your place available to others.
For The Junction Church (formerly Bishopstoke Evangelical Church): Free parking is available at the Church.
For Chandlers Ford Methodist Church: Free parking is available behind the Church (or in the nearby Fryern Shopping Arcade if the church car park is full). Please enter via the central door of the venue at the rear of the church, adjacent to the car-park (note: not the via the children's garden as previously).
IMPORTANT, PLEASE NOTE:
In order to ensure the safety and security of all those taking part in this activity, and to comply with our insurance obligations, our safeguarding and child protection policy, and the conditions of hire of this facility, we ask that you observe the following:
- Please DO NOT ATTEND if you, any of your household or anyone you have recently been in contact with, feel unwell or have symptoms of COVID-19.
- If you develop symptoms of COVID-19 during the meeting you will be asked to return home.
- The wearing of face coverings inside the building is optional – please respect people's choices*.
- Parents/carers must remain responsible for their children/young people and must remain in the same room as them at all times.
- We ask that an adult accompanies their child/young person to the toilet.
- Volunteer helpers who are running this activity are not responsible for supervising children.
- Our volunteer helpers will monitor the congestion in rooms and, therefore, may ask families to move on from one activity to another.
- The stage area of the main hall is out of bounds to us.
- One room will be designated a games room where air hockey and table tennis will be available.
- The main hall will be divided into areas for crafts, Lego and Playmobile. As a result, ball games will not be available.
- A quiet room is also available with books and board games.
- Free refreshments will be available and a selection from our resource library will be open at this meeting.
- Please respect the facilities (which we use at very low cost) and report any accidental damage immediately to one of our helpers.
- This club is available to branch member families only, therefore if you haven’t yet joined, please complete a membership form and post or email to us, or complete a form at the club on your first visit.
*Please note: we may have to impose tighter restrictions if there is a significant increase in COVID-19 cases locally.