4. Level Two could not run as it does without our
fantastic group of volunteers. Our thanks go to....
Kiomi Ashby
Megan Pilcher
Ross Emsden
Brittany Van Wezel
Alex Knox
Bonny Healey
Emma Franks
Steve Valentine
Richard Kendall
Cath Valentine
Chelsea Canham
Jan Todd
Henry Leveridge
Mot Khondee
5. We are also very grateful to the Directors of Felixstowe
Youth Development Group for all their time and hard
work, and the support they offer to all the staff
David Rowe Michael Peck Richard and Jenny Bugg
Stephen Wyatt Matthew Townshend
6. MANAGEMENT BOARD MEMBERS
(during 2015)
David Rowe
Matthew Townsend
Stephen Wyatt
Richard Bugg
Jenny Bugg
Michael Peck
Mike Deacon
Janet Perry
Val Taylor
Diane Smith
7. STATISTICS
In 2015 we had a total of 659 individual young
people access our services with a total number of
contacts of 6203.
From January – April 2016 we have had a total of
423 individual young people access our services
with a total number of contacts of 2611.
8. Open access sessions at the
youth hub
- Year 6 transition (Tuesdays 4 - 5.30)
- Girlzone Years 7-13 (Tuesdays 7-8.30)
- Young Carers (Wednesdays 4-5.30)
- LGBTQI
- Year 7&8’s (Thursdays 4.00 - 5.30)
- Boyszone Years 7-13 (Thursdays 7-8.30)
- Years 10-13 (Friday 8 – 9.30)
Thursdays – Detached Youth Work around
skatepark, Adastral & Trimley/Kirton villages
9. Other services we provide
• Detached youth work
• C-card sexual health advice
• 1-to-1 mentoring
• NEET – Job-search and CV-writing advice
• Holiday Activities
• Community Projects
• Signposting to other agencies
• Creative Art Room
• I.T. – six computers for use by young people
10. Level Two continues to offer support and
help Mot, who is one of our Young
Volunteers and enjoys helping behind the
snack bar at our younger youth sessions.
11. One-to-one Compass Mentoring is
proving to be a great support for
young people. A mentoring
relationship does not rely solely on
conversation, but activities that the
young people enjoy and hopefully find
beneficial.
13. Stone Lodge Academy
(previously Beacon Hill School)
We have been offering services and support for
students in Years 10 & 11 either at our youth hub or
out and about in the community
Fish N Chips
At the Hub
Creative Art
& Carnival
Activity week
Having chill
out time and
fun at
Martello
Park
14. Our trained youth workers work closely with The
School Nursing Team to offer ‘C’ Card sexual health
and wellbeing advice.
We offer the use of our 17 seater minibus.
Students from the Academy benefit from our
one-to-one mentoring service.
Some vulnerable pupils benefit from one to one
tutoring at our youth hub.
The Academy supports our Transition to High School
programme for Year 6s.
Our links with Felixstowe
Academy
16. We have been
working with all
7 junior schools
in Felixstowe
and Trimleys to
offer support
Year 6 Transition to High School
before they move
up to High School.
The young people
love the sessions
and give it the
‘thumbs up!’
17. “It gives young people a safe place to be and
somewhere there is always someone to talk to”
“It’s fun, and you get to meet new people & get food
& stuff. The toast is delicious”
“It gives me a place when I am sad, when I don’t feel
safe, I can go and talk to anyone at Level Two”
“It’s a good place to hang out with your friends &
make new friends”
What the young people say...
18. We are grateful to the District Councillors who
have supported Level Two via their community
enabling budgets. We also thank the Parish
Councillors for their support.
19. Thank you to Felixstowe Rotary Club
for their donation towards the
new cooker and microwave
20. We thank Felixstowe
Town Council for their
continued support to
our Youth Project with
an annual grant,
and for the occasional
grant towards
refurbishment of
the kitchen
23. Suffolk Coastal
Business &
Community
Awards 2015
This award was open to groups
that had shown an understanding
of community needs and worked to
have a positive impact on the
residents and/or businesses within
their community.
We were proudly the group
WINNER in this category.
24.
25. C-Card Scheme for those in school year 9 and above.
Condom demonstration and
sexual health advice working in
partnership with Terrence Higgins
Trust and school nursing team.
Level Two won awards in 2015 & 2016 for being the
highest number of registration in a youth group setting
27. One of our young
volunteers, Alex who
lives at Sanctuary
Supported Living, has
been helping out
painting at the youth
hub.
He also helps behind
the coffee bar during
Year 6 sessions and has
participated in Princes
Trust programme.
38. "The Honest Truth" road safety is working
to reduce the number of people killed or
seriously injured on the roads.
Level Two together with the Road Safety
Team at S.C.C. have been working in
Felixstowe Academy with Year 11
students, and also at Level Two with our
L8Nite session.
The photo shows a ‘reactions’ fun
interactive device which the young people
took part in.
39. LOCAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Thank you to all who supported our local fundraising events :-
MJ Soul Night at Trimley Memorial Hall in Sept 2015
Christmas ‘do’ with Tyler Kemp Plus One Dec 2015.
MJ Soul Night at Trimley Memorial Hall in April 2016.
Dinner Dance at The Brook with ‘Solid Gold’ in May 2016.
Our next Soul Nite is Saturday 15th October 2016, same
place, same time - if you want tickets ensure you book early!!!
40.
41. Special
Thank to :-
Authorities
•Suffolk County Council
•Suffolk Coastal District Council
•Felixstowe Town Council
The Big Lottery
•Reaching Communities
The Suffolk Foundation
•Port Community Fund
•High Sheriff Fund
•Rosa Fund
•Suffolk Giving Fund
•The Birketts Charitable Trust
•Raising The Bar
Grants from Charitable Trusts
•Kerrison Trust
•Essex Fairway Trust
•LD Rope Third Charitable Trust
•Eastern Counties Educational Trust
•DC Moncrieff Charitable Trust
•Annie Tranmer Charitable Trust
•Garfield Weston Foundation
42. THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL SUPPORTERS
Community
• R Bugg Trading
• Rotary Club of Felixstowe
• Lions Club of Felixstowe
• Sanctuary Supported Living
• Bombay Nite Restaurant
• Mediterranean Shipping
• Nationwide Building Society
• Felixstowe Academy
• Felixstowe International College
• Town 102
• Salvation Army, Felixstowe
• Mayors Charity Account
• Felixstowe Cribbage League
• Ladybirds Group
• Jackaman’s Solicitors
• Hand in Hand Quiz night
• Individual donations from local residents and local businesses
43. NOW CELEBRATING OUR
15TH
YEAR !!!
We look forward to another great
year ahead and
are very proud of our
achievements over the past year!!
Please continue to support us !
