Youth

Youth

Fun & friendship

Challengers Youth schemes are places where disabled young people aged 13 to 18 can come to have fun, spend time with their friends, and take part in exciting trips and activities.

Our Youth schemes run at weekends and weekday evenings during term-time, and during the week in the school holidays.

Caring for individual needs

Our staff are highly trained to cater to every young person’s needs and we work closely with parents to determine whether their young person requires 2:1, 1:1 or non 1:1 support, so when they come to Challengers you can feel reassured that they are safe, supported and happy.

Our non-exclusion policy means that we’ll always find a way to make sure that every young person can come along and enjoy themselves at Challengers – even if that means our team investing in new training or equipment. 

Facilities and Activities

Each Youth scheme is set up with different areas, including open spaces for free play, a kitchen area for making tasty creations, an outdoor space for fun and games, and quiet areas where young people can chill out together. 

Our Youth workers put on different activities every day, including music workshops, baking and sports, as well as day trips to exciting places like bowling, the beach, the zoo or even a theme park. We listen carefully to what young people would like to do and adapt our activities to suit them. 

Locations

We currently run Youth schemes in: 

  • Basingstoke
  • Chichester
  • Eastleigh 
  • Farnham
  • Guildford 
  • Richmond  
  • Kingston

If Challengers sounds like a good fit for your young person, follow the instructions below to register to book.

Our Youth schemes

Location: The Warren, Hatch Warren Community Centre, Long Cross Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 4XF

Dates: One Saturday a month | Dates over Easter & Summer Holidays

Times: Full days run 10am – 4pm

Cost: £35 per day

Key staff: AJ Clarke / Colette Bibby / Lauren Nash

Location: N/A – out scheme. Usual meeting point: Westgate Leisure Centre, Chichester, PO19 1RJ

Dates: Every Saturday, Dates over Easter & Summer Holidays

Times: 10am – 4pm

Cost: £35 per day

Key staff: Alex Hubbard / Sania Butt / Hannah Arnott

Location: Pavilion on the Park, Eastleigh, SO50 9LH

Dates: One Saturday a month | Dates over Easter & Summer Holidays 

Times: 10am – 4pm

Cost: £35 per day

Key staff: AJ Clarke/ Mark Hall / Kevin Wanjiku

Location: Challengers Farnham Youthcentre, St James Avenue, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 9QF

Dates: Saturdays | Half-term | Dates over Easter & Summer Holidays

Times: Full days run 10am – 4pm

Cost: £32 per day

Key staff: Cress Robinson /Luke Flanagan /Alex Barker

Location: Bellfields Youth & Community Centre, 48 Hazel Avenue, Guildford GU1 1NS

Dates: Saturdays | Half-term | Dates over Easter & Summer Holidays 

Times: Full days run 10am – 4pm

Cost: £32 per day

Key staff: Sophie Hansen-Reading/ Hannah Burcombe/ Ben Watters

Location: Whitton Youth Zone, 1 Britannia Lane, Whitton, TW2 7JX

Dates: Every other Saturday | Dates during half terms, over Easter & Summer Holidays

Times: 10am – 4pm

Cost: £5 per day (spaces funded by Achieving for Children) 

Key staff: Cress Robinson / Sania Butt / Eve Pascall

Location: Winchester – various locations

Dates: Dates over the Summer Holidays

Times: 10am-4pm

Cost: £35 per day

Key Staff: AJ Clarke / Colette Bibby

Location: Kings Oak Primary School, Dickerage Lane, New Malden, KT3 3RZ

Dates: Every other Saturday | Dates in half terms, Easter, Summer and Christmas Holidays

Cost: £5 per day (spaces funded by Achieving for Children)

Time:  10am – 4pm

Key Staff: Harry Gill / Emma De Whalley

Youth

How to book

If you’d like to book a place for your child to attend Challengers, please visit our Bookings page to complete the Registration form.

Once registered, our Play and Leisure Team will be in touch with more information on how to book sessions with us.  

If you have any queries, you can call us on 01483 579 390 or by emailing PlayandLeisureTeam@disability-challengers.org