Badminton Road Methodist Youth Centre

1BIGD Reference number: 23

General information

Address:
Badminton Road
Downend
Bristol
BS16 6NU (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday 7.00pm-9.30pm yr's 7 & 8
Tuesday 7.00pm-9.30pm yr's 9 & 10
Wednesday 7.30pm-10.00pm yr's 11+
Thursday 7.00pm-9.30pm yr's 7+
Friday residentials
Saturday residentials
Sunday residentials

Telephone: 0117 9563833

Fax: 0117 9563833

Website: http://www.southglos.gov.uk/youthcentres

Email: badmintonroadyc@btconnect.com

Ages services offered to: 11 – 25

Contact person: Kirsty Cross

Costs: Membership fee of £4 per year and then 50p each session or £1 each session if no membership is paid

Type of organisation: Charity/Community

Type of delivery point: Centre; Club; Training provider

Aims: Open centre based youth work 4 evenings a week & 2 outreach sessions a week in Mangotsfield & Downend . A variety of fun activites take place each session including cooking, crafts &outdoor activities. Regular trips and weekend residentails to our cottage 'Fedw' situated in the Brecon Beacons, Wales.

We offer a wide range of advice, activities and training for young people at risk or in need of self esteem, between the ages from 11 to 25 years.

Availability: Drop-in, Referral, Appointment
Mainstream youth work by referral or self referral. Bespoke training when requested.
Referral by: Schools, Connexions

Waiting list: No

Areas of support offered

Leisure and Personal Development: Adventure activities; Art; Computer games; Cultural activities; Extreme activities; Internet Access; Music; Trips/Days out; Dance; Transport; Participation/ Youth Voice Activities

Education and Training: Award Schemes; Exclusion; Life skills

Relationships and Emotions: Family Relationships; Personal relationships

Money Matters: Cooking on a budget; Earning money

Keeping Safe: Abuse; Bullying; Child Protection

Health Issues: Boys' and Men's Health; Girls' and Women's Health; Healthy Eating; Pregnancy and Birth; Sexual health

Equal Opportunities: Age; Black and other Minority Ethnic issues; Disability; Gender; Religion; Sexual Orientation

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: No

Bristol: The whole of the area

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes

Car park nearby: Yes

Parking for disabled drivers: No

Pedestrian route: Yes

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: Yes

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: Yes

Doors light and non sprung: Yes

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: Yes
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: Yes

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: Yes
Number of steps: 4
Uniformed and even: Yes
Handrails on both sides: No
Edges marked: Yes

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: Yes

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: Yes
Minimum room size 1500mm × 900mm: Yes
Minimum door size 1000mm: Yes
2 × horizontal grab rails: Yes
2 × vertical grab rails: Yes
1 × drop down grab rail: Yes


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