Durham Area Youth Secure £290k from National Lottery
Durham Area Youth secure 290k from National Lottery to support more young people and improve the local community Durham Area Youth ( DAY) is a small charity which aims to empower young people to make positive change for themselves and their communities through the provision of a young person informed youth service. We offer a…
Read MoreDAY Awards recognition in 2023
With our own Awards Night coming up on Thursday March 21st 2024, now is a great time to recognise the achievements of Durham Area Youth over 2023. WINNER- NE Youth Projects with Pride Awards 2023 – Social Action of the Year awarded for the Mental Health Suicide Prevention video. We took a group of young…
Read MoreDurham Area Youth appoints new Chief Executive, Chair and Vice Chair
Durham Area Youth has appointed Emily Burns as Chief Executive, supported by the new appointment of Simon Penhall as Chair of the Board. Emily Burns will take up her new role after previously being involved with Durham Area Youth as a Co Founder Trustee and following a 10 year career in the Community, Charity and…
Read MoreDurham Area Youth celebrates £220,000 National Lottery award
A youth project which provides fun activities, support and educational opportunities to Durham’s young people is celebrating after receiving more than £220,000 in National Lottery Funding over three years. Durham Area Youth (DAY) serves the communities of Great Lumley, Pittington, Shadforth, Sherburn Hill, Sherburn Village and West Rainton, offering sessions to over 300 seven to…
Read MoreCovid-19 Update
You might be aware that the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Durham area is continuing to rise. This has led some schools to move to online provision only while a number of young people are also isolating. These measures affect some of the young people who attend Durham Area Youth’s sessions. The health…
Read MoreCovid-19 Update
As you will be aware the government roadmap out of COVID-19 is underway and we delighted that this is going to plan. As a result we are able to reopen and deliver our youth sessions within our centres. For the majority of our young people, DAY’s services will return to pre COVID-19 delivery. However, we understand that…
Read MoreCovid-19 Update
Now that we are able to reopen our centres we need to record attendance in line with Government guidelines and regulations. Can you therefore please use the link below to complete our consent form should your child wish to take part in any of our sessions. Please continue to stay safe and follow government guidelines.…
Read MoreImportant Information COVID-19 – latest restrictions
As you will be aware the government is introducing tighter restrictions in England to limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) from 12:01am tomorrow, Thursday 5 November. As a result we will be changing the way we deliver our youth sessions with immediate effect. These changes will be in place until January 2021 to take into…
Read MoreImportant Information COVID-19
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Tuesday 17th March 2020 Due to the government’s latest update regarding Coronavirus (as of the evening of Monday 16th March), which has advised against holding non-essential gatherings and encouraged the reduction of social interaction we have unfortunately had to make the decision to suspend all direct delivery of our youth sessions with immediate…
Read MoreOur team has expanded again
Durham Area Youth would like to take the time to welcome 5 new members to our team. Becky, Bethany, Dan, Sarah and Sam have joined our team over the past few months. They have all settled in really well and have a range of skills that will open up more opportunities and experiences for our…
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