working with 8-19 years
The Thursday Garden Club entered the RHS “In your neighbourhood” awards and received a level2 (improving) award from John Constable who visited the Community Garden in July this year. This was the first time we entered so were aiming for a higher level next year:)
John Constable from the RHS (on left) presenting the certificate of award and vouchers for £15 to James Pocklington from the 13+ project Garden Club.
The trustees have decided to change the name of the charity to better reflect the broad range of services we provide.
In the coming month we will be transferring to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) called The Community Plus Project, Louth . Charity No. 1204879.
Like all charities the 13+ project relies on it’s trustees.
If you have a few hours a month to help run the 13+ Project please get in touch.. more details below.
Book now for art workshops as part of the Big Skies Festival!
#LOVCreativeSummer
#LOVCreative Summer
We are so excited to be working with Liz McIntosh and Louth Riverhead Theatre as part of a Lincolnshire One Venues project called ‘Reinvent’, supported by a grant from the Esmee Fairbairn foundation. As part of the project we are holding a number of creative workshops this August to create some stunning artworks for our final Celebration Event at The Riverhead Theatre on Sunday 18th September.
BOOK NOW via Facebook Messenger (Louth 13+ Youth & Community Centre) or email sarah@13plus.org
Art Workshops
Monday 1 August, 4-6pm – work with an architect to create a scale architectural model of the Louth Youth & Community Centre. This workshop is completely FREE and would be great for any young people aged 13+, who are interested in a design-based career in the future. Places are limited due to the nature of the activity.
Sunday 7th August, 10 – 12pm – a photography workshop where all you need is a smart phone (although you can bring a proper camera if you have one). Looking at how to compose better photographs and see the world differently through the camera lens. This FREE workshop is suitable for anyone aged 11+, including adults and we welcome parents and grandparents to join in.
Friday 13th August, 11am – 3pm – tetrapak eco printmaking and bag/t-shirt screen printing with artists from the Eleos Collective. Learn how to create printed designs from images of Louth & the Lincolnshire Wolds/coast to make striking artworks and clothing. The artworks you create will be displayed at the Big Skies Celebration Event. Suitable for ages 11+ and while we encourage parents and grandparents to stay this is not necessary. We are asking for a suggested (not compulsory) donation for this workshop at £5 on the day to cover the cost of materials. Bring a packed lunch.
Saturday 14th August, 11am-3pm – tetrapak eco printmaking and book and badgemaking with artists from the Eleos Collective. Learn how to create printed designs from images of Louth & the Lincolnshire Wolds/coast to make striking artworks and accessories. The artworks you create will be displayed at the Big Skies Celebration Event. Suitable for ages 11+ and while we encourage parents and grandparents to stay this is not necessary. We are asking for a suggested (not compulsory) donation for this workshop at £5 on the day to cover the cost of materials. Bring a packed lunch.
What do you LOVE about Lincolnshire?
We are so excited to be collaborating with Liz McIntosh and Louth Riverhead Theatre, with funding from Lincolnshire One Venues, on a NEW Community Arts festival! And we need artists young and old, of all experience levels, to show us what makes Lincolnshire so fabulous.
Paintings, photographs, sculpture… whatever your medium, send us a photograph of your work and it will automatically be entered into our digital exhibition. Selected works will also feature in our celebration exhibition at Louth Riverhead Theatre on Sunday 18th September where there will be prizes for the following categories: Child (up to 12), Teen (13-19) and Adult (20+).
Each entry should follow one of the following broad themes: People, Places, Heritage, Future.
Deadline for entries is 29th July. There is no fee to enter – you just need to send us a high quality jpeg to bigskiesartsfestival@gmail.com or sarah@13plus.org with the theme as a subject header. Make sure you tell us the title of your work and provide your name if it is different to your email address. If you are selected for the celebration exhibition we will be in touch. Ownership of the work will remain that of the artist but by sending us an entry you are giving us permission to showcase that work through our digital exhibition and social media.
We are currently looking for a visual artist/artists to help Louth 13+ Project to create some exciting new artwork for a forthcoming Community Festival, Big Skies. The Festival will explore our love of Lincolnshire through visual arts & music. The chosen artist(s) will be working on one strand of the project.
The Big Skies Festival is taking place place throughout the Summer of 2022, and will culminate in a celebration event on Sunday 18th September 2022 at the Riverhead Theatre, Louth.
Working with young people aged 11 – 19, and supported by our youth workers, the successful artist(s) will help to inspire and guide the creation of visual artwork(s) inspired by what we love about Louth & Lincolnshire or encouraging us to look differently at where we live, under any of the following broad themes:
Deadline for expressions of interest is 3 June 2022.
See document below for further details.
Enthusiastic? Caring? Enjoy talking to people?
If so, why not apply for the roll of Support Worker to assist our Project Lead in developing our Co-Op Community Funded project working with people aged 55+ in our local community.
The successful candidate will assist at a weekly Sunday club, working with attendees to offer activities, friendship and support.
3 hours p/wk. Salary £1,638 per annum for 46 sessions p.a.
This is a temporary 2 years contract which may be extended subject to funding.
If you’re interested in supporting a limited number of sessions please explain this in your application as we may be able to job share this role.
Deadline for applications is 14th April 2022
For further details please see our website 13plus.org or
Email Gabriella: 55pluslouth@gmail.com
Phone Gabriella: 07565 274 419
We are about to begin an exciting new ‘youth club’ for over 55s and are looking for someone who feels they have the skills and ambition to lead this project. Seeing the benefits in our youth groups, we want to offer the same friendship, support and range of activities with older members of our community.
Initial funding is in place for the next two years and aims to address loneliness and isolation while offering friendship, creativity and enjoyment. Following our ‘open door’ philosophy (if the door is open, you are welcome to join us), the person leading the group will initially open the centre for a session each Sunday, collaborating with those who attend to develop a programme of activities based on the interests of the group.
Further details are in the attachments below, as well as an application form. For an informal discussion or to visit the centre in advance of applying, please phone 07939 205346 or email 13plusprojectgmail.com
Deadline for applications is Wednesday 23 February 2022
Fancy a New Challenge for the New Year?
We are currently looking to recruit a Youth Support Worker to assist our Friday night Open Door sessions. Working alongside the Youth Services Manager and Lead Support Worker, as well as our fantastic volunteers, you will support the young people attending our sessions through engaging in shared activities, opening discussions and providing positive role modelling.
For further information, see the attached job description and feel free to get in touch for an informal chat about the role.
Deadline for applications is noon on Wednesday 19th January.
Please send completed application forms to sarah@13plus.org
We are so excited to be almost fully reopen for our Youth groups… just the Friday nights to get back up and running and we are so close you can almost touch it!
AND we have had some amazing support from funders over the last few months…so its a HUGE thank you from us all!
We have repainted the Centre with the support of recently opened Brewers Decorator Centre, who donated all the paint and equipment needed to brighten the space up (see before & after photos below). Now we have a blank canvas to really update the Centre with plans for an art gallery space and bright new sofa covers, a new chill out space, a dedicated gaming space… and plenty of scope to develop and adapt the space as needs arise.
Ros Jackson, labour district councillor for Trinity Ward has awarded us £600 for our ‘Space Inbetween’ project to improve an overgrown and unsightly area of our grounds. We will be removing the brambles that have taken over and overgrow neighbouring properties, before planting shrubs and installing an insect hotel. This will make the space better looking for us humans and safer for retrieving lost footballs, as well as making sure there is still a habitat for the creatures and creepy crawlies to thrive.
We are also so excited to have received a Louth Town Council grant for just over £300 to create a new art gallery space and doodle wall in the Centre. Our youth groups will be the first to create exhibitions before we offer the space to our soon-to-start over 55s group.
So when we said watch this space, we really mean it. There are lots of exciting things about to happen!
Louth 13 Plus Project 