UNIVERSAL YOUTH SUPPORT SERVICE PROVISION

Head Quarters - Integrated Youth Support Service, Solar Campus, 235 Leasowe Road, Wallasey, CH45 8RE. 0151 637 6300

Head of Service - Lindsay Davidson, 637 6300,

Deputy Head of Service – Caroline Laing - 637 6300,

Deputy Head of Service – Steve Chan - 637 6300,

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YOUTH PROVISION – 13-19 years

Birkenhead District Youth Work Team

Head of District Team – Maria Charlesworth - 0151 637 6300,

Unit Name / Location / Contact
information / Specialism / Opening times
Birkenhead Youth Hub / Shaftesbury Youth Club Mendip Road
Prenton
CH42 8NW / PHIL NUGENT
608 7165 / Open Youth Hub / Mon/Tue/Wed/ Thurs/Friday
6.00-9.00
Cavendish Youth Club / 1 Bray Street,
Birkenhead
CH41 8BX / c/o
MARIA CHARLESWORTH
(see above) / Open Youth Club / Mon/Wed
7.00-10.00
Charing Cross
Methodist Youth Club / Claughton Road
Birkenhead
CH41 4DX / TIM EDWARDS

647 4366
647 9345 / Open Youth Club with sessions for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities / Mon/Wed
6.30-9.30
Thurs– 7-10
Sat – 4-7
Callister Youth Club / Argyle Street Birkenhead
CH41 1AD / KAREN GILROY

666 3776 / Club for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities / Mon/Thurs
6.30-9.30
Viking Youth Club / Thorsway
Rock Ferry
CH42 1NN / CHRIS MARCHANT
644 1535 / Open Youth Club / Tue/Wed/Thurs
7.00-10.00
Grange Baptist Church Youth Club / Whetstone Lane Birkenhead CH41 2QS / STEPH DENNETT
c/o
MARIA CHARLESWORTH
(see above) / Open Youth Club / Saturday
6.30-9.30
Birkenhead District Outreach Team / Office base: Wirral Youth Theatre, Pilgrim Street Arts Centre, Pilgrim St, Birkenhead
CH41 5EH / MARIA MODENA

647 3160
Mobile 0791 921 0485 / Outreach / Mon/Tue/Wed/
Fri/Sat
7.00-10.00

South Wirral District Youth Work Team

Head of District Team – Maria Charlesworth - 0151 637 6300,

Unit Name / Location / Contact information / Specialism / Opening
times
South Wirral Youth Hub / Eastham Youth & Community Centre, Lyndale Ave., Eastham
CH62 8DE / MARGY ELLARD

327 8063
Mobile 0791 707 0376 / Open Youth Hub / Mon/Tue/Fri
7.00-10.00
Thurs
6.00-9.00
Sat 6.30-9.30
Bebington Youth Club / Cornwell Close
New Ferry
CH62 1BG / LYNNE GORDON

645 2630 / Open Youth Club / Mon
6.30-9.30
Wed/Thurs
7.00-10.00
South Wirral Outreach Team / Office base:
Eastham Youth Centre, Lyndale Ave., Eastham
CH62 8DE / LIZ HAWKINS

327 8063
Mobile 0790 159 7730 / Outreach / Tue/Wed/Thurs
Fri/Sat
7.00-10.00

West Wirral District Youth Work Team

Head of District Team – Mark Newman - 0151 637 6300,

Unit Name / Location / Contact Information / Specialism / Opening
Times
West Wirral Youth Hub / The Concourse
Grange Road,
West Kirby
CH49 8EU / ADAM MELLOR

625 8322 Youth Club
929 7801 Concourse
Mobile 0782 344 5050 / Open Youth Hub / Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri 7.00-10.00
Sat
5.30-8.30
Greasby Youth
Club / Greasby Community Centre, Greasby Road, Greasby
CH49 3AT / ANN McCREADY

637 6300 / Open Youth Club / Mon Outreach
6.00-0.00
Tue/Wed Club
7.00-10.00
Fender Youth Club / c/o Leisure Centre, Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch
CH49 8EU / MOIRA BRIDGE

677 9143 Youth Club
606 2010 Leisure Centre / Open Youth Club / Thursday and Saturday. Third evening to be confirmed
West Wirral Youth Outreach / Office base:
c/o Fender Youth Club, Leisure Centre, Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch
CH49 8EU / GARY ATKINSON

677 9143 Youth Club
606 2010 Leisure Centre Mobile 0790 965 5740 / Outreach / Tue/Wed/Thurs/
Fri/Sat
7.00-10.00

Wallasey District Youth Work Team

Head of District Team – Mark Newman - 0151 637 6300,

Unit Name / Location / Contact information / Specialism / Opening times
Wallasey Youth Hub / Wallasey Fire Station, Mill Lane, Wallasey
CH44 5UE / LISA JOY

639 8223 / Open Youth Hub / Tue/Wed/Thurs/Fri 7.00-10.00
Sat
7.00-10.00
Belvidere Centre / Belvidere Road Wallasey
CH45 4RY / ANN TERRY
639 6154 / Young people with learning difficulties & disabilities / Mon/Tue/Wed/Thurs 6.00-9.00
Leasowe Youth Club / Twickenham Drive, Leasowe
CH46 1PS / SARAH WILLIAMS

604 0752 or 639 7739
Mobile 0792 027 8107 / Open Youth Club / Tue/Thurs
7.00-10.00
Moreton Youth Club / Pasture Road, Moreton
CH46 8HA / MAGGIE BARTON

677 8616 / Open Youth Club / Mon/Tue/Wed
7.00-9.30
St. Mary’s College Youth Club
(Term-time only) / St. Mary’s College, Wallasey Village
Wallasey
CH45 3LN / COLIN ARCHER
Teacher/Youth Worker

639 7531 / Open Youth Club providing DoE & provision for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities / Mon/Wed
7.00-9.00
Tue
6.30-8.30
Thurs
7.00-9.30
Wallasey Youth Outreach Team / Office base:
Wallasey Youth Hub, Wallasey Fire Station,
Mill Lane, Wallasey
CH44 5UE / KATRINA MAXWELL

639 7739
Mobile 0792 027 8107 / Outreach / Mon/Tue/Wed/Thurs/ Fri/Sat
7.00-10.00

WIRRAL WIDE YOUTH UNITS

Unit Name / Location / Contact Information / Specialism / Operating times
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award / Office base:
Solar Campus
Leasowe Rd
Wallasey
CH45 8RE / DAVE DECORTE

637 6300 / Opportunities for young people across the Borough at bronze, silver & gold levels. Including provision in Youth Hubs. / n/a
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Open Centre / Wirral wide catchment – based in Wallasey Youth Hub / CHRIS VERNON-JONES

639 0627 / As above / Mon/Tue
7.00-10.00
Response / 19 Argyle Street, Birkenhead
CH41 1AD / PAT RICE

666 4123 / Information, advice, support and counselling.
Including:
Housing and homelessness; substance misuse. / Mon/Fri
10-3
Tue
10-8.30
Wed
10-8.30
Thursday
10-4.00
Appointments can also be made outside of these times.
Health Service in Schools / Office base:
Solar Campus
Leasowe Rd
Wallasey
CH45 8RE / MICHELLE LANGAN

637 6300 / Confidential support service based in schools. Providing information and advice on: drugs/ alcohol, sexual health, relationships, emotional health & well-being, smoking cessation and healthy lifestyles. / There is a designated time for ‘Drop In’ clinic in Wirral secondary schools. This depends on the individual school’s timetable.
Wirral Youth Theatre/Arts Centre / Pilgrim Street Arts Centre, Pilgrim Street, Birkenhead
CH41 5EH / CARON DRUCKER

647 3160 / Offering in house Dance, Drama, Music, Tech, new media, visual arts, accredited peer education training and work placement opportunities.
Outreach projects arranged on request in youth hubs, youth clubs and youth projects. Issue based theatre and workshop tours. / In house – At Pilgrim Street
Mon/Tue/Wed/
Thurs/Fri
5.00-9.00
Sat
10 – 4pm
Borough-wide outreach Team / Office base:
Solar Campus
Leasowe Rd
Wallasey
CH45 8RE / MIKE HOLBROOK

637 6300 / Outreach targeted at hot-spots of anti-social behaviour. / Wed/Thurs/ Fri/Sat
7.00-10.00
Young People’s Participation and Workforce Development / Office base:
Solar Campus
Leasowe Rd
Wallasey
CH45 8RE / IAN MCCABE

637 6300 / Opportunities for active engagement of young people in the democratic decision making process. / n/a

PLAY PROVISION (6-13 years*)

(*children aged five years after August 31st and currently in Year One at school, can register for a place).

Unit Name / Location / Contact Information / Specialism / Operating times
Beechwood Play Scheme / Fifth Avenue, Beechwood
CH43 9LB / PADDY MULLIGAN

678 3939 / Open Access Play Provision / Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri
3.30-5.15 & 6-7.30
Sat 10-12.30 & 2-4
School holidays:
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
10-12.30 & 2-4.30
Livingstone Street Play Scheme / Livingstone Street, Birkenhead
CH41 3HX / Vicky Hassall

647 7587 / Open Access Play Provision / Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
3.30-5.15 & 6-7.45
Sat 10-12.30 & 2-4
School holidays:
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
10-12.30 & 2-4.30
Leasowe Adventure Playground / Oxley Avenue, Leasowe
CH46 1PF / DANNY McGARRY

639 3060 / Open Access Play Provision / Wed/Thu/Fri
3.15-7.15
Sat 10.30-12.45 & 2.15-5.30
Sunday 10.30-1 & 2.30-5.30
School holidays:
Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
10.30-12.45 &
2.15-5.30
Charing Cross
Play
Scheme / Claughton Road
Birkenhead
CH41 4DX / TIM EDWARDS

647 4366 / Open Access Play Provision / Mon/Wed/Thu
3.30-6.30
Fri 3-6.30
Sat 9.30-12 & 1-4
School holidays:
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
9.30-12 & 1-4
Gautby Road Play Scheme / Gautby Road
Birkenhead
CH41 7DS / HEATHER STENHOUSE

652 5645 / Open Access Play Provision / Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
3-5.15 & 6-7.45
Sat 10-12.30 & 2-4
School holidays:
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
10-12.30 & 2-4.30
Play For All Inclusion Project / Various play settings / Gemma Adlard

637 6300 / Access and support for vulnerable children to inclusive play provision
(referral only) / Mon 3.30-6.30
Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
3.30-5.15 & 6-7.45
School holidays:
Mon/Tues/Wed/Thu/Fri 10.30-12.45 &
2.15-5.30
Wirral Play Council (WPC) / Wirral Play Council
1 Berner Street
Birkenhead
CH41 4JY / Gemma Rhodes

Ros Barrie

650 0030
www.wirralplaycouncil.org.uk
/ WPC is commissioned to run:
Summer Playschemes
Play Rangers’ Play Practitioners / Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
3.15-7.15
School holidays:
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
1pm – 5pm
Summer Playschemes
10-12 & 1-3pm

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February 2012