Showing posts with label youth blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label youth blog. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

TYLP Logos

TYLP LOGOS

This is our official logo, drawn for us by a close friend. As you can see it combines sneakers, art, and music (most of which you see featured in his blog). The logo is designed to represent the youth. It features music as music is a universal language and dance as dancing is a way of expressing yourself.



This is our official mascot. He was drawn for us after an artist replied to a request via twitter. We asked for him to be cool and laid back, and he came up this great anime design. His name is Ty. We thought of his name by taking the 1st two letters of our name. TY =[T]he [Y]outh. He will be used to represent youths.

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

The Nike Blazer Low Premium

The Nike Blazer Low Premium
This is the new exclusive soon to be dropping at Size?

The Nike Blazer has become increasingly popular again over the past year and we're sure this drop will do nothing to damage that popularity. The low top shoe will come in a light grey leather with a red or black Nike tick keeping it simple yet classic with all the added vintage touches.
The sail/black colour way will release on April 6th.
The sail/red colour way will release shortly after.


Monday, 2 April 2012

Michael Jordan x Converse Limited Edition Commemorative Pack

Your 2012 Summer Guide!

Summer is here and as we all know, we have to make the most of our summers while they last, here in Britain, so TYLP have put together a little guide of fun things to do and exciting places to go, to keep you entertained this summer.

FESTIVALS  

BluesFest 2012 (26th June - 6th July)
BluesFest 2012 Buy Tickets London and Manchester are hosting this year's summer blues extravaganza, with a decent line up of big names and accomplished musicians including the recently-added Erykah Badu, and Nick Lowe plus Van Morrison, Tom Jones, Ronnie Wood, Robert Cray Band, George Benson and many more across the two cities throughout the week. Ticket prices vary from around £25 per concert. Age Restrictions will vary from venue to venue

Wireless Festival 2012 (6th - 8th July)
Wireless Festival 2012 Buy Tickets Even more acts have been added to this years line-up. Deadmau5 on Friday will be joined by Modestep and Jaguar Skills (plus others), Drake on Saturday will have Labrinth, Dot Rotten and Clement Marfp and the Frontline supporting him. Unfortunately tickets for Sunday have sold out but there are some Premium tickets left. Friday and Saturday still have tickets available priced at £49.50 per day. Anyone aged below 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Wakestock 2012 (6th - 8th July)
Wakestock 2012 Buy Tickets The surf and rock festival returns to the picturesque Penhros near Abersoch in North Wales and the first headliners have already been announced as Dizzee Rascal, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and Rizzle Kicks. Standard Tickets cost £100 for weekend passes or £125/£130 with camping/quiet camping. Ages 16+


THEME PARKS
Alton Towers
Address:
Alton Towers
Alton,
Stoke-on-trent,
ST10 4DB
Telephone: 0870 520 4060
Opening Times: 10am to 7pm in the summer holidays, 10am to 5pm at other times of the year.
Ticket prices: Adult £35, Child (4-11) £26, Under 4 FREE. There are also various combination family tickets available.
Website: http://www.altontowers.com/pages/home

Chessington World of Adventures
Address:
Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo
Leatherhead Road
Chessington
Surrey
KT9 2NE
Website: http://www.chessington.com/
Opening Times: See website for various opening times throughout the summer season
Ticket prices: 12+ £32, Under 12’s £21, any child under 1m FREE

Drayton Manor Park
Address:
 Drayton Manor Park
near Tamworth,
Staffordshire
B78 3TW
Telephone: 0844 472 1950
Website: http://www.draytonmanor.co.uk/
Opening Times: 9:30am – 5pm
Ticket prices: 12+ £23, 4-11 years £19, under 4 FREE

Legoland
Address:
LegolandWindsor Park Ltd
Winkfield Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 4AY
Telephone: 0871 2222 001
Opening Times: Visit the website for various opening times throughout the season.
Website: http://www.legoland.co.uk/
Ticket Prices: 15+ £35, 3-15 years £26, children under 3 go FREE

Thorpe Park
Address:
 Thorpe Park
Staines Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8PN
Website: http://www.thorpepark.com/
Opening Times: Visit the website for various opening hours throughout the year
Ticket Prices: Adult £31, under 12 £21, children under 1m FREE



ZOOS
Beale Wildlife Park
Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire,RG8 9NH (0844 826 1761)
Official Website
Opening Times: Between 10am - 6pm depending on the season, visit the official website for more details.
Ticket Prices: Adults: £6 Children: £4 Infant: Free Concession: £5

Bristol Zoo Gardens
Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3HA, England. (0117 974 7399)
Official Website
Zoo Map
Opening Times: Between 9am-5.30pm Depending on the season, visit official website for more details.
Ticket Prices: Adults: £14 Children: £8.50 Infant: Free Concession: £12 Family (2 adult, 2 children): £40.50

Africa Alive!
White's Lane, Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7TF. (01502 740291)
Official Website
Zoo Map
Opening Times: Between 9.30am -various Depending on the season, visit official website for more details.
Ticket Prices: Adults: £12.95 Children: £8.95 Infant: Free Concession: £10.95

West Midlands Safari Park
Spring Grove, Bewdley, Worcestershire, DY12 1LF, England. (01299 402 114)
Official Website
Zoo Map
Opening Times: Between 10am - 6pm Depending on the season, visit the official website for more details.
Ticket Prices: Adults: £13.99 Children: £11.99 Infant: Free Concession: £12.99 Family (2 adult, 2 children): £46.76
All tickets include a free return ticket!

OTHER FUN THINGS TO DO
Go Ape!
GORILLAS (18 years +) £30
BABOONS (10 - 17 years)  Over 1.4m £20
BOOKING - http://goape.co.uk/booking

The National Gallery London
Daily 10am – 6pm
Friday 10am – 9pm
Location
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, London




Go Karting
Wroughton Airfield, Swindon, Wiltshire SN4 0ST
Track Length : 550.00m
Swindon Karting

Hangar 88, A Site, Hullavington, Wiltshire SN14 6GU
Track Length : 450.00m
M4 Karting

Sunday, 1 April 2012

We are TYLP!

So I've recently posted some published articles about The Youth Life Project and posted various TYLP related links. These of course had my input, but as with most press and PR, things get changed along the way. So I'd like to tell you all a bit more about TYLP in my own words...

Starting a charity was always something I had dreamt of doing, and it was always going to be in relation to helping young people. Not necessarily vulnerable young people as I believe, vulnerable or not, every young person is in need of support and positive guidance.
It was something I had planned on doing before I reached 40 years old. Being just 27 I still had a few years to go and found myself wondering if I'd ever have the confidence to actually do it? As it turned out, not long after that I was inspired to finally take charge and achieve my dream! This inspiration came from a number of places. There was the summer riots in the UK, that left many people feeling negative towards young people and losing hope in our youth.. This needed to change! There was  also the inspiration that came from a very close friend of mine.
 I'm sure we all have someone in our lives who we look up to... My friend's passion, drive and determination has always been inspiring to me. He has an energy that is contagious in such a way that it rubs off when you're around him. So much so, that when I was telling him about my dream of setting up a charity, all it took was for him to say "you should do it, you can do it" and I believed it. I believed I could do it, why not?
So I began putting all my plans and ideas into action and the more I believed in myself, the more I believed in what I was doing. The more I believed in what I was doing, the more passionate and determination went into it, and here we are..

The Youth Life Project.
A Swindon/Wilstshire based charity for youth aged 10-19 years old. TYLP is a unique charity in that as well as being here to provide support to young people and help them reach their full potential, building a better and brighter future not only for themselves but for the next generation of youth. We can also provide knowledge about current fashion, music, etc.... I mean, it's not every day you can pop down to your local charity and discuss the newest release of Nike SB sneakers. It's not every day you can find out about the newest hip hop mixtape release, or where to find more work from your favourite street artist.
Trainers, art & hip hop music ..Okay, so they're not things you'd usually associate with a charity BUT they are things (amongst others) that you'd associate with youths. So why not combine the two?

At TYLP we pride ourselves on being the whole package. We are here to help young people into work, we are here to raise awareness, help with social issues, promote positivity amongst the youth, help further education, confidence building, tackle bullying.. the list goes on, and on, and on...  This is because we are striving to be the charity that can help a young person with ANYTHING. Whether that be a chat about sports, or advice about STD's.
It is also current, cool and relevant... The whole package!

The individuals that help the run the Charity, are not only highly skilled at what they do..
  • A former youth mp
  •  charity workers
  • a school teacher
  • youth workers
  •  social workers
  • a soon to be Olympic torch carrier                            
 We also have members that are skilled in other areas.
  • .A former band member who now owns a record label
  •  a street artist
  • an MC
  • and not forgetting our very own 'TYLP Guru' (we call him this because he is an amazing source for all the latest fashion, music, and art information) .

We are not your average charity!

We are The Youth Life Project and we want to make a BIG difference so, spread the word!! Share our pages, visit or websites, write about us, contact us, follow us, you can even donate via our website if you wanted. Whatever you do just believe in us and everything we want to achieve.

TYLP baby!

peace and love.


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Thursday, 29 March 2012

Positive, Funny & Inspirational Images




TYLP update & graffiti

Some friends of TYLP have been designing some graffiti for us to feature on our posters, leaflets etc... What do you think?











So.. Me and one of  my trustees for The Youth Life Project are going to see Drake in concert tomorrow, and I'm sitting here excited about that and excited about the fact that in the summer I'll be going to Wireless Festival,T4 on the beach, and also to London to see Kendrick Lamar perform... I LOVE music!! Everyone loves music. As well as it being an escape from situations in life, it is also a way of reaching out to people. This is why TYLP have come up with the idea of recording a track about bullying to spread a deep but affective message about the affects and implications. We previously posted a few awareness posts about bullying and it's going to be something we regularly focus on here at The Youth Life Project.
We have two local MC's working on the track right now! The ideas along with the beat provided by JR PeniroBeats makes this a very promising track.

I shall keep you posted!                                               

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Thoughts and facts on bullying



Bullying is something which most of us have experienced or seen in our lives. It's sad to think that a lot of people who are bullied, often retreat into their own worlds and are too ashamed to reach out for help, and are often too scared to trust anyone. It's even more disheartening to know that bullying can drive some people to suicide! -That right there is the seriousness of it all, BULLYING KILLS! "Bullied children are 6 times more likely to contemplate suicide than their non-bullied counterparts"As a parent I understand that myself, along with school teachers, are the biggest influence in my children's lives. With my help and guidance my children learn to live and understand life in general, my children rely on me for security and they know they can turn to me to confide in. "18% of children and young people who worried about bullying said they would not talk to their parents about it".
My daughter aged 8, is bubbly, bright, confident, cheeky and full of life, but throughout most of last year [2011] this was not the case. She suffered at the hands of a bully in her school class and the confident young girl we know was now quiet, withdrawn, emotional and insecure. As a parent, all you want is for your children to be happy and most of all to be safe. She doesn't know it, but I cried for her on many occasions. "Almost half (46%) of children and young people say they have been bullied at school at some point in their lives" Even when myself along with her school worked hard and put a stop to the bullying, and built her confidence back up, she still wasn't the same girl she always was. This is because she felt intimidated by the other girl. It was only when the girl in question moved schools, that my daughter got her spark back and is now the ever loving cheeky little girl that everyone loves. But how would she be today if the girl had not have left that school? 
This is my point.. It is not always enough to just intervene and stop the bullying itself from happening. It is not always enough to help the victim in feeling safe, secure and confident. When all that is done, the bully is still a bully, being told no and being watched closely doesn't always change a big deal. We need to find out why they bully, we need to go deeper into the situation to prevent it ever happening again and furthermore we need to then assure the victim of the changes made and assure them it wont be happening again. If we can change their mentality and install remorse then this will play a big part in prevention.
I know that this method does take place, but in my opinion it should happen with every situation and not just the serious ones. Here at TYLP we believe that early intervention is the best prevention. We shouldn't wait for a situation to become extreme before we take the biggest actions. As I stated earlier... BULLYING KILLS. "Each year 10-14 youth suicides are directly attributed to bullying"

Monday, 19 March 2012

The Youth Life Project develop interactive youth club

The Youth Life Project develop interactive youth club

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‘THE YOUTHY’

With cuts forcing the closure of many youth clubs across the country, voluntary organisation, The Young Life Project (TYLP) has announced plans that an interactive online based youth club will be launched in the spring.
With a launch date expected to be announced in early April, TYLP intend to make the most of the growing trend in interactive web-based services with the groundbreaking website aimed at 10-19 year olds – ‘The Youthy’.

‘restore the faith lost in young people’

The Youth Life Project aims to restore the faith lost in young people and equip them with the skills required to make positive life choices. Providing a service for young people in the region aged 10-19 to utilise, The Youth Life Project is born from the passion of its founder Danielle Brown for the care and well-being of young people.

‘Aiming to raise £2,000′

Since the foundation of TYLP, the momentum of support has been gathering pace as the organisation seeks to become an established charity in Swindon and the wider West Country. Aiming to raise £2,000 to get ‘The Youthy’ live, TYLP will be holding its first fundraising event in the spring.
“TYLP has grown from a seed in my mind and the feedback and support received has been so fruitful that we are looking to engage the youth sooner than had originally been anticipated” said TYLP founder Danielle Brown. “The operating costs to run a youth club are extremely high and even with the support gained so far this is currently an unsustainable venture.”
“Knowing some people may be reserved or shy about discussing things close to their heart, we are launching ‘The Youthy’ website to engage with the youth who have become more accustomed to being online than meeting like minded peers in youth clubs. Face to face contact in a youth club would be our preferred medium, but with the development and prevalence of internet based tools it would be silly to over look a medium which the youth are already comfortable with.”

Slang for youth club, ‘The Youthy’ is already a familiar term amongst the youth and has been adopted by TYLP as part of its branding.

“We hope the website is a hit amongst its target audience and reinforcing a sense of familiarity will be crucial to making the project a success in its early days.

Danielle Brown is seeking further funding to support The Youth Life Project, if you are interested in supporting the project please email danielleyouthlifeproject@gmail.com. Or visit the website, where you can also donate http://www.theyouthlifeproject.com/

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Youth-Life-Project/302669833086081

Sunday, 18 March 2012

The Youth Life Project (TYLP)

NAME: The Youth Life Project
TAGLINE: 'Dedicated to improving the lives and well-being of young people'
FOUNDER: Danielle brown


MISSION STATEMENT:The Youth Life Project is a group of friendly, positive people that are passionate about getting the voice of the youth heard by providing a channel through which they can communicate their thoughts, feelings and concerns. We are dedicated to providing help and support for young people aged between 10-19 reach their full potential, building a better and brighter future, not only for themselves but for the next generation of young people who are in great need of inspirational role-models.



THE AIMS OF THE YOUTH LIFE PROJECT:
.HOLD AWARENESS CLASSES-
focusing on such issues as drugs, crime, sexual health, and obesity.
.HELP TACKLE YOUTH UNEMPLOYEMENT- Help with writing CV's/business plans, find other ways to keep young people active and motivated whilst seeking employment, information/links to jobs and courses in and around Swindon.
.ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY- help them organise/take part in fundraising events, help out around the community, give them an active and positive role within the community
.SET UP A RANGE OF CLASSES WITH CERTIFICATES UPON COMPLETION -sign language, basic first aid, anger management .
.REWARD- praise, publicise and reward young people and their efforts. This can be anything from young carers, to youths that are helping out in the community.

http://www.theyouthlifeproject.co.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Youth-Life-Project/302669833086081