Girls on the Move
Over the past couple of months
it has been extremely disappointing to see the reduction in the numbers
attending the Girls Group. Obviously this has a huge impact on how we
take this group forward, and I have to say at the moment unless numbers
increase the group will have to fold at the end of June.
Fortunately, we have an Outdoor
Pursuits Group at the Pennypit Special Needs Youth Club, that if in the
event of the Girls Group folding, we would offer everyone a place within
this group. This group however is a mixed group of young people.
We are however desperately
trying to keep the girls group going as we do realise that the girls
that we do have coming on a regularly basis thoroughly enjoy it. If you
know of any girls aged 15-24 with additional support needs who reside in
East Lothian and might like to join the group, please get them to fill
out an application which is downloadable from our website –
www.psnyc.co.uk, and send it to myself – Jackie Munro at the
Pennypit Centre.
We will keep everyone posted
regarding the position of the group to let you all know if it will be
viable to continue after the summer or not.
 Membership
Forms
Each
year we ask that if a young person is returning to the Girls Group after
the summer holidays, that they fill out a new membership form. This is
simply to ensure that we have the most up to date information, and that
you have signed to confirm that all details are correct at that time.
We are also required to ask that you sign a declaration regarding
outings and the taking of photographs on a yearly basis. Could everyone
who is returning to the Girls Group after the summer please fill out the
enclosed form as soon as possible and return it to the Youth Club by
Monday 1st June at the latest. This therefore enables us to
re-allocate spaces prior to the summer holidays where required.
 Drop
In
Commencing Wednesday 26th August, we are hoping to start a
drop in at the Pitstop Café for over 21’s only, from 7-9pm every
Wednesday. The drop in will be in the Pitstop Café where young adults
with additional support needs can come along and meet up with their
friends and have a coffee and a chat or a bite to eat! We will also
offer some workshops i.e. scrapbooking, arts and crafts etc. In
addition to this we will have pool
Competitions etc on the go for people who are interested.
Holidays 2009
Holidays for the remainder of
2009 are as follows:
Saturday 4th July –
22nd Aug
Saturday 19th Sept
Saturday 17th Oct –
Saturday 24th Oct
Saturday 19th Dec – Saturday 9th
Jan
 Fees
As always we are eternally
grateful to everyone who pays their fees in advance, and here is a note
of the fees from now until the summer:
May – June - £25.00
Payment can be made at the Girls
Group in cash, or directly into our Bank Account (please ensure that the
members name is quoted on all direct payments).
Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Prestonpans Branch
2 Ayres Wynd
PRESTONPANS
EH32 9AB
Sortcode: 83-26-20
Account Number: 00239901
Account Name: Pennypit Special
Needs Youth Club
Payment can also be made by
cheque, payable to: “Pennypit Special Needs Youth Club”.
Absences from the Girls Group
If a young person is going to be
absent from the Girls Group, then it is extremely beneficial for us if
you notify us regarding this. Failure to do this could mean holding up
an activity whilst we wait on a member’s arrival!
Even when someone is absent from
the Group we unfortunately are still required to take their membership
fee for that week.
If a young person is absent from
the Girls Group for 3 weeks without making contact with the Club then
their membership is withdrawn.
 Contact
Details
Jackie Munro –
Manager/Development Officer, Pennypit Special Needs Youth Club, Pennypit
Centre, Rope Walk, Prestonpans, EH32 9BN. Tel: 01875
819635/07904964501, E-mail jmunro@eastlothian.gov.uk.
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