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Monsoon & Accessorize Trust Support WEST Youth Zone for Giving Tuesday 2024

Giving Tuesday, the global day of generosity, is a celebration of the power of giving back. Every year, it follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday (this year landing on Tuesday 3rd December 2023) encouraging individuals and organisations to support causes that make a real difference. This year, Monsoon and Accessorize Trust have chosen to support us – WEST Youth […]

Research shows cuts to youth clubs affect teen crime and education

WEST Youth Zone’s impact on communities in Hammersmith & Fulham has been validated by groundbreaking research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) by Carmen Villa. The study reveals the far-reaching consequences of youth club closures across London, underlining the critical need for spaces like WEST Youth Zone and others across the OnSide network in […]

WEST Featured in The Lord Mayor’s Show Broadcast alongside OnSide Float

Over 50 floats and 7,000 participants took to the City of London streets on Saturday 9 November 2024 to welcome new Lord Mayor, Rt Hon Lord Mayor Alastair King, into his role. The OnSide & Blenheim Chalcot float was a collection of young people’s art to celebrate five years of OnSide Youth Zones in London, and young people from […]

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Renowned Blind Pianist Wows White City’s Young People at WEST’s Inclusive Session

On October 20, WEST Youth Zone, a newly built vibrant youth provision in Hammersmith and Fulham, proudly hosted a special event for local young members with additional needs. The event featured a captivating performance by gifted pianist Derek Paravicini who is blind and severely learning impaired but considered one of the greatest pianists in the […]