WEST Youth Zone is now OPEN!
WEST Youth Zone is now officially open after a spectacular celebration on Sunday 21 April. Over 1,100 members of the community joined us to celebrate this incredible occasion with our amazing Young People’s Development Group cutting the ribbon to mark the Youth Zone now being open seven days a week. The day took a special […]
WEST set for Grand Opening
WEST Youth Zone will open with a special festival style party on Sunday 21 April. Starting at 12pm, all of WEST’s activity spaces will be OPEN and the whole community is invited to come along and see what we’ll have on offer. There’ll be a special ribbon cutting ceremony in our Rec Area at 2pm […]
Prince of Wales visits WEST Youth Zone
The Prince of Wales paid a special visit to WEST, the new OnSide Youth Zone in Hammersmith and Fulham, on Thursday 14 March. The Prince enjoyed a tour of the new building, hosted by WEST’s CEO Elanor Gunn and Chair Mark Davies. He met with a number of young people, including members of the Youth […]
Supporters have a “SNEAK PEEK” at WEST Youth Zone
Our team at WEST was delighted to welcome our supporters and guests for an exclusive look at our amazing new building at our Sneak Peek event on Thursday 25th January. Ahead of the WEST team moving into their new home, the incredible people who have made this dream a reality were invited to see what is […]
Volunteer at WEST Youth Zone
Want to do something truly amazing in 2024? Why not volunteer for WEST Youth Zone? We are today launching out volunteer recruitment campaign as we prepare to move into our new home early in the New Year. WEST is going to be a truly special place for young people with so many amazing facilities and […]
GENERATION ISOLATION 2023: WEST CEO SAYS YOUTH CENTRES CAN GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE A WAY OUT OF COST-OF-LIVING LOCKDOWN
WEST Youth Zone has today responded to findings released by national youth charity OnSide that highlight the impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on the out-of-school lives of young people, as well as the role youth centres play in giving them a way out of this ‘cost of living lockdown’. Generation Isolation surveyed 5,072 young people, […]
VIDEO: Development Group visits northern Youth Zones
Members of the WEST Young People’s Development Group traveled north over the half-term break to take a look at other OnSide Youth Zones in the North West. Abdulah, Yaya and Pierson joined young people from the Horizon Youth Zone Young People’s Development Group in visiting Wigan Youth Zone, The Hive Youth Zone and Warrington Youth […]
Meet the WEST Young People’s Development Group
MEET the WEST Youth Zone Young People’s Development Group… This amazing group is leading the way with the development of WEST Youth Zone. Representing young people from across Hammersmith and Fulham, they are making a number of key decisions throughout the process from staff interviews to interior designs, from what goes on the hoardings around […]
Photo gallery: Steel frame complete
Construction on WEST Youth Zone has reached its first big landmark, with the completion of the building’s steel frame. Contractors Bowmer and Kirkland began work on the Youth Zone, which is being developed by the national charity OnSide, earlier this year and it’s due to be completed late next year. The development will continue with the […]
Supporters visit WEST Youth Zone site
Supporters of WEST Youth Zone were welcomed onto the construction site for a sneak peek at progress being made. Guests were given an update by WEST Chair Mark Davies and OnSide Deputy Chief Executive Rob Carter about the project and Hammersmith & Fulham Council Leader Steve Cowan also spoke about why he believes the Youth […]