YOUTH
TAG Youth Club meets weekly at Ham Youth Centre and aims to empower and optimise the potential of young people aged 15 to 25 who have a disability.
This is achieved through a range of informal and experiential learning, both at the youth centre and in the community.
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When? Friday, 7.30-9.30pm
Where? Ham Youth Centre
Cost? £5*
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JUNIORS
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Our Junior Club provides a safe environment for disabled children aged between 8 and 14 years, with a mild, moderate or physical disability.
Sessions run every Friday at Ham Youth Centre. The Club provides positive activities which are all about having fun, learning new skills and meeting new people.
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When? Friday, 5.45-7.15pm
Where? Ham Youth Centre
Cost? £5*
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A PARENT-FREE ZONE
TAG is a parent-free zone which provides children and young people with somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.
Our staff are experienced and well trained and you can be confident in the support and care that we offer.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
We provide an enhanced staffing ratio compared to universal youth services; however, some children and young people may need additional support beyond this to access our activities.
If you think your child or young person may need additional support to attend our activities, then please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the options available including any signposting. We will do everything we can to make our activities accessible to all.
kids club
Our Kids Club provides a safe space for children and young people (8-18)with additional needs (mild and moderate) who are able to access the club independently, where they can build positive relationships while taking part in a mixture of fun activities including art, drama, music and sport. This Club is also open to siblings.
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When? Tuesdays, 6 - 8pm
Where? Moor Lane Centre, Moor Lane, Chessington, KT9 2AA
Cost? £5*
additional services
Check out the Sports Programmes page for information on a whole range of sporting activities.
Find out about Arts Programmes here.
Or keep scrolling to learn about our range of other services.
Weekend Residentials and Holidays
Our weekend residentials and holidays give children and young people the chance to have a change from their normal routines and enjoy doing fun things away from home, while also enabling them to learn new things.
Overnight breaks can help build confidence and independence. We organise regular trips to several outdoor learning centres around the country where children and young people can take part in adventurous activities like climbing, caving, obstacle courses, zip wires, and watersports.
We also run weekend trips which take advantage of community based activities like go karting, adventure golf, bowling, laser tag, swimming and clip and climb centres.
Accommodation varies from trip to trip. Some sites involve glamping where you might stay in a helicopter or a double decker bus, camping in teepees or yurts, dormitories, or hotel rooms.
If that wasn't enough, we also provide longer trips including our annual snowsports holiday abroad and our surfing holiday in Wales.
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Overnight breaks are available for children and young people who regularly attend our Youth Clubs.
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OUTREACH
As part of our continuing growth, TAG aims to engage with more children and young people.
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FAMILY & FRIENDS
With lives now busier than ever, finding quality time with the family can be difficult. We run a range of fun-filled activities throughout the year for families to enjoy together. Activities include our annual funday, miniature railway afternoon, seaside trip, quiz night and more.
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young cARERS
Many of the young people we support have a brother or sister who can also act as a carer for their sibling. For us a young carer is a young person who cares, unpaid, for a person who has any type of special educational need or disability. The care they give may be practical, physical, and emotional. Being a young carer can have a big impact on the things that are important to growing up.
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The hope is that friendships will be formed and young people will keep in contact with each other. Our activity days allow for the young carer to take time out for themselves, socialise and cope with the demands placed on them as carers with other young carers who share similar life experiences.
Our team also signpost families to youth counselling and other agencies who can give expert advice and information on all issues that affect young carers.
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SENSORY LIBRARY
Local families, schools and organisations are able to borrow a wide range sensory items from our Sensory Library.
There are multi-sensory 'books' and kits to enable storytelling for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Stories are told through voice, touch and emotion rather than via words and pictures.
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There is also a range of other equipment including puppets, electronic sensory equipment, games, activity sets and movement kits. There are rainbow rings and giant parachutes - or have an adventure in a Discovery Den that can take you from beneath the waves to beyond the stars!
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Download the TAG Sensory Library Catalogue to see what is available then get in touch to arrange a loan.
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Access all areas
Our annual drop-in event for young people and their families to come together with professionals and service providers to help piece together futures. Meet local providers from statutory services and the third sector, learn about their services. Stall holders include education, day services, supported living, support groups, sport and leisure activities.
If you are or you care for a young person aged up to 25 with a disability or additional needs, come and find out more about what’s available locally. This annual event has a focus on transition to adulthood support and services.
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*activity fund​
Our aim is to give everyone the same opportunities to Experience, Learn and Develop. For this reason, TAG offers a financial support programme for young people to be able to access our activities.
If you need assistance towards funding an activity or overnight break, please apply and we will do all that we can to help you. The money available in our fund fluctuates month by month so sadly we are not able to say yes to every application, or always offer the full amounts requested, but we always try to do all we can.
Get in touch to learn more – or download the Activity Fund information sheet and application form to apply.
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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY SUPPORTING MATERIAL TO YOUR APPLICATION
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Here are some photos of the fun things we do
