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HeadStart Autumn Activites


Settle back into school with our free Autumn term activities


After the success of this year’s Summer Programme, we are once again working with Gazebo Theatre, WV10 Consortium and YMCA Black Country to offer free, fun activities for 10 to 16 year olds, and their parents or carers.

All our Autumn-term activities are designed to support young people and encourage positive emotional wellbeing and mental health. They help young people develop new skills, boost self-confidence, make new friends and more!We fund a range of activities and interventions for 10 to 16 year olds, their parents and families in Wolverhampton, as part of our mission to support the emotional wellbeing and mental health of young people in the city.


At Low Hill Community Centre, you can enjoy…

  • Drama workshops – Mondays, 5pm to 7pm

  • Wrestling – Tuesdays, 7.30pm to 9pm

  • Grow, Cook and Learn – Wednesdays, 4pm to 6pm

  • RAW Art workshops with Alex Vann – Fridays, 4pm to 6pm

  • Revolution Dance Academy – Saturdays, 9.30am to 11.30am

For more information, click here.

At Big Venture Centre, you can enjoy…

  • Drama – Mondays, 5.30pm to 7.30pm (from 24 September)

  • Flourishing Families – Tuesdays, 3.30pm to 5.30pm (from 24 September)

  • Fix IT bike and scooter workshops – Wednesdays, 4.30pm to 6pm (from 24 September)

  • Graffiti Street Art workshops – Thursdays, 4pm to 6pm

  • Revolution Dance Academy – Saturdays 9.30am to 11.30am

For more information, click here

For parents and carers… Enjoy free Parent Stress Buster sessions every Wednesday,10am to 12pm at Big Venture Centre, offering Indian head massages, nail art and face masks. Free play sessions are available for under 5s while their parents enjoy a pampering. 


For young people…

Team Games – Mondays, 4.30pm to 5.30pm at Harvest Temple Church Hall

Football – Mondays, 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Eastfield Community Centre

Film Making sessions – Tuesdays, 4pm to 5.30pm at Stratton Street Community Centre

Street Dance – Tuesdays, 4.30pm to 6pm at Eastfield Community Centre, and Wednesdays 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Harvest Temple Church Hall

Let’s Talk sessions – Wednesdays, 4pm to 5.30pm at Harvest Temple Church Hall

Food and Mood cookery sessions – Thursdays, 4pm to 6pm at Holy Trinity Church Hall

Boxing – Fridays at Ellerton House, 3.30pm to 4.30pm for 10-11 year olds and 4.30pm to 5.30pm for 12 to 16 year olds


For parents and carers…

Relax and Craft DIY health and beauty – Mondays, 9.15am to 10.45am at Harvest Temple Church Hall

Let’s Talk Cafe – Tuesdays, 9.15am to 10.45am at Ellerton House

Active Bodies, Active Minds Bootcamp – Tuesdays, 2pm to 3pm at Eastfield Community CentreBoxercise – Wednesdays, 2pm to 3pm at Ellerton House


To book your free place, please ring 01902 371562 or email headstart@ymcabc.org.uk. For more information, click here


For young people…

  • Food and Mood cookery sessions – Mondays, 4pm to 6pm at All Saints Community Centre

  • Arts and Crafts sessions – Tuesdays, 4pm to 6pm at Bob Jones Community Hub

  • Football – Wednesdays, 4.30pm to 6pm at All Saints Community Centre

  • Multi Sports sessions – Thursdays, 4.30pm to 6pm at Bob Jones Community Hub

  • Yoga – Fridays, 4pm to 5pm at Bob Jones Community Hub


For parents and carers…

Let’s Talk Coffee Mornings – Mondays, 9.15am to 10.45am at All Saints Community Centre, and Thursdays, 9.30am to 10.30am at Parish Church of St Martin

Relax and Craft DIY health and beauty – Wednesdays, 9.30am to 11.30am at Bob Jones Community Hub

Dance Fitness – Thursdays, 9.30am to 10.30am at Parish Church of St Martin


To book your free place, please ring 01902 371562 or email headstart@ymcabc.org.uk. For more information, click here


Enjoy exciting and creative Place To Be Me activities, 5pm to 7pm every Monday and Wednesday at Bilston Town Hall and every Thursday at Lower Bradley Community Centre. To book your free place call 01902 497222, or click here for more information


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