YOUTH worker Chris Buckesy and assistant youth worker Jemma Lay have started delivering detached youth work in Wellington.

They will engage with young people in the town centre and green spaces in Wellington, working to increase youth engagement, building up positive relationships and working with the young people to discuss and explore individual and local young people’s issues and difficulties. 

Wellington Town Council and the local police team are supporting the project which will run weekly on Mondays from 7-9pm. Chris can be contacted on 01278 722100, should a young person wish to access the youth work team on a Monday evening or to find out more information.

Over the last few months Young Somerset has been working with a group of eight young people, all of whom attend Court Fields School and Wellington Youth Club on a Tuesday and Thursday evening, on a project looking at tackling youth loneliness.

The project has gained a lot of momentum and all the young people involved have put in a lot of time and effort into their work. This has enabled strong links to be formed with the library service, Court Fields and local organisations, and discussions are ongoing to continue working with the young people to implement their plans and see their ideas develop in to reality.