NI 110 – Young people’s participation in positive activities (at least 4 hours per week)
Organisations providing sports and physical activities, arts and cultural activities, youth clubs and/ or volunteering
opportunities for young people
Organisation
Contact
Services
Asian Youth Association
I. A Shah
8335 4150
ishah000@talktalk.net
Provides health & sports activities, specifically a boxing
club at St Mark Academy. Works closely with schools on
the PE curriculum. Also trains young members and
volunteers as coaches for sport & boxing.
Carers Support Merton
Jennie Chapman
8646 7515
info@carerssupportmerton.org.uk
Provide clubs for young carers, with activities including
sports (e.g. team games, swimming, ice skating, ball
games), plus arts and cultural activities such as theatre
and drama. Young carers get involved as volunteers on
our young carers committee and design our newsletter.
Christian Care Association
Bert Hyde
0203 044 0093
christiancaremerton@gmail.com
Wednesday Club on first Wednesday of each month for
teenagers, plus outings for children and young people.
Colliers Wood Residents
Association
Keith Spears
8540 0868
keithaspears@hotmail.com
Provide basketball, football & tennis coaching and run a
dance group.
Commonside Community
Development Trust
John Messenbird
8764 9582
info@commonside.net
Dance classes, cycling events, karate, craft club (all
ages), dance classes. Also refer to youth club next
door. Have young people volunteer for the group (16+)
and provide work experience opportunities working with
local schools
referral
to other
services
yes
yes
advice and/
or
information
Organisation
Contact
Services
Croydon Community Bus
Manager
8686 1414
ccbus@btconnect.com
Provide a fully equipped double decker youth and play
bus which offers a variety of out of school activities in
the evening, Saturdays and in the school holidays
Deen City Farm
Ben Cheetham
8543 5300
manager@deencityfarm.co.uk
Horse riding and placements involving outdoor (healthy)
activities, life skills, equine training, animal care and
horticultural skills, plus active holiday programmes, after
school clubs, arts & crafts workshops, education in
healthy eating. Volunteering with our educational
services and within our Riding School.
Endeavour Youth Club
Nick Skilton
8540 3129
nick.skilton@btconnect.com
Youth club activities, holiday programmes, residential
events, football club and sporting and arts activities.
Train young volunteers and senior members to work
with younger children.
Escape youth club
Richard Abiona
8648 2125
escape.youthproject@hotmail.com
Run holiday time activities focussing on performing arts,
sports, literacy & campaigning.
Groundwork London
Katrina Baker
8687 4050
merton@groundwork.org.uk
Provide a number of these services as an organisation
and would like to extend this role in Merton.
Hercules Wimbledon
Athletics Club
Maurice Sharp
8337 8707
nut3057@yahoo.co.uk
Provide weekly athletics club for children & young
people.
Jigsaw4u
Christine Roe
8687 1384
chrisroe@jigsaw4u.org.uk
Grief support groups, including games and activities
over a 6 week period for 5 - 18 year olds. On-going
arts activities, cultural and physical activities for disabled
children and young people up to 18.
referral
to other
services
advice and/
or
information
Organisation
Contact
Services
referral
to other
services
Kingston and Wimbledon
YMCA
Andy Redfearn
8542 9055
andyredfearn@kwymca.org.uk
Run health programmes in local primary schools such
as fitness classes for children and parents. Day camps
and after school activities have a health/sports
programme element. Operate a 13 to 16 membership
for our gym. Run sports leadership programmes for 1416 year olds, plus FA coaching. Have young people
volunteer across our programmes. Run youth projects
such from the John Innes Centre, including music and
dance projects
yes
Lavender Residents and
Tenants Association
Neil Malcolm
8646 3950
malcolmcr4@tiscali.co.uk
Host a youth group for children 11-14 concentrating on
personal development.
London South West Chinese
Community Association
Lillian Saltoon
8542 5753
lsaltoon@yahoo.co.uk
Until recently we had weekly youth activities, including
oriental dance and Kung fu, at Vestry Hall, but these
have just recently been discontinued due to lack of
funding.
Merton and Lambeth
Citizens Advice Bureau
Simone Vale
8715 0707
advice@mertoncab.org.uk
Actively seek to recruit young volunteers particularly
those who are not in education or employment. Also
refer those who approach us looking for other
volunteering opportunities to the Volunteer Centre
Merton Mencap
Andrew Whittington
8646 0965
chief.executive@swlondonmencap.nhs.uk
Weekly club for young people with a learning disability
based around sports and physical activities plus
Buddies project for young people during school / college
holidays to access arts and cultural activities.
Volunteers support paid staff on these projects.
MertonVision
Fran Hibbert
8540 5446
info@mertonvision.org.uk
Young people's group meets monthly for variety of
activities and peer support
advice and/
or
information
yes
yes
Organisation
Contact
Services
Morden Little League
Football
Dennis Jones
8644 3414
dennisjones15@btinternet.com
Free organised football and free football kit for 630 boys
and girls every Saturday morning from September
through to March every year. Ages range from 7 to 14
North East Mitcham
Community Association
Tina Humphries
8685 9452
nemca@btconnect.com
Run a youth club once a week, including aikido classes
and dance classes. Offer placements for students and
work experience through local schools. Always
welcome and support volunteers.
Polka Theatre for Children
Stephen Midlane
8545 8320
admin@polkatheatre.com
Year-round programme of theatre for children aged 0 to
13, and a participatory programme for children age 4 to
18, involving youth theatre clubs and holiday workshops.
Also Freefalling project for children in Merton at risk of
exclusion.
Salvation Army - Wimbledon
Major David Hall
8542 4197 / 8542 3023
Weekly activities through youth club, events and offsite
activities. Also run music projects in schools and Young
Enterprise scheme with young offenders. Train young
volunteers to work locally in their projects.
South London African
Women's Organisation
(SLAWO)
Genniffer Onyutta
8648 1808
africaslawo@aol.com
Run a youth group which uses drama and visual arts to
deliver workshops and seminars for young people
around violence and crime in the community.
South London Refugee
Association - Asylum
Welcome
Yohannes Asmelash
8646 6564
yohannes.slra@yahoo.co.uk
In partnership with Ice and Fire, we provide dancing
classes for families and children
South Mitcham Community
Association
Manager
8648 3740
brenda@smca.co.uk
Karate and table tennis from 7+years to adult, Internet
cafe attracts groups of young people who regularly
interact socially; Trident placement students accepted;
referrals made to neighbouring Youth Centre. Young
people referred to Volunteer Centre Merton
referral
to other
services
advice and/
or
information
yes
yes
yes
yes
Organisation
Contact
Services
South West London Law
Centres
Michael Ashe
8767 2777
info@swllc.org.uk
Provide around 50 volunteer placements each year for
young people between 15 and 18 on work experience.
St. Teresa's RC Church
Brian Coyle
8648 4113
brian_coyle@btinternet.com
Regular weekly youth group and holiday activities based
around sports, performing arts and cultural activities.
Support peer education projects, training young leaders
to work with children delivering some of the centre’s
sports, cultural and performing arts activities.
Lantern Arts Centre
Georgie Talbot
8944 5794
lac@lanternarts.org
Provide theatre skills workshops and performances
Merton & Morden Guild of
Social Service
Hamish Duncan
8640 1640
mandmguild@aol.com
Have young people from local schools assist in our
activities from time to time and provide occasional work
experience.
The National Trust - Morden
Hall Park
Maureen Patel
8545 6850
mordenhallpark@nationaltrust.org.uk
Snuff mill activities during school holidays for 3 - 11 yr
olds - craft trails, art work etc. London Voices - project
with Liberty School: arts storytelling crafts etc. Learning
Officer for more formal work with schools: geography,
history, science etc.
Uptown Dance Club &
Learning Centre
Joan Simms
07957 112260
simmsjm@aol.com
Activities for young people aged 13 - 19 specifically
around dance. Also information advice and guidance on
education, employment & training. Train members to
become volunteers and then eventually employees of
Uptown.
Volunteer Centre Merton
Andy Norrell
8640 7355
info@volunteercentremerton.org.uk
Have a Youth Action programme, and 'v’involved
project.
referral
to other
services
advice and/
or
information
yes
yes
Organisation
Contact
Services
referral
to other
services
Wimbledon Guild of Social
Welfare
Russell Humphreys
8946 0735
info@wimbledonguild.co.uk
Close liaison with local schools - intergenerational work
and have several young volunteers working with older
people Also host Mencap group
yes
Wimbledon Park Bowls Club
Neil Winter
8871 2971
winter_n@hotmail.com
We are a bowls club serving a diverse community
including children and young people
Woodcraft Folk
Tom Searle
8534 0835
tomo6491@yahoo.com
Youth Club: children’s out of school activities on a
weekly basis plus extra residential activities during the
holidays. Also volunteering for young people working for
their Duke of Edinburgh awards: 13 - 16 yr olds - and
some volunteering opportunities for 16 - 21 yr olds.
Organisations providing just referral to other services or advice and information
Organisation
Contact
Advocacy Partners
April Clifford
8330 6644
info@advocacypartners.org
Cardiac Exercise Club @ SW19
John Swinfen-Green
8641 2724
johnsg100@hotmail.com
Commonside Community Services
8646 0819
yes
advice and/
or
information
yes
Organisation
Contact
Grenfell Housing Association
Lola Barrett
8545 2588
info@grenfell-housing.co.uk
Haig Homes
John Lau
8685 5777
haig@haighomes.org.uk
Merton Voluntary Service Council
Chris Frost
8685 1771
info@mvsc.co.uk
Merton Unity Network
Patricia Anderson
8648 9551
admin@mertonunitynetwork.org.uk
South London Tamil Welfare Group
Manager
8542 3285
South Thames Crossroads - Caring for
Carers
Barbara Price
8648 9677
chiefexecutive@souththamescrossroads.org
Sustainable Merton
Tom Walsh
0208 540 0622