This article is from page 22 of the 2013-04-16 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 22 JPG
CLARE is celebrate Youth Work Ireland in style from next Saturday with a series of events around the county that will showcase the activities of the Clare Youth Service.
Details of the activities in the county for the week-long celebration of youth affairs in the county from April 20 to 28 have been revealed, with the Clare Youth Service staging a host of different events throughout the county providing an opportunity for people of all ages to participate, get involved and ‘Be part of it’.
These events include a Youth Space Music and Film Event that will take place at Clare Youth Services headquarters on Carmody Street. A spokesperson for the youth service said this event is “aimed at volunteers and youth leaders who are interested in starting film-making projects with young people”.
Meanwhile, over 40 years of youth services in Clare will be reeled in at the West County Hotel on Satur- day, April 27, when it plays host to a ‘Youth Club Leaders Reunion’, in conjunction with a photography exhibition that will showcase the history of the Clare Youth Service and the people involved in youth affairs in the county dating back to the early 1970s.
“In addition to the events we are holding two open mornings and inviting people to call in and visit, to meet with staff and to see some of the work Clare Youth Service are doing around the county,” the youth service spokesperson revealed.
“The Junction Youth and Community Building, Cloughleigh Road, will be open from 9am to 1pm on Thursday, April 25, for people to call in, visit the building and have a cup of tea. On the same morning Clare FM will be broadcasting their show live from The Junction.
“Carmody Street is open from 10.30am to 1pm on Friday, April 26, and again encouraging people to call in meet staff and get a feel for some of the work the service does,” the spokesperson added.