Building Young Brixton summer party celebrations!
We recently hosted the Building Young Brixton (BYB) summer party at the Tulse Hill Adventure Playground, and it was a big success! Over 90 young people came together to celebrate the start of summer. Building Young Brixton is a partnership of ten Lambeth-based organisations working together to inspire and empower young people in Brixton. BYB […]
Tulse Hill Adventure Playground re-opens!
We are excited to announce that the Tulse Hill Adventure Playground is open again after undergoing important repairs over the past eight months. The children and young people are thrilled to be back in their beloved space and are looking forward to all the fun activities we have planned at the playground during the summer […]
Building Young Brixton welcomes a new cohort of peer mentors!
January marked an exciting milestone for the Building Young Brixton (BYB) partnership as it welcomed a new cohort of peer mentors, ready to inspire and support their peers. This is a 12-month paid opportunity for young people who want to make a difference in their community, are great listeners and who want to support other […]
Residential weekend away for Building Young Brixton’s Young Leaders
Our Building Young Brixton Young Leaders had a busy weekend full of team-building activities, designed to challenge and inspire them. The Young Leaders programme is a paid opportunity for young people in Lambeth to ensure that youth voice sits at the heart of the Building Young Brixton partnership. The Young Leaders facilitate listening events to […]
Building Capacity through the Be.Your.Best Mentoring Service
In September 2023, the Building Young Brixton Partnership launched a new capacity building support offer for local youth organisations in Lambeth. We are pleased to say that five local organisations have already benefitted from the scheme. They have been supported to assess their current mentoring practice against the GLA’s Mentoring Quality Framework and to identify […]
New Building Young Brixton Share & Learn Sessions for the New Year!
Led by High Trees, Building Young Brixton is an exciting collaboration of ten local organisations, all working together to meet the needs of children and young people in Lambeth. The partners deliver high quality services that respond to the uniqueness of each young person’s needs and circumstances and practitioners from across the partnership meet regularly […]
New Coaching Partnership with Jubilee Primary
High Trees are delighted to announce a new coaching partnership with Jubilee Primary School. Through our YOUth Coach programme, delivered in partnership with local schools, High Trees work with young people for a period of 6-12 weeks to build their self-esteem and emotional resilience. By supporting young people in developing strategies to manage their emotions, […]
Building Young Leaders First Cohort Success
Led by High Trees and set up in 2016, Building Young Brixton is a consortium of ten Lambeth-based youth service providers focused on creating opportunities for young people to thrive. In April, the partnership launched a new Youth Voice and Leadership programme to embed youth voice in our operational delivery and to create new ways […]