Summer is, invariably, one of the busiest times of the year for The Trent Bridge Community Trust with delivery for the young people in the community at a high, alongside the continuation of regular projects and programmes. 

The extended school break saw over 2,600 engagements from youngsters across the county, with the Holiday Activities and Food Programme logging 2,200 attendances alone. 

Crucially, though, at the core of the Trust’s work is the individuals behind the numbers, for whom the support and care provided by Trent Bridge’s charitable arm makes a meaningful difference in everyday life. 

Here, we share the aggregate attendances across a select number of projects, and highlight a number of key initiatives engaging community members.

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Across several sites, there were 225 visits from young people through Positive Futures Rushcliffe from cooking and wellbeing workshops at Trent Bridge, to multi-sport sessions in Cotgrave. 

The regular holiday residential took 24 individuals to PGL Caythorpe, all of whom have attended either the RCS young people’s development sessions, the Cotgrave Task day - at which young people worked alongside 'Friends of Country Park' Volunteers to do various jobs - or have attended a high number of planned sessions. 

The residential offers the opportunity to be immersed into a new environment and routines away from familiar location and settings, and a vital chance to experience success and develop a growth mindset. 

30 people - many of whom are members of the mentee cohort - also benefited from Positive Futures Rushcliffe’s rewards trips.

Positive Futures City, meanwhile, continued to engage positively with its cohort, whilst running a Children in Need funded sports session at Harvey Haddon Sports Centre, attended by 36 people across a number of sessions. 

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School holidays can be pressure points for some families, leading to a holiday experience gap, with children from low-income households being  less likely to access organised out-of-school activities, more likely to experience ‘unhealthy holidays’ in terms of nutrition and physical health, and more likely to experience social isolation.

Holiday Activities and Food programme seeks to address this and, across three sites in the summer - Melbourne Park, Basford United and Haydn Road - 2286 visits were made by children eligible for free school meals. 

In addition, 26 14-16-year-olds undertook Notts FA’s Referee Course. An agreement has been made with Basford United and Education FC that will see these new young referees take charge of games and earn £15 per game with the possibility of two fixtures per day.

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YouNG gives people between the ages of 13 and 21 the chance to gain entrepreneurial skills and become equipped for their future career. In the summer, ten individuals were given work experience across the Trust with YouNG and the wellbeing projects. 

Three Young Enterprise stall holders attended Ruddington Market, while six young people sold produce at the West Bridgford Taste Festival.

Six further individuals delivered food tutorials/decorating sessions to 75 three to ten- year-olds at the local celebration of food, while a snapshot tour of Trent Bridge gave seven people an understanding as to the various jobs undertaken at the historic venue. 

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In addition to the projects aimed at young people, the Trust’s wellbeing projects - Forget Me Notts and Notts In Mind - continued its work across Rushcliffe and the city. 

25 people - individuals living with dementia and their carers - attended various Forget Me Notts sports sessions, including at Edwalton Golf Club and Rushcliffe Arena. 

Our thanks to go our partners for facilitating our events throughout the summer, including Rushcliffe Borough Council, Melbourne Park and Basford United.

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From individuals affected by dementia on the Forget Me Notts programme, to children at risk of social exclusion from school who receive mentorship with Positive Futures, the Trent Bridge Community Trust creates a real, tangible change, with individuals in need within Nottinghamshire communities.

You can donate to the work of the Trust through their Just Giving page.