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Her Majesty The Queen

Everybody across the Onside Youth Zone Network mourns the loss of Her Majesty The Queen. In 2021, we were delighted to have received the ‘Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service’. This

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Zone to Home at Christmas

Blackburn Youth Zone ‘Zone to Home’ pledges to feed 10,000 vulnerable young people this Christmas  Zone to Home at Christmas  Blackburn Youth Zone will ensure vulnerable young people don’t go

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Bringing Pride to Prom

For many young people within the LGBTQ+ community, attending prom can cause anxiety and heartache, completely outshining the experience of what over-time has become an important milestone for many young

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Upcoming Special Interest Workshop

Don’t miss out and join Blackburn Youth Zone on Thursday 22nd April to take part in our special interest workshop.   Time 9am -10.30am Lee Chambers – https://leechambers.org/ 1st speaker – 30

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Laptops for Lockdown

A local youth charity has teamed up with a Blackburn based IT company to launch a new campaign to support young people who are at risk of falling behind in

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Meet Talia…

Earlier this year, Talia used to be a very timid young person, who lacked self-confidence and did not feel confident in her work. Originally Talia would only take part in

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Christmas Jumper Day

BYZ Christmas Jumper Day 2020 has been such a rollercoaster ride for so many young people and their families as well as much loved businesses across the Blackburn with Darwen

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We are adapting how we work

In light of COVID-19 (coronavirus), Public Health, Blackburn Youth Zone will be adapting our offer to continue to support young people.   This means that our normal 7day universal drop in

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Strong Sisters head to Manchester

Blackburn Youth Zone are currently running a 12-month project exploring Blackburn’s rich history of influential women. The Strong Sisters project is engaging members of Blackburn Youth Zone’s Girls Group who

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Parents- WE NEED YOU!!

Blackburn Youth Zone are creating our very first parent steering group.  We are looking for parents to join our parent steering group, to have a parent voice on all things

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Able to Manage is a big hit

‘Able to Manage’ is our 10 week money management programme whereby young people work one to one with a mentor to develop skills in money management, independence skills and enterprise

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Digital Design Open Day

Over 250 young people aged 12-16 attended a Digital Design Open Day at Blackburn Youth Zone on Friday 28th September 2018. The event was the first of its kind hosted by

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