CLUB ZONE ONE

Trapped in Zone One - After-School Youth Programme and School Holidays, Activities and Food Programme.

Family friendly provision for young people in Tower Hamlets.

Summer Holiday Programme Plan in Aberfeldy, Poplar
Dates 28 July to 21 August 2025 (Mon-Thur)

As part of youth provision in Tower Hamlets, we are hosting a 4-week programme in Poplar from the 28th July to 21st August 2024 (Monday-Thursday) for young people aged 7-14 from Tower Hamlets, providing enrichment and physical activities sessions during the summer school holidays. No lunch will be provided and we ask all families to provide their own pack lunch when attending our activities.

DATE: 28 July-21 August 2024 (Monday-Thursday)
TIME: 10:00-14:00
VENUE: Feldy Community Space, 18 Aberfeldy Square, London, E14 0XA

We are able accommodate a maximum of 30 young people per day, with the activities consisting of multi-sport and creative workshops for young people, with an end of project awards ceremony on the final day to conclude the summer programme.

The sessions will provide an opportunity to join, our:

• Youth Board

• Creative Activities

• Youth Excursions

• Social Action Projects

• Training and Development Workshops

• Work Experience Placement (16-18-year-olds)

• Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme

• Arts Award

What is Arts Award?
Support young people to grow their creativity and gain 21st century skills

Arts Award takes children and young people on a creative journey, exploring the arts world, discovering their potential as artists, developing leadership skills – and gaining a recognised qualification along the way. Open to anyone aged 25 or under, this unique set of arts qualifications builds skills essential for success in the 21st century: Creativity and communication, along with problem-solving, reflective-thinking and confidence.

Young people can achieve Arts Award in any art form, through the five levels – Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold – young people:

Enjoy creating and participating in arts activities.
Through Arts Award, young people get actively involved in creative activities and produce their own art work. Those working towards the higher levels collaborate with artists to try a genre or art form new to them too.

Experience arts events and explore the work of artists.
Arts Award connects young people with the arts world – as the audience or visitor, behind the scenes, learning from creative professionals, or researching the work of artists and arts organisations. At higher levels, participants review and share their experiences, gaining critical-thinking and organisational skills. 

We aligned our summer programme with Skills Builder Partnership which is a global movement of employers, educators, and impact organisations working together to ensure that one day, everyone builds the essential skills to succeed.

Essential skills unlock learning in the classroom, boosting academic outcomes, perseverance, and self-belief. They halve the likelihood of being out of work and increase earnings across a lifetime. They even boost wellbeing and life satisfaction.

These skills underpin an individual’s success at each stage in life and support all young people in developing their independence. We will focus on four essential skills day during our summer programme:

• Monday - Speaking - The oral transmission of information or ideas.

• Tuesday - Listening - The receiving, retaining and processing of information or ideas.

• Wednesday - Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others towards achieving a shared goal.

• Thursday - Creativity - The use of imagination and the generation of new ideas.

We collated feedback from activities with Reflection Sessions.

Week 1 (28-31 July)

Monday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Speaking with core physical activity, followed by a creative workshop to create Alpona art, which is a traditional folk-art form from Bangladesh, with Tower Hamlets based visual artist Husna Parvin as part of South Asian Heritage Month.

Tuesday, 10:00-14:00: Off-site trip to Frameless exhibition in the West End. (Limited space available and priority given to young people with good attendance)

Wednesday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Teamwork with core physical activity, followed by a Drama workshop.

Thursday, 12:00-16:00: Off-site trip to Cody Dock for River Lea Printing Workshop, learn how to screen print, take inspiration from the river Lea and the urban wildlife found at Cody Dock to personalise t-shirts & tote bags. (Age limit for 10–14-year-olds only with 15 places available on the day, priority given to young people with good attendance)

Week 2 (4-7 Aug)

Monday: Off-site trip to Tower of London. (Limited space available and priority given to young people with good attendance)

Tuesday, 12:00-17:00: Off-site trip to Hamilton theatre performance in the West End. (14 spaces available and priority given to young people with good attendance and suitable for 10–14-year-olds.)

Wednesday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Teamwork with core physical activity, followed by a Drama workshop.

Thursday, 13:00-17:00: Off-site trip to Greenwich Theatre to see The 3 Musketeers theatre show. (25 spaces available and priority given to young people with good attendance)

Week 3 (11-14 Aug)

Monday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Speaking with core physical activity provided by Middlesex Cricket Club.

Tuesday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Listening with core physical activity provided by Middlesex Cricket Club.

Wednesday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Teamwork with core physical activity provided by Middlesex Cricket Club.

Thursday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Creativity with core physical activity provided by Middlesex Cricket Club.

Week 4 (18-21 Aug)

Monday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Speaking with core physical activity, followed by a creative workshop.

Tuesday: Off-site trip to Go Ape in Battersea. (Limited space available and priority given to young people with good attendance)

Wednesday, 10:00-14:00: Warm-up based on the topic of Teamwork with core physical activity, followed by a recycle workshop with More Life Home.

Thursday, 10:00-14:00: A sports day to mark the final day, followed by an awards ceremony for young people and staff members for this contribution to this year’s summer programme.

Week 5 (2 Sept)

Tuesday: Off-site trip to see Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre in the West End. (Age limit for 11–16-year-olds only, with 10 spaces available)