Youth Club

A Busy Month for the Youth Club

The Youth Club concert is fast approaching. November 11 is the day that
we will be revealing the many faceted talents of la Siesta Church Youth Club´s
young people. There will be singing, dancing, playing of musical instruments
and comedy. Something for all the family. The young people have been rehearsing
for many weeks and you will be amazed at what talent we have in our midst! The
show starts at 7.30 pm in the church and will be over around 9 pm; we are sure
you won´t want it to end. Tickets are on sale now but, as seating within the
church is limited, we have had to limit the number of tickets to 150. So if you
want a ticket you need to get in quick and, priced at just 2€, they are an
absolute bargain. (Please only buy one if you intend to come to the concert
as we want all the seats filled; donations can be made separately). Tickets
will be on sale after the service or contact Maggie Dew on 966762264 or e-mail maggieruthdew@hotmail.com.
Let me know how many you want and I can leave them on the door on the night.

In addition the youth club will once again and by popular demand be
producing a Christmas card for sale. This year we have reduced the size so that
it complies with the cheapest postage to the UK. This is an important
fundraiser for the youth club and helps support our work throughout the year.
The cards will be on sale after the service each Sunday in November.

If you would like any further information about the youth club please
contact Maggie Dew as above.

You´ll be pleased to hear that the youth club continues to thrive and we now have more than 25 young people on our register. The winter months are always a challenge to us to find things to do indoors or that can be done outside in the dark. Thanks to the elders, we now often meet in the actual church, having long since outgrown the roundhouse. The young people are very respectful of the facility.

THE YOUTH CLUB GOES TO GHOST

On Sunday March 6 the young people of La Siesta Church Youth Club spent the day at Ghost Academy of Performing Arts learning how to sing, dance, make music, perform and generally have a good time. 

Maggie Dew, youth club leader said, “Our young people have a lot of talent but many do not have the opportunity to show off those talents. So, when we were given a substantial donation from Quesada Mini-Golf we thought about how we could best spend it to give our young people a fun day out, whilst helping them show off and develop their talents. We approached Ghost Academy of Performing Arts in Villa Martin and they were delighted to prepare a whole day of activities exclusively for our young people”.

The day started at 11 am and the young people attended workshops on music, dance, drama, musical theatre and much more. At the end of the day the young people performed a taster of what they had learnt, for parents and youth leaders. Ghost also recorded a DVD of the day and the final performance.

Kerry Carlton-Senior from Ghost Academy said, “The young people were a delight to teach and they all responded well, no matter what their level of ability. At Ghost we specialise in identifying talent and making the most of it. We hope the young people go on to build on what they learnt today.”

When asked what they had thought of their day out, the general consensus was summed up by one of the young people who said, “It was amazing. I love singing and dancing and I felt that Ghost really helped me. Thanks Ghost and thanks La Siesta Church Youth Club for making it possible. I just wish we could go there every week!”

Following the success of the day at Ghost and the revelation of the vast range of talents held by the young people, the youth club is to hold a concert at La Siesta Church.

This will be held some time in June this year and will be open to the public.

The photograph shows the young people and their trainers at the end of their day at Ghost.

St Valentines!!

Last week we decided to honour the forthcoming St Valentine´s Day, which is really made for young adolescents. Back in the roundhouse we provided loads of card, paper, pens, stickers, etc and told them to make a Valentine card. You may think this would be beneath the older ones but everyone had a great time. The big question was who was going to receive the cards? Who knows?

The Youth Club restarted on the 19th September 2008 and is led by Allister Mathieson assisted by Maggie Dew and James McAllister. It is open to young people aged 11 to 16 and we meet from 6.45pm to 7.45pm each Friday in the Round House. If you know of any young people who may like to attend either bring them along on any Friday at 6.45pm or telephone Allister on 966731212 or Maggie on 966762264 or 693513678 or e-mail on maggieruthdew@hotmail.com

Activities include sports, trips, games, bowling, crazy golf and other activities decided by members.

If you are a young person (or know one who would be interested) then just come along any Friday and join in. Everyone is welcome.

The Youth Club along with the Church Choir successfuly held ”An Evenings Entertainment”  in the church on Friday 22nd October 2010 .  Proceeds raised €640 for church funds.

The Youth Club had a fantastic end-of-year. First of all we sold 184 Christmas cards making a profit of 131€. To this must be added 60€ from the sale of cribs made from recycled material by Lloyd. We were also presented with a number of private donations totalling 65€ and have received 120€ from the raffle held by Quesada Mini-Golf (so far). Given the economic crisis this is an amazing contribution to the Youth Club and were are very grateful to all who have given so generously.

Thanks to this generosity we were able to take the Youth Club out twice in December. This is really important during the winter months as the Roundhouse is simply unable to accommodate 25+ adolescents! Firstly we went to the Ozone Bowling Alley. The young people had a great time and the trophy for highest score was won by Evie. On our last meeting before Christmas we took them to Quesada Mini-Golf where, as usual, the owner Rick Mentessi allowed us to play free of charge. Following the game we had our Christmas meal in the Mini-Golf restaurant which consisted of a festive burger and chips! At the meal we presented Evie with the trophy for the best mini-golf score….if she carries on winning everything we will have to ban her! We also presented Lloyd with a certificate and selection box for “Outstanding Contribution to Fundraising” in recognition of the three cribs he has made and sold for Youth Club funds.