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 The ‘activehub’ diversionary activity project, primarily funded by the Aberdeenshire Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (ADP), is managed by Aberdeenshire Council’s Active Communities Team. Proven to be hugely successful, the project offers heaps of free activities including: Badminton, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Rugby, Cooking, Wii and much, much more. It encourages genuine engagement and support for participants through a partnership approach.
‘activehub’ aims to help young people increase their self-esteem and self-confidence and develop healthier lifestyles. The involvement of a number of key agencies has enabled the project to target young people (10-16 years) who may be at risk of alcohol and other drug misuse, while opportunities are also available for older participants (16+) to volunteer and gain coaching experience.
Aberdeenshire Council Active Communities Officer, Fraser Govan, said: “We are delighted the active hub project has secured funding for a second year. It has been running in the three communities every Friday night since it started in May 2011 and it has been great to see so many kids getting involved and participating in activities with both new and familiar faces joining us each week”.
There have been a number of further developments and staff have been working hard behind the scenes to add new activities such as:
• Art Project
• the ‘Bike It’ project (starting late August) - enables young people to gain skills in bike mechanics, bike maintenance and road safety while using spare parts to build their own bike.
and…
• music
We want there to be something for everyone, and to give young people a fun alternative to hanging about the streets at night.
Currently there are three community / street art projects running weekly within ADP Diversionary Project ‘activehubs’ on Friday evenings in three centres across Aberdeenshire:
• Stonehaven Leisure Centre every Friday 7 – 10pm
• Inverurie Academy every Friday 7 – 10pm
• Fraserburgh – JIC Building every Friday 6 – 9pm
Keep a look out as the project could be rolled out across other communities in the near future.
For more information / photocall opportunity
Media contact: Fraser Govan, Aberdeenshire Council Sports Development Tel: (01569) 768355, Fax (01569) 765455,
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Anticipated Outcomes from this project include:
• A more joined up approach to increase participation in sport and physical activity
• The removal of potential barriers to provision and participation
• Participation on a number of levels, from simply participating in an activity session to helping run and design a programme, in order to provide opportunities for individuals to progress in their recovery
• Individual support to all participants
• Volunteering opportunities, community action and involvement to promote active citizenship
• Opportunities to undertake coaching qualifications, e.g. Leader, UKCC Level One and Two, in a number of different sports
• Physical and mental wellbeing linking to the Curriculum for Excellence, for example making healthy informed choices and challenges, increasing self-esteem, increasing self-confidence, and developing effective social skills
• Support for the development of good relationships within the family and community
• The development of a partnership approach across a number of key delivery agencies including:
Aberdeenshire Council – Sports Development Team; Children 1st; Compass (Alcohol Service Aberdeenshire); CASA (Alcohol Service Aberdeenshire); Drugs Action; Children and Families Social Work, Aberdeenshire; Community Learning and Development… and many more
• The coming together of all appropriate partners, groups and people together
• The pulling together of resources which serve to meet a number of the outcomes of the Aberdeenshire ADP Goals, Aberdeenshire ADP Routes to Recovery, Scottish Government Roads to Recovery, Gemini, Compass, CASA, Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership’s Single Outcome Agreement and Aberdeenshire Council’s Sports Strategy
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