3rd lockdown’s a charm
Probably the hardest lockdown yet! With most of the youth workers on furlough, the winter months dragged on. With Drop-In sessions closed, Tammy led the EPICs to the Kindle Centre, to partner up with...
View ArticleOpenish
The current Government guidelines don’t allow Drop-in as normal, but young people can still come and see us. We can do one-to-ones, bubbles groups (family or school bubbles), or support groups. We...
View ArticleHoliday Activities & Food
Throughout the Summer, from July to September, Close House is part of the Talk Community HAF Program. Young people aged 11 – 16 can book a day, 10:30 – 2:30, and join us for a fresh lunch, creative...
View ArticleThe Cup’s always HAF full
This summer, Close House was given over the Holidays, Activities and Food programme, lead by by Herefordshire Council. Any young person in the county was able to access a free healthy lunch and...
View ArticleWatching & waiting
Drop-in is still closed for all-comers at Close House. Although it is permitted by the government, we are still very aware that fresh air is the safest place for teenagers, especially while infections...
View ArticleHAF-arted
Did you have to double-check that title then? HAF is the Holidays, Activities & Food programme. Herefordshire Council put us in touch with dozens of young people who needed some care & support...
View ArticleSpeaking Truth to Power[house]
We are infatuated with the Powerhouse space Tim Evans (the guy doing an excellent Listening Pose) is carving an exciting niche for creativity in Hereford. The EPICs and the Youth Council spent an...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2022
Fin and the tapes Our Christmas holiday events were a sticky bunch of fun. We avoided the pings and the super-spreaders, and successfully hosted another crop of HAFlings for Lazertag, Flipping out,...
View ArticleHoliday Club Bookings Open
Book your High-schooler into the Close House Summer program here: https://closehouse.coordinate.cloud/project/32309
View ArticleChristmas ’22
Christmas at Close House. Holiday sessions on the Wed / Thurs, 21 / 22, and 28 / 29 Dec. Food, games, arts, nerf, noise and frickin’ ICE SKATIN’! Book here: https://eequ.org/experience/2204
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