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News & Updates

Have a look at our latest news and updates below.

Summer Project at SYCT

Here is a look back at our wonderful Summer project here at the Streatham Youth and Community Trust. A massive thank you to everyone who attended.

SYCT Under New Leadership

Streatham Youth and Community Trust has appointed an Interim CEO to guide the charity through the coming months and offer leadership as it faces some difficult times.

SYCT Streatham Vale Park Open House

SYCT held a very successful community engagement event at Streatham Vale Park on 27 April 2024. A total of 74 individuals provided feedback on the future services they

Closure of Sprig Ludens Nursery – FAQs

SYCT was invited by Lambeth to run the Adventure Playground (APG) over 10 years ago following major incidents of antisocial behaviour.  Thanks to the skills

Open House at the Hut

The team at SYCT is inviting everyone who lives and goes to school in Streatham to join us at our open house on Saturday 27th

Announcement CEO

After an extremely challenging few weeks for SYCT, the trustees have an important update to share today regarding our CEO, Sylvia Tijmstra. Sylvia joined SYCT

Closure of Sprig Ludens Outdoor Nursery

Streatham Youth and Community Trust (SYCT) regrets to announce the closure of Sprig Ludens outdoor nursery. The difficult decision to close the nursery was made

Hindleap Warren Outdoor Centre

We took 10 young people on a weekend residential at London Youths outdoor activity centre, Hindleap Warren. We had a fantastic time with all young

Cultural Day 2023

Larkhall Park Stay and Play came together to celebrate, promote, and understand one another’s way of life. We explored this through speaking about traditions, listening

Hindleap Warren activity centre

We had a great young leaders and inters residential at Hindleap Warren activity centre thanks to the funding from the Jack Petchy Foundation.  Well done

Tesco Community Grants fund

Streatham Youth and Community Trust are bidding for a cash boost from the Tesco Community Grants initiative. Tesco works with community charity Groundwork to run

The Hut Summer Camp

Join us at the HUT SUMMER CAMP for a variety of fun and creative outdoor activities, from the 31st of July until the 25th of

SYCT May Half Term

May half term saw us take our juniors and inters on a residential to Haven, Great Yarmouth. We had a fantastic five days away and

King Charles III Coronation

In celebration of King Charles III and Queen  Camilla’s upcoming coronation, SYCT will be organising events and displays within our respective services. Our charity shop

Summer Fun Day – 29th August ’23

Larkhall Stay & Play are bringing the community together to enjoy a summer Community Fun Day for everyone. This will be a charity fundraiser please

London Youth & Jack Petchy Football

Our 14’s winners of the London Youth and Jack Petchy Football Tournament at Coram Fields. They went unbeaten throughout the whole tournament conceding only one

Comic workshop with Fredde Lanka

We are inviting young people who are LGBTQ+ to a Comic workshop with Fredde Lanka. Take a moment to have a look at some of his

SYCT CEO Angie Coton

Angie Coton has been the charity CEO for almost 10 years. In that time she has more than doubled the size of the charity and

Highlights of 2022

Our members have put together some highlights of 2022! Check out the video below to learn more and do not hesitate to contact us if

Annual General Meeting

SYCT’s Annual General Meeting convened on Monday, September 12th, at 6:30 PM, marking a pivotal moment for our organization. Members gathered to reflect on the

New Donor Matching Scheme

We are delighted to announce a one-time matching scheme for new donors.  Four Acre Trust are offering a pound for pound matching scheme for single donations

SYCT & JSPS

On Monday 20th June 2022, Streatham Youth and Community Trust was selected as a showcase of good practice in our employment support services to

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

While most of London enjoyed the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, SYCT were having fun by the seaside. Yes, our annual residential trips are back and we

New Apprentice Role Now Available

We are pleased to announce, we are now hiring for an Apprentice Early Year Practitioner, at Streatham Youth and Community centre. WE ARE SEEKING AN

Support Our Urgent Appeal

Approximately 300 of our members are experiencing mental and physical health stress during the COVID-19 lock down. This appeal will enable us to provide online

Bags, Bags, Bags

Monday 17th February we are holding a bag promotion at our charity shop, 102 Bedford Hill, SW12 9HR.We open at 10 AM and the event will

Christmas Kindness

Thanks to the generosity of the Streatham community, SYCT has been able to distribute 200 Christmas presents via five Streatham-based charities or organisations. 50 gifts went

Annual General Meeting

SYCT held its Annual General Meeting on Monday 11th November 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Streatham Youth and Community Trust, John Corfield Centre, Conyers Road,

Rotary Club Christmas Fundraiser for SYCT

The Rotary Club of Streatham is holding a Christmas Fundraiser on Saturday, 7 December 2019 In aid ofStreatham Youth and Community Trust.  It will take place at

October Half Term Activities

Young people enjoyed sports, art, and outings as part of Streatham Youth and Community Trust’s Half Term activities. Half Term Activities ran 21-25 October 2019

Summer Holiday Fun

Streatham Youth and Community Trust ran Summer Holiday activities at our three sites from end July through to the beginning of September.  Children and young

Streatham Christmas Kindness

CALL FOR STREATHAM TO PULL TOGETHER THIS CHRISTMAS. SYCT is collecting gifts for local elderly residents and families facing crisis or loneliness this Christmas. If

Christmas Cards available at SYCT

Help support our work in #Streatham & #Balham with child designed #Christmas cards – 10 cards for £2 – available at our Shop (102 Bedford Hill SW12 9HR), Office (16 Wellfield

Prince Harry visits SYCT – Video

Prince Harry met volunteers and young leaders from Streatham Youth and Community Trust who were running trampolining and Jiu-jitsu sessions for children

Alumni Memories

Former member Michael White sat down with us for a more in-depth interview and related his memories and his life history. Please click on the

SYCT Past & Present

SYCT Past & Present is a short film made as part of an intergenerational project by SYCT Young Leaders. Take a look at our video here.

Annual General Meeting

Streatham Youth and Community Trust Notification of our Annual General Meeting Residents and friends of Streatham are invited to the annual general meeting

Intergenerational Event at SYCT

Calling all former members, volunteers and workers from 1961!. Join the event – Thurs, 10 May 7-9 PM @ John Corfield Centre, Conyers Rd SW16

Archive

Here is an archive of every post from 1st August 2008. to access these files, please follow these instructions: Click on this link to go

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