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Chalfont St Giles youth club set to expand
by Kathy Miller
kathymiller@trinitysouth.co.uk
The Chalfont St Giles youth club is looking to expand to make sure all youngsters have something to do in the village.
Youth leader Suizan Jefferson said the club, which meets in Narcot Lane on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, wants to recruit a teacher of hip-hop and street dancing after the success of a previous dance course.
The club is also hoping to start Friday night snooker sessions, where players can buy light food and soft drinks.
"We want to keep the kids off the street and get away from alcohol," said Miss Jefferson.
Miss Jefferson said that up to 40 youngsters aged between six and 17 attend club nights and that during the summer, they arranged ice-skating and a visit to Thorpe Park with PAYP (positive activities for young people).
A recent graffiti day proved particularly popular. Club members spent a day with a graffiti artist and created graffiti boards, which they took home.
"The artist taught them that graffiti is an art, not vandalism," said Mrs Jefferson.
"It pulled in lots of undesirables, because they wanted to do it. We spoke to Thames Valley police and they said that graffiti went down afterwards."
Miss Jefferson, who has two teenage children, confirmed that the youth club works closely with the police and said that most of the members are "basically good kids."
She added: "It really annoyed me when someone said it was council house kids causing all the trouble.
"It's everybody's kids, if you're bored, you're bored, it doesn't matter if you've got £2 in your pocket or £20," she said.
On December 16, the club held its Christmas party, with charades and other traditional games.
Anyone interested in attending the snooker club or dance classes should call Mrs Jefferson on 01494 876 202.
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