school It’s the end of the…… term? To say that this has been the strangest academic year would be an understatement. As we come in to another six-weeks at home, it is a summer break that is not filled with the joy, anticipation, relieve and excitement that every other year has. It has been a challenge; however,
Coronavirus Adapting, surviving and then... thriving!! Unprecedented times, the new normal, lockdown, social distancing, self-isolation – change is on every horizon and in every aspect of life as we knew it. So what are Phase up to and what are we doing as we all tread carefully into the future? As Director I wanted to share a
virtual mentoring Virtual Mentoring As we all go through this incredibly difficult season of isolation where routines, rhythms and everyday normality has been removed, it can make us feel lost, fearful and uncertain about what the future holds. At Phase we are passionate about equipping children and young people to journeying through adolescence, whereby
Young People Changing the landscape COVID-19 We have lived through a week that will define a generation. The COVID-19 crisis has turned the world upside down for all, but mostly for our children and young people. As the dust settles and we come to terms with the likelihood of schools being closed until September, with the
Try something new New year, new decade, new start, new hopes, new dreams, new, new, new!! As we begin a brand new year it can be a great time to think about how we want this year to be different from the last, a chance to reflect on the changes we can make
mentoring Mentoring; a space to grow What do you do if you don’t know how to do something, say some DIY? Perhaps you would look for some videos on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com], read some articles or even call a friend you know who has the knowledge you need. In a small way this
perspective Start how you mean to go on New school year, new start. A new start to me often feels like starting a new exercise book when I was at school, where I would promise to myself to keep this one neat, clean and tidy. Sadly it was something that I rarely managed. But I’m old and
resilience Top tips to build resilience Resilience is a bit of a buzz word right now, but what is it, why is it needed and most importantly, how do we build it? In this blog post I want to answer these questions and give you 10 great tips on how to build your resilience whether your
tips for uni 10 tips to de-stress Today's blog piece is from a guest writer, David Price of Health Assured [https://www.healthassured.org/] offering his top tips to de-stress. Stress is a common occurrence in our everyday life and in most cases it is manageable without the need for any drastic actions. However, if
charity film awards Finalists We've made the final! Phase are extremely please to announce that we have made the final of the Charity Film Awards 2019, but we've not won yet! Vote Now [https://www.charityfilmawards.com/videos/lets-talk-self-harm] Our Let's Talk - Self-Harm [https://youtu.be/RoTse0fe9Yo]
grants Hitchin Youth Trust Phase are excited to announce that we recently recevied a grant from Hitchin Youth Trust [http://hitchinyouthtrust.co.uk] to support our Creative Space drop-in programme. [http://hitchinyouthtrust.co.uk] We are extremely grateful for the continued support from Hitchin Youth Trust [http://hitchinyouthtrust.co.uk]. Grants enables Phase not
Youth Work Youth work learnings 4 things I’ve learnt about youth work? Hi everyone, I’m Molly and in September I moved to London to begin a gap year with XLP [http://www.xlp.org.uk]. I grew up in Hitchin and have experienced the work of Phase whilst I was at school and
phase team Amy's work experience Often Phase are asked if we can accommodate young people on work experience. In July Amy joined the team for the final week of the summer term, here are her thoughts on a week with the Phase team.... In July I enjoyed a week of work experience with Phase, I
celebration Annual Celebration 2018 Sunday 28th October, 4pm-5pm At Zeo Centre [http://zeochurch.com/contact/] It is that time of year again, to come and celebrate all that Phase has been up to in the past year! On Sunday 28th October, 4pm at Zeo Centre [http://zeochurch.com/contact/] (previously Hitchin Christian Centre) you
Fair Raffle Winners! Local Young People to Feel the Love from Fair in the Square Hitchin’s youth support charity Phase have been delighted by the response to this year’s Fair in the Square event which was sponsored by local businesses HRJ Foreman Laws Solicitors [https://www.hrjforemanlaws.co.uk] and AZ
Glad Game As we draw to the end of July (which currently has been the best month for weather!!) and welcome in the summer, the wellbeing challenge [https://blog.phase-hitchin.org/july-wellbeing-challenge-2018/] this month has been to keep a gratitude journal! So what has Kieran done this month as part of this
Young People Podcast Phase recently received funding to produce a podcast looking at young people's mental health and wellbeing. Phase had been asked by young people to look at this topic and enable a tabled discussion about the challenges, concerns and also the hopes of what can be done. In this
Fair in the Square Fair in the Square is happening again! On Saturday 16th June 10am - 2pm come on down to Hitchin Market Square and enjoy games, competitions, cakes, raffle and much, much more and help support the young people of hitchin! As part of the event we have a raffle happening with
learning Grey Matter Everyday is a school day so they say! But what have you learnt today and are you someone that looks for opportunities to learn, grow and develop? I have always enjoyed learning but not always in the most conventional ways. As a person I much prefer to give it a
fundraising London Marathon Meet David Alvarez, Director of AZ Autos [http://www.azautos.co.uk] and who is using our Charity place in the London Marathon to fundraise for Phase as well as the Barcelona Ironman [http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/emea/ironman/barcelona.aspx#axzz58Ja0M7mr] *. We asked David a few questions
fundraising Hitchin Rock Choir Come and enjoy a night for all the family with The Hitchin Rock Choir. An evening of classic rock songs like you’ve never heard them before. This great event is happening on Friday 23rd March, at The Priory School, doors open at 7:15pm with the performance starting at
fundraising #240in24 They came, they saw, they conquered! We have been raising funds for our work with the young people across the town by arranging a 240km run - completed in just 24hrs, non-stop through the day and night at Archers Gym [https://www.sll.co.uk/enterprise/Hitchin]. The heroic runners
charity 240in24 10am Friday 16th February will see a team of people including Kieran Murphy, Director of Phase are taking on a huge challenge of running 240KM in 24hrs! It will all be happening at Archers Gym [https://www.sll.co.uk/enterprise/Hitchin], in Hitchin. Why such a challenge I hear
new year Out with the old, in with the new Happy New Year! 2018 is here and there are many things to look forward to over the next 12 months, here are just a few: * Commonwealth Games * Fifa world cup [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html] (perhaps England will make it out of the groups stages!) * The Royal Wedding
wellbeing challenge The need to read I was a late comer to reading, as a child I would rather run around, climb, watch a film, pretty much do anything other than read. It was during my year of travel that I found the joy of reading. Once I was away from the general distractions of life,
