Further to the Trustees’ update in October 2024, we can now confirm that our
mentoring service will close on Friday 31 January 2025. Our head of pastoral care,
Ali Kirkwood has been working hard to ensure that ongoing support for young
people has been set up with local charitable organisations. The trustees would like to
take this opportunity to thank colleagues at The Rock and The Children’s Society for
their much-valued engagement to help to ensure ongoing support.
WAM’s youth provision, which is based at the St Peter’s Centre, Winchcombe will
continue under WAM until 28 February when it will then be transferred to St Peter’s.
Bryoni Newell will continue as the community youth work manager and will become
employed by St Peter’s. The trustees are most grateful to Bryoni for her dedication
and commitment to maintaining youth provision during what has been an uncertain
time for WAM and its staff and volunteers. The trustees also wish to thank
colleagues at St Peter’s for their enthusiasm and willingness to continue this much-
needed provision for young people in our local area.
After the end of February, the trustees will be working to formally close WAM.
However, this will take some months to complete all the necessary formalities.
During this time, any queries about mentoring or safeguarding should be emailed to
chris@wamyouth.org.uk. For mentoring queries, please head your email
MENTORING. For safeguarding queries, please head your email SAFEGUARDING. If
the matter is urgent, you can call Chris on 07736 933105. Non-urgent calls should
be made to Colin (Chair of the Trustees) on 07515 630222.
Our regular donors, to whom we express our sincere thanks, have been contacted
individually about arrangements to close or change their donations. If you are a
regular donor and have not received any information, please contact Colin on 07515
630222.
The WAM Trustees (27.01.25)