Gaming Initiative expands to Burnham
Just before the end of the school term, the VVU visited the Community Gaming Initiative (CGI) in Burnham on Crouch. Development of the Community Gaming Initiative is funded through the V&V Community Grant. The project originally started in Maldon and provided a space for young people to get together to game – giving them opportunities […]
Our new project: ReRoute (June 2022)
We are working on a new project called ReRoute. This project works with young people who have been arrested on possession of carrying a knife but who are waiting to be charged to court. There can be a considerable amount of time between arrest and a court date; by working in this time period to […]
The Power of Gaming
On a sunny Thursday in half term we visited the fabulous Power of Gaming project in Maldon. Power of Gaming is run by Jay Gaffney who used to own a computer shop in Maldon. Jay realised the benefits playing computer games can have on young people. Everything from improving logical thinking, hand eye coordination, problem […]
