Theatre for all comes to Braintree
During the Easter holidays we visited Essex Boys and Girls Clubs Theatre for all project, a performing arts project organised for young people aged 11 to 18 in the Braintree area. The project ran over five days, giving young people the opportunity to create, script, produce and perform a play about community safety and how […]
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 […]
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 […]
