Due to the lockdown in England, this site is open by invitation only.
For more information, please contact the Senior Youth Worker.
Easter holiday schemes 2021
Riverside Youth Club is running an Easter holiday scheme - free for young people aged 8-19 years old, and up to 25 years with SEND. This includes a free food offer thanks to Legendary Community Club.
Due to COVID-19, Easter provision is by invitation - so if you know a young person who would benefit from attending, please get in touch - it's not too late. Please contact the Senior Youth Worker for the site:
Eugene Watson Senior Youth Worker
Site Telephone: 020 8314 7114
Email: Eugene.Watson@youthfirst.org.uk
Mobile: 07875 087 508
Youth services during lockdown
During lockdown we are running at a reduced capacity. We're working in level AMBER of the National Youth Agency's readiness framework.
For vulnerable young people we can provide:
- 1-2-1 sessions
- Indoor small group sessions, by invite only
For all young people we offer:
- Outdoor provision
- Virtual/online provision including great Zoom projects and Instagram content
- Detached/outdoor work in Lewisham Town Centre
Want to know more about activities?
Eugene Watson Senior Youth Worker
Site Telephone: 020 8314 7114
Email: Eugene.Watson@youthfirst.org.uk
Mobile: 07875 087 508
Location
Riverside Youth Club
Grove Street, Deptford, SE8 3QQ
Public Transport
| Riverside Youth Club | 0 min walk (0 miles away) | 199 |
| Deptford Park School | 4 min walk (0.2 miles away) | 47 188 |
| Surrey Quays | 16 min walk (0.8 miles away) | Overground |
Term-time opening times
Due to the lockdown on 7 January 2021, this site is open by invitation only.
This site is not operating under the usual hours that are shown below.
| Monday |
3:15pm - 6:15pm |
ages 8-13 | SENSpecial Educational Needs to 13 |
| Monday |
6:30pm - 8:30pm |
ages 13-19 | SENSpecial Educational Needs to 25 |
| Tuesday |
6:15pm - 8:45pm |
ages 8-19 | SENSpecial Educational Needs to 25 |
| Thursday |
6:15pm - 8:45pm |
ages 8-19 | SENSpecial Educational Needs to 25 |
Watch a video created by young people at Riverside youth club:
History of the club
Riverside Youth Club was opened in 1969 by legendary boxer Henry Cooper, initially as a boxing club for boys. It was designed to resemble a sail boat and alongside its name symbolises its closeness to the Thames.
It was re-launched in 2009 by Lewisham’s Mayor Sir Steve Bullock and Henry Cooper again, who by then was also a knight. The club works closely with local sporting organisations and charities, including nearby Millwall, to devise courses and activities for young people to have fun and grow into successful adults.
In more recent years the club had struggled but under Youth First’s management it is again attracting increasing numbers and rising to the challenge of offering fun, social and supportive sports and activities to the surrounding community.
From Tue 5 January 2021, England enters another lockdown and the youth sector moves into RED in the National Youth Agency's readiness framework.
This means that we can run:
- Online + digital youth services
- Detached/outdoor local youth services
and with high-need/vulnerable young people, we can run:
- 1-2-1 sessions
- Small group work sessions, by invite only