The Box Youth & Community Project

06/09/2026

Friday Night Youthy at The Box!
It’s been a busy start to the term for our seniors, and it was great to hear how everyone is settling back into school. We also loved hearing from our new Year 7s about how they’ve settled into secondary school! 🙌
Friday Youthy is always a great place to chill out after a busy week, catch up with friends from other schools, or make some new mates. 💬❤️

📅 Every Friday at The Box
🕡 Year 7, 8 & 9: 6.30pm – 8.00pm
🕗 Year 10, 11, 12 & 13: 8.00pm – 9.30pm

Come along, bring your friends, and enjoy a relaxed Friday night at The Box! 🎶🎮🎉

03/09/2026

A big thank you to Jennie from Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens for welcoming our wellbeing group to a wonderful Scent and Sip Tour of the Community Garden in Mowbray Park. 🌿

Jennie helped the group identify a variety of edible plants and herbs, before we enjoyed making and tasting our own herbal tea.

It was a lovely, relaxing session, and everyone really enjoyed the experience. Thank you, Jennie, for sharing your knowledge and helping us connect with nature! 🌱☕

03/09/2026

Our end of summer afternoon tea went down a treat yesterday afternoon- lots of positive feedback😊😊Thank you to everyone who came along, and thanks also to Youth Almighty Project who stepped in at the last minute to loan us cake stands to save the day!!

02/09/2026

Our Stepping Out group tried their hand at magnet fishing this morning, with three teams casting their magnets and seeing what they could pull up!

Unfortunately, there was no treasure to be found… but we did manage to find a few coins, a key, an old drill and various other bits and pieces of metal.

We’ll definitely do this again!

01/09/2026

Just a reminder our junior afterschool clubs start next week (Monday 7th Sptember). Limited spaces still avaiable

30/08/2026

Some of our senior members joined in the end of summer fun, making pizzas, chocolate crunch desserts and producing some impressive graffiti art boards..

30/08/2026

29/08/2026

☀️ What a day! 🎉

Our end-of-summer party plans may have had a last-minute change thanks to the gloomy weather forecast, but that certainly didn’t stop us having an incredible, fun-filled and jam-packed day!

124 children joined us for a day full of inflatable fun, arts & crafts, party games and an epic silent disco! And with UV transfers and glitter tattoos adding a little extra sparkle, it was a day to remember!

A huge THANK YOU to our amazing squad of young volunteers who were on hand throughout the day. From keeping everyone entertained and joining in the fun, to serving meals and washing dishes — you were all absolute superstars! 🌟

We genuinely couldn’t have done it without you.

Here’s to an unforgettable end to the summer 2026!!

29/08/2026

At our Junior Masterchef session, 20 children in years 4,5 & 6 produced an amazing 3 course meal with an Italian theme.
Working in pairs they made pizza dough from scratch and turned it into formidable garlic bread. The main course was lasagne, again using fresh ingredients that had to be chopped, sliced and cooked to perfection. For dessert children made a delectable chocolate crunch surprise. Their enthusiasm and willingness to learn was outstanding and the quality of the food they produced was fantastic.
Well done everyone 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 we definitely have some Masterchefs in the making!!!

Big shout out also to our young volunteers Aida, Mollie, Ava, Isla, Sophia and Martha who supervised, encouraged and made sure children had the best time!

29/08/2026

Our Years 1,2 & 3’s had a fantastic morning at Down at the Farm - thankfully the rain held off and children were able to fully explore every nook and cranny! We bottle fed calves, held chicks, petted rabbits and guinea pigs, tried out every single bit of play equipment and went for a very bumpy ride on a tractor towed trailer! A huge thanks to the very friendly staff who went above and beyond to make sure we all had a great time😊