Oaklands Comprehensive School, Waterlooville

The Youth SVP group consists of a number of students from Years 7, 8 and 9 who come together voluntarily once a week to do various activities in the community including reading at St. Peter’s primary school, visiting the elderly and serving tea and cakes at Borrow Day Centre in Cowplain.

In December we went to Borrow Day Centre to hold a Christmas party. A special treat was in store for the people awaiting our arrival. David Caswell, our group adviser, arranged for one of the student’s mothers and her singing group to accompany us in our festivities. As well as singing we provided snacks, made tea and also another parent ran a tombola stall. To finish off we played bingo whilst some of us tidied and washed up!

Many people enjoyed the get-together and when we went back to the centre this week the party was the main topic of conversation among the regulars! Many favourable comments were made, for example: “It was very kind of Oaklands children to come and put on this fantastic party. We were all entertained and it made a nice change. We are also very grateful for the nice gifts we received and all the time spent on organising the party”.

Emma Wray and Zoe Featherstone-Williams, Year 9 members

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