Teenagers on the Isle of Wight are being invited to enjoy a safe, alcohol-free night out, as Strings Bar and Venue in Newport hosts an exclusive Under-18s club night.
The event, aimed at those aged 13-17, will take place on Saturday 8th August from 19:00 until 23:00, with local DJs Shufflah and Panini providing the music throughout the evening.
Organisers say the night will give teenagers the chance to enjoy themselves with friends in a fully supervised environment during the summer holidays.
The event will be strictly alcohol-free, with soft drinks and refreshments available to purchase.
Tickets are priced at £12.50 each and are available exclusively from The Price Is Wight.
Immy Wheller, from Wootton Explorers, has said:
“Everyone always moans there’s nothing for teenagers to do, so we thought we’d host a club night! Now there’s something that everyone can enjoy with their mates over the summer!”
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The event is being held to raise funds in support of a number of local Scouts who are preparing for an international expedition to the USA next year.
Safe alcohol free nightclub, riddled with drugs…..
FFS the kids need something and somewhere to go to there is so
.d all on The Island now shut down by whining old gits and youth clubs being sold off for profit!.and the whining old git remark it’s bang on it’s not a retirement Island it’s gone for everybody “jog on”.
Better than them terrorising people on ebikes and
escooters
Make sure they know about the FREE Contraception
thay is available.
and probably vaping weed
Brilliant The Island youngster’s definitely need this!! Well done Strings. Our Youth Club disco in the 80’s in Essex was the absolute hi-light of our school lives!! Shame the grumpy old gits have to pipe up…
It might not be the next Hollywood’s or Secrets.
As a fully paid up member of the grumpy old git contingent, our childhood was very different. We had organisations like the Boy’s Brigade and Scouts, Youth clubs, plenty of places to play and grow. We got a great education and there were lots of after-school clubs (including the occasional detention). We learned to respect our elders and peers as a natural thing. Later, we had jobs and could enjoy the island’s thriving night life. There was some slightly illegal drinking (blagging pints at 16) but the emerging drug culture was shunned. Young people have little opportunity these days. The future is the next generation. If we want to fix our broken society, we must work for it. Well done Strings. Next steps, more opportunities (including jobs) – not less, and better education around drug culture, a for-profit business that ruins lives.
Agreed