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30 Apr 2025
Read about how young people enjoyed their Easter at St Andrew's
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10 Jan 2025
Read about how children enjoyed Christmas at the Club in 2024
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21 Nov 2024
Read about how children enjoyed an amazing 5 day residential to Hindleap Warren
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23 Sep 2024
Thank you so much to the amazing volunteers from Ruffer and La Fosse for volunteering at the Club this Summer
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12 Sep 2024
See how children at St Andrew's enjoyed their Summer at the Club.
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25 Jul 2024
On July 25th, St Andrew's Club hosted our annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our young Members over the past academic year.
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21 Jun 2024
On Friday 21st June, young people and staff from St Andrew’s Youth Club were invited to mark International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) at Boeing’s Westminster office. Read about young people's adventures as they learned about the aerospace industry and the important role of science, technology, engineering and math’s (STEM) subjects.
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31 May 2024
See the adventures young people got up to this May Half Term
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25 Apr 2024
Read about how young people enjoyed a Residential trip to a historic castle
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18 Apr 2024
See how young people enjoyed there Easter at St Andrew's
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21 Mar 2024
Read about how the Club celebrated 40 years at Old Pye Street at our 2024 Presidents Reception
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10 Jan 2024
Read about how young people enjoyed the Christmas season at the Club and started the new year.
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14 Dec 2023
Read about how St Andrew's welcomed in the Christmas season at our magical Festive Music Concert.
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12 Dec 2023
The Club enjoyed a special movie night at St Andrew's as part of our 157th birthday.
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08 Nov 2023
Read about our Members amazing one-week adventure to Hindleap Warren Adventure Centre and learn how you can support next years trip.
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24 Oct 2023
Read about our latest Westminster 100 Club event with GB double gold medallist Julian Thomas
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05 Oct 2023
Read about the Clubs thank you event at the majestic Leathersellers Hall
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07 Sep 2023
Check out all the amazing adventures our Members got up to as part of our 2023 Summer Project.
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26 Jul 2023
St Andrew's takes a moment to reflect on the life of the late Lord Peter Brooke ex-President and Vice President of the Club.
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21 Jul 2023
It was a proud evening at St Andrew's for the Clubs 2023 Presentation Evening
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13 Jul 2023
Find out how to support our School uniform cloth bank
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14 Jun 2023
Read about the Clubs creative journey in making the Lockdown Memory Benches
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18 May 2023
St Andrew's hosted our annual Presidents Reception at the Club to thank our amazing supporters.
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17 Mar 2023
To Celebrate Careers Week, take a look at two careers made at St Andrew's Club
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22 Dec 2022
Read all about the return of the Club's Yuletide, Comfort & Joy evening.
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16 Dec 2022
Learn all about our very special HRH visit for our 156th birthday
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22 Nov 2022
Double your donation when you donate during campaign week November 29 to December 6
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11 Nov 2022
The Club enjoyed an exciting October Half Term trip to Hindleap Warren read more here
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28 Oct 2022
Learn all about the Club's Project Tuesday initiative
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30 Sep 2022
Read more about an amazing opportunity for 4 of the Youth Workers at the Club.
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06 Sep 2022
Read about the Club's new exciting branding
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05 Sep 2022
The 2022 Summer Project was an exciting 4 weeks. Find out more here
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15 Aug 2022
St Andrew’s Club invites you to our sparkling Christmas fundraising event.
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03 Aug 2022
Our Presentation evening took place Thursday 21 July. Read more here.
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19 Jul 2022
Thursday 14 July the Club hosted a St Andrew's Westminster 100 Club Reception. Find out more.
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23 Jun 2022
Read more to find out about our brilliant Champions for Children campaign.
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17 Jun 2022
Read about the great work our corporate partner Forsters has been doing and their thank you lunch at the House of Lords.
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08 Jun 2022
The Club held a Jubilee Half Term Project. Find out more about it here.
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05 May 2022
Read about our successful fundraising Dinner, Dance and Auction Evening.
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23 Mar 2022
Find out all about this years President's Gold Reception.
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11 Mar 2022
A twelve-month succession planning has begun for current Chief Executive, Annette, to hand over to Sarah, current Youth Club Manager, who will take on the role of Chief Executive from January 2023. Read on for more information.
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09 Mar 2022
Find our about our recent Regular Givers thank you event.
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28 Feb 2022
St Andrew’s Club is seeking a creative Fundraising & Communications Intern to join our small, friendly Fundraising & Marketing team.
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25 Feb 2022
The Club has produced a new video to showcase what we are all about!
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14 Jan 2022
We look back at the year just gone and ahead to 2022
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24 Dec 2021
Check out how our football teams fared in a difficult 2021.
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23 Nov 2021
Double your donation when you donate during the campaign week (November 30 - December 7).
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19 Nov 2021
During the October Half-Term, 35 young people went on a residential at Hindleap Warren. Read on to see how it went!
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26 Oct 2021
Find out about the upcoming Dinner, Dance and Auction evening to support St Andrew's Club.
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15 Oct 2021
St Andrew's Club has been awarded the Gold Quality Mark from London Youth. The Gold Quality Mark is a badge of excellence for youth organisations that are committed to continuous improvement through the involvement of young people in their organisational development.
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17 Sep 2021
Find out more about our popular Summer Project and everything our members got up to!
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09 Sep 2021
Our Staff and Youth Workers ventured to Wales for their team residential trip.
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10 Aug 2021
St Andrew’s Club is sad to read of the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
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27 Jul 2021
The Andrew’s Club Community Walk took place on Saturday 17 July, with fundraising efforts dedicated to one of our members. Read on to find out how the day went!
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22 Jul 2021
We said some great visitors to our Community Walk, bringing the whole community together.
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22 Jul 2021
Check out where the team ventured to, finding some of our old buildings.
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12 Jul 2021
The Club has 1 virtual place for the world’s greatest marathon, the London Marathon 2021. Read why Amy Foster is fundraising for St Andrew's Club.
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01 Jul 2021
Read about two of our staff members who are being recognised for their commitment to the community throughout the Covid pandemic.
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18 Jun 2021
Join in the South West Fest fun with activities at St Andrew's Club
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08 Jun 2021
Join us on Saturday 17th July for our annual community 10km walk!
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31 May 2021
On Friday 16th April, the last day of our two-week Easter Project, our members took part in an exciting ‘London Landmark’ treasure hunt, courtesy of our fantastic charity partner, Forsters.
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31 May 2021
Stacey, Youth Worker and Manager of the Girls' Football Team, has shown great commitment to St Andrew’s Club over the last few months. She is eager to develop both professionally and personally as shown by her success in the Level 1 FA qualification last year and her current attendance at the City Lit Mentoring course.
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28 May 2021
Since September 2019, St Andrew’s Club and four other youth organisations – Avenues Youth Project, Fourth Feathers Youth & Community Centre, Future Men (Churchill Gardens and Amberley) – have made up the five Westminster Youth Hubs.
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28 May 2021
2020 Champions for Children Challenge was a huge success. We were able to raise a grand total of £22,223. A massive thank you to everyone who donated and supported our campaign last year.
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28 May 2021
Over the last few years, the Club has developed a diversified portfolio of fundraising programmes to help us in our ambitions to raise vital funds for growth and sustainability of our important youth provision...
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01 Apr 2021
St Andrew's Club is seeking a full or part-time experienced and proactive Office Manager or PA wanting to work in a friendly and inclusive environment whilst helping in the community of St Andrew’s Youth Club.
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12 Mar 2021
It was with great sadness that we heard of the death of Lord Selborne, Vice President and President of St Andrew’s Club for over 40 years.
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19 Feb 2021
Are you curious about what the Club and its youth workers have been up to during lockdown? Find out more here!
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18 Jan 2021
Thanks to generous funding from St Giles & St George Education Charity, we have been able to install a new ventilation system in the Gym and Studio to maximise Covid-19 safety.
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18 Dec 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, St Andrew’s Club members have fortunately been able to have some much-needed festive fun and relaxation in the run-up to Christmas. Read on to check out what we've been up to.
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17 Nov 2020
The Childhood Trust's Christmas Challenge campaign is fast approaching - for 7 days from 12 noon 1 December to 12 noon 8 December, you can DOUBLE your donation! Help us reach our online target of £4,341.50.
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06 Nov 2020
As the UK enters another 4 weeks of lockdown, mass participation events will certainly be off the menu for the foreseeable future. On Monday 30 November (aka St Andrew’s Day!), join us – virtually, of course – for St Andrew’s Day Quiz Night and to celebrate 154 years of enriching young lives! Read on to find out how to sign up.
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30 Oct 2020
St Andrew’s Club has hosted both Junior and Senior Club Programmes during Half Term, which ran from Monday 26th – Friday 30th October. Read on to find out what we got up to!
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09 Sep 2020
St Andrew’s 10k took place on Saturday 5 September, whilst predominantly virtual, the day was filled with community spirit. Read more here.
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21 Aug 2020
After 4 months of lockdown and temporary Club closure, the doors of St Andrew's Club reopened from Monday 20 July to Friday 14 August 2020 for 4 weeks of summer fun (with strict Covid-19 prevention methods in place)! Read on to learn more.
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18 Aug 2020
St Andrew’s Club long-standing annual Presentation Evening, held on 14 August, looked slightly different this year. Read on to find out more.
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30 Jul 2020
St Andrew’s Club is delighted to be one of five Youth Hub beneficiaries from the Westminster Foundation's £1.5 million grant over five years to support the development of key Youth Hubs, helping us to work in partnership with other youth organisations to provide joined-up services for young people in Westminster.
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29 Jul 2020
David, the Club's current Under 10s Football Coach, has received the latest Staff Recognition Award. Read more to find out why.
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26 Jun 2020
The Club has had a fantastic makeover with a brand new floor in the social area, with huge thanks to generous funding from The Rose Foundation and the Edward Harvist Trust, who each granted the Club £5,000. Read on to see the transformation!
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16 Jun 2020
The Childhood Trust's 'Champions for Children' campaign is fast approaching - for 7 days from 12 noon 23 June to 12 noon 30 June, you can DOUBLE your donation. Help us reach our target of £10,000!
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16 Jun 2020
On Saturday 5 September, join the local community virtually for a wonderful 10k walk around your local neighbourhood whilst fundraising for St Andrew's Club. Read on to find out more!
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12 Jun 2020
We were touched and honoured to received a gift in the will of Miss Rachel Whittaker, local resident, former Councillor and long-time supporter and champion of the local SW1 community.
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22 Mar 2020
The St Andrew's Club annual President's Reception took place on 12 March. Read on to find out how it went!
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18 Mar 2020
Some child friendly website links and social media advice to follow whilst the Club is closed
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18 Mar 2020
St Andrew's Club closes temporarily in the light of Covid-19
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17 Feb 2020
Youth violence is becoming increasingly prevalent in London, with Yvette Cooper calling the crisis a "national emergency". Read on to find out how St Andrew's Club works to combat this problem.
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27 Jan 2020
We are delighted to introduce a free pick-up and drop-off service for our Junior Club (Mon & Wed). Places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis and children will be supervised on the bus at all times by St Andrew’s Club staff.
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23 Dec 2019
Our second Yuletide Concert & Reception was even more fabulous than the last with a full and professional programme which raised nearly £4,000 for the Club.
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13 Dec 2019
Thanks to generous funding from the Westminster Foundation and support from Forsters LLP, members at St Andrew's Club enjoyed a wonderful week of Christmas fun and experiences.
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03 Dec 2019
We are so proud of Tom for winning the Westminster Active Coach Award 2019.
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29 Nov 2019
Here's how Friday Night Youth Club is doing after reopening in February 2019, thanks to matched funding through the Big Give Christmas Challenge,
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07 Oct 2019
Everyone at St Andrew’s Club was so sad to hear about the passing of Alan on 25 August. His involvement with and support of St Andrew’s Club will always be remembered.
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23 Sep 2019
This three-month design and build Thursday night project, generously sponsored and supported by the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT), culminated in Race Day on 15 September at Dunstone Park Race Track (the Top Gear track).
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18 Sep 2019
St Andrew’s Club’s 4 week structured Summer Project offered a varied programme of creative, educational, recreational and sporting activities and trips out for 180 young people.
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30 Aug 2019
Urgent works and redecoration have taken place over the summer break - keeping the building an inspiring place for our young people.
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19 Aug 2019
As a long term affiliate of HMS Westminster, St Andrew's Club was delighted to be invited on board to celebrate its 25th birthday.
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29 Jul 2019
In May 2019 Sarah, Youth Club Manager and Adrian, Deputy Manager, took a group of eight of the Club’s youth development team on a four day residential to an outward bound centre in Wales.
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24 Jul 2019
An evening of entertainment and Christmas cheer - featuring readings, Christmas hymns, carols and music, followed by a food and drinks reception in the Wellington Hotel by Blue Orchid around the corner in Vincent Square.
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23 Jul 2019
Read on to find out what happened when the local community walked together to raise funds for St Andrew's.
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19 Jul 2019
Read on to find out what happened at the annual networking event for the Westminster 100 Club.
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28 Jun 2019
Read on to find out what happened at St Andrew's Club's supporter reception at the iconic Supreme Court!
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27 Jun 2019
Two Club members, Scarlet and Malachi, have recently finished the 15-week Collective Music Programme course. Read on to find out what happened!
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24 May 2019
St Andrew's Club Dinner, Dance and Auction will be taking place next Spring- reserve your table now!
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23 May 2019
Join our networking reception with headline speaker John Amaechi OBE - on Wednesday 3 July 2019 from 6.00-7.30pm.
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30 Apr 2019
Read on to find out how St Andrew's will be managed after Paul's retirement
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23 Apr 2019
St Andrew's Club is looking for volunteers to help out at the Summer Project. If you think you can help, read on!
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29 Mar 2019
The annual President's Reception took place on 21 March. Read on to find out what happened.
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18 Mar 2019
St Andrew's Club is looking for volunteers to help out in all parts of Club life. If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, read more here.
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18 Mar 2019
Former member Valence Similien recently shared with us his memories of life at St Andrew's for the Spring edition of The Chronicle. If you would like to see more of Velence's pictures and memories from the Club, click here!
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27 Feb 2019
Read on to find out more about the relationships St Andrew's Club has recently built with the local community and external agencies.
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04 Feb 2019
Read on to find out what happened when comedian Jen Brister came to St Andrew's!
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19 Dec 2018
Read on to find out what happened at Yuletide Comfort & Joy
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13 Dec 2018
The Club's Photography group took part in an innovative fundraiser.
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05 Dec 2018
We have beaten our 'Big Give Christmas Challenge' target of £14,513 and raised £15,914 to help us Bring Back Friday Night Youth Club!
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09 Nov 2018
A tribute to Michael, a Vice-President, who was involved with the Club for over 60 years.
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08 Nov 2018
If you've read John Rhodes' interview with Louise in the Autumn/ Winter Chronicle and would like to see more of Louise's pictures and memories from the Club, click here!
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08 Nov 2018
Members built and raced their own electric kit car!
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08 Nov 2018
The Big Give Christmas Challenge is fast approaching- for 7 days from 12pm 27 November to 12pm 4 December, you can DOUBLE your donation and DOUBLE your impact!
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22 Oct 2018
Read on to find out what has been going on so far at the Club this term.
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19 Sep 2018
Read more here about our structured, participative summer activity programme for children and young people from 9 years upwards, which is now in its 30th year!
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13 Sep 2018
Thanks to the generosity of a wonderful local corporate supporter, The Beatrice Laing Trust and The Edward Harvist Trust, the Club is now equipped with a brand new kitchen!
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29 Aug 2018
Welcome to Lord Strathclyde and thanks to Lord Selborne in our change of Club Presidency
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17 Aug 2018
St Andrew's Club have been awarded a Silver Level London Youth Quality Mark, a quality assurance scheme, a programme accredited by City and Guilds.
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16 Aug 2018
The Youth Violence Commission (YVC) has produced a really interesting interim report looking at identifying solutions to youth violence. A key solution is the existence of youth clubs just like St Andrew’s.
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06 Jul 2018
Interview with Eamonn O’Keeffe, former member by John Rhodes, Trustee
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26 Jun 2018
A Christmas Community Event in support of St Andrew’s Club.
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21 Jun 2018
Three wonderful articles about the Club's latest needs and activities.
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01 Jun 2018
On Thursday 24th May St Andrew’s Club launched its Westminster 100 Club - a fantastic way for local businesses to demonstrate commitment to the local community whilst benefiting their business, and uniting their team.
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01 Jun 2018
We are delighted that with kind permission of The Very Revd Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, we can offer to the highest bidder an exclusive half day, late spring/summer tour for 10 people of the rooftops of Westminster Abbey, led by Ian Bartlett, Deputy Clerk of the Works.
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24 May 2018
Search for a parent/ carer Trustee.
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12 Apr 2018
St Andrew's Club Continues to Thrive in Era of Unprecedented Cuts to Youth Services
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22 Mar 2018
Club Member Laquan Has Found Success Through The Snowsports Industry
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22 Mar 2018
Leslie Phillips, a long standing volunteer at St Andrew's Club was delighted to be nominated for and receive an award at the Westminster Care Awards ceremony.
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07 Feb 2018
Aaliyah is on Track for Great Success with our Partner Charity Snow-Camp
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30 Jan 2018
The gym at St Andrew's Club now opens from 7.30am Monday-Friday, thanks to a new partnership with SW1 Fitness.
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13 Dec 2017
St Andrew's Club's Dinner Dance and Auction at Westminster Kingsway College - Thank you!
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07 Dec 2017
St Andrew's Club's Big Give Christmas Challenge 2017 - Thank you!
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27 Nov 2017
The event is sold out but the online Silent Auction is open to everyone until 21.20 on Thursday 30th November.
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16 Nov 2017
Double Your Donation to St Andrew's Club this Christmas
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10 Nov 2017
A lovely evening at the Club thanking supporters for another great year.
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08 Nov 2017
Read all our latest news on members' achievements and fundraising support in the latest Chronicle.
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31 Oct 2017
Former St Andrew's Club Warden Hugh Dean's Thoughts on Youth Clubs
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23 Oct 2017
Jackie Gifford made history in the 1960s. She and three school friends Rita, Maureen and Kathy plucked up the courage to ask St Andrew’s Boys Club leader, Hugh Dean, that girls be allowed to become members.
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03 Oct 2017
St Andrew’s Club provided a four week structured, participative summer activity programme for children and young people from 9 years upwards.
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22 Aug 2017
St Andrew’s Club is bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative.
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04 Jul 2017
An incredible privilege to have the unbeaten 150-year history of St Andrew's Club, which exemplifies the youth club movement in inner city London, recognised at the Mansion House.
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16 Jun 2017
St Andrew's Club has signed up to the new Fundraising Regulator and agrees to abide by its rules and regulations, including working towards the UK Government’s decision to implement EU General Data Protection Regulation, (GDPR) which comes into effect in May 2018.
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14 Jun 2017
A recollection of how important St Andrew's Club was to James, who joined the Club in 1947.
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17 May 2017
Guided by staff from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT), twelve Club members are designing and building their own kit electric car.
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20 Apr 2017
Join us to conclude the celebrations of St Andrew's Club 150 years.
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27 Feb 2017
A group of some thirty staff from Ruffer visited St Andrew's Club on Wednesday 22nd February to hear about its work and be inspired to get involved.
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27 Feb 2017
Paul Whittle gives a rare interview to talk about his over 40 years at St Andrew’s Club
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27 Jan 2017
A great news article about St Andrew's Club and how local businesses can get involved.
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24 Jan 2017
Read this excellent article about the Club from Saturday's Times: "It brought home to me how vulnerable the lives of kids can be, how important that work is to keep them on a safe path" - the Very Rev Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster and Vice President of St Andrew's Club.
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20 Dec 2016
Highlights of our 150th year sent out by our President, Lord Selborne. http://us14.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d047c1ad11350b3415c8936c7&id=474b4c2523&e=39c65798f7
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05 Dec 2016
Thanks to the generosity of The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster on the eve of St Andrew’s Day, St Andrew's Club had a very special reception in the Jerusalem Chamber following a beautiful Evensong, in which a prayer for the work of the Club over the last 150 years was said.
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09 Nov 2016
A great article about the Club in the Victoria BID magazine.
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07 Oct 2016
Interview with Barry Walsh, former Club member
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16 Jul 2016
As a part of our Heritage Lottery Fund project we have been investigating our history which has been truly surprising. St Andrew’s own researchers, Gail Baitinger, Thomas Robinson and Jamie Crosbie, have been investigating 14 editions of The Chronicle, the Club’s newsletter, which has provided new insight into the daily activities of the Club from 150 years ago and unlocked a wealth of hidden history in the process.
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13 Jul 2016
On Tuesday 12th July David Cameron hosted his last reception as Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street where he met members, volunteers, supporters and staff of St Andrew’s Club and their guests. The event provided an opportunity to highlight the valuable youth and community work done by the Club, which this year celebrates its 150th anniversary.
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01 Jul 2016
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has been visiting the Boys & Girls Clubs, now known as London Youth clubs, for the last 69 years and as he said in the Evening Standard on 30th June 2016, "I understand the value in it. We need to educate people from the very start."
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17 Jun 2016
It's been an exciting season for St Andrew's football, with some great highlights and enthusiasm shown by all teams. Most notably our senior team ran rings round MPs from all parties, winning 9-1 in a special 150th Anniversary match against the Parliamentary team.
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15 Jun 2016
Jo Stanghon and Lesley Rider, sisters, talk with real fondness and enthusiasm about the Club that has been an important part of their families' lives for nearly 100 years. Their Uncle Alfred was born locally in 1908 and joined St Andrew’s in his teens. The family has been involved as members and volunteers ever since; including running the Junior Club, football teams, and other evening activities. They just hope it will continue that way for all their grandchildren and further generations.
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02 Jun 2016
St Andrew's is delighted to announce that it has been successful in the charity ballot in securing a coveted place for next year's Virgin London Marathon on 23rd April 2017.
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01 Jun 2016
St Andrew’s Club turns 150 this year, marking a lesser-known milestone in the history of London. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded St Andrew’s a grant of over £74,000 to explore the history and impact of what has always been recognised as the oldest youth club in the world. This initiative, which is also looking at St Andrew's in the wider context of other early youth clubs in London, is being led by Andreas Persson who is working in the Club this year.
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15 Jul 2015
Our Presentation Evening this year was on July 17 and was well attended by both members and Parents. We were fortunate enough to have the Deputy Lord Mayor of Westminster, Louise Hyams, presenting trophies to this year's winners.
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