A PLACE WHERE good things happen

Meet the team

NYCC is the relaunch of the longstanding GHYC.

Our team is a committed group of volunteers and paid staff with the aim of building a safe space for young people to hang out with their peers. We officially launch our full programme in September 2024 with a youth worker and support staff. We start recruitment in the summer 2024.

In the interim we are opening in the summer of 2024 with a programme of ‘youth cinema’ activities run by volunteers on Tuesday and Friday evenings for different age groups. If the weather is good, we will move outside for ‘outdoor cinema’ screenings to the basketball court.

join the team

Graham Fenton

Chair

Graham is the current chair of the management committee and committed to youth and community work in Nantwich. He is the designated safeguarding officer for the NYCC.

Anna Burton

Committee member

Anna is a filmmaker and entrepreneur. She has been the lead co-ordinator at the NYCC leading community consultations, applying for grants, working with different teams to update the centre, develop the website, decorate and create zones for gaming, reading, and playing. As a big film fan, she is pleased that the NYCC has installed a youth cinema. As a local councillor she is committed to improving services for youth and the community in Nantwich.

Ed Passmore

Committee member

Ed Passmore has been working with young people in Nantwich since he was a young person himself. Past experience leading drama groups and working in mental health support at a local secondary school has culminated in a drive to use tabletop gaming to promote well-being and non-cognitive skills. Ed will be leading Dungeons & Dragons workshops as well as other game-focused opportunities.

Kim Bostock

Committee member

Has been a member of the youth club’s committee since 2019 and is the director of Dysart School of Dance, who have primarily been located at NYCC since 1992. Dysart’s youngest dancer is 3 and the oldest is 83 – providing classes in ballet, tap, street, contemporary and musical theatre.

Matt Deeley

Committee member

Matt Deeley is the Prince’s Trust Project Manager for the NHS in Cheshire, helping young people and members of GHYC to learn about the many different roles available in our National Health Service and helping them with Job applications and interview techniques.

Ashley Weaver

Treasurer

Ashley Weaver is the current treasurer. He has been involved with the youth club for over twenty years. He also heads up the Youth Services Committee for the Rotary club of Nantwich and is closely involved with the Alpha Omega Women, Peace and Security Foundation.

Jonathan

Frisher

Jonathan Frisher knows what its like to grow up in Nantwich, and feels strongly about the need for more youth clubs and things for young people to do in the town. He’s excited for the opportunities that the opening of the NYCC will bring.