From 11th January 2025 all Lowdown Services will be running from our newly extended and refurbished building on 3 Kingswell Street, Northampton NN1 1PP. There are no counselling sessions between 4th and 10th January.
Our Youth Groups, MindSpace Group, Young Adult Social, Youth Advisory Board and Out There Groups are open this week on their usual day and time – see Youth Activities, Wellbeing Support and LGBTQ Support pages for full information.
Our Wellbeing Café is open this week at The Innovation Centre on Monday 6th and Friday 10th January. From Monday 13th January onwards the service will be running from Kingswell Street.
If you have any questions, please call our admin office on 01604 634385 or email info@thelowdown.info
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
The Lowdown Team.
Youth Groups
A safe space for you, everyone welcome.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
the lowdown will be closed from Saturday 17th Dec at 4pm and will reopen on Tuesday 3rd Jan 2023at 9am. Our counselling service will reopen on 4th Jan 2023.
During this time, our Espresso Yourself Cafe will be open on the following days:
Friday 16th December – open 4pm – 8pm
Monday 19th December – open 4pm – 8pm
Friday 23rd December – open 4pm – 8pm
Monday 26th December – CLOSED
Friday 30th December – open 4pm – 8pm
Normal Cafe times start from Monday 2nd January 2023.
Thank you for your understanding.
New Young Adult Social Group starts Thursday 13th April 2023
Our 19-25’s drop in service is ending on 3rd April 2023 and will be replaced with a Young Adults Social. This new social group aims to help you meet young people on a similar journey so you can support one another whilst enjoying fun activities.
For more information, please email: wellbeingservice@thelowdownnorthampton.co.uk
Young Adults Social Group
If you are aged between 18-25 our social group is here for you every Thursday 7pm-8:30pm. The group aims to help you meet new people, connect with others on similar journey, so you can support one another whilst enjoying fun activities and gain support from our workers if needed. The space is for you, everyone is welcome.
Support is offered face-to-face in our Lowdown Lounge at our Kingswell Street building in Northampton Town Centre. Please use the entrance in the car park to the side of the building. Drop in or call 01604 634385 for more information.
Youth Groups
With huge thanks to the Youth Investment Fund, The Lowdown are working collaboratively with Free2Talk to offer 4 weekly youth groups. They run every Tuesday and Thursday evenings for School Years 7-13.
Sessions run as follows –
4pm – 5:30pm and 5:30pm – 7pm
The group is located in our Lowdown Lounge at The Lowdown on Kingswell Street, Northampton. Please use the entrance in the car park to the side of the building.
These free groups are a place for young people to come and have fun and just be themselves. It’s an inclusive and safe space, a chance to meet new people and participate in fun activities; designed collaboratively with the young people that attend.
For more information please email youthgroups@thelowdownnorthampton.co.uk or call 07585 737482
Youth Advisory Board Member
Are you passionate about improving the mental health services young people access? Are you 11-25 years old?
We are currently recruiting for our Youth Advisory Board for you to share your views on our services, make a difference and help improve services for local young people and help our services to be more accessible. While doing this you will meet new people, learn and improve your skills and its great on your CV or personal statement.
Mission of the YAB
To give young people a voice about their mental health and wellbeing needs and identify how The Lowdown can support them.
Vision
To deliver a service for young people, that meets the needs of the young people using The Lowdown.
Goals
Better represent the diverse young people The Lowdown serves.
We have two groups of young people, a group for 11–17-year-olds and a group for 18–25-year-olds. If you want to get involved, please contact us at wellbeingservice@thelowdownnorthampton.co.uk
*Please note: you will not be working directly with young people in a helping capacity*
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