Riverside Youth Club
Location
185 Grove Street, London SE8 3QQ
What's happening at Riverside?
Reopening soon!
After a multi-year community partnership effort to restore and renovate Riverside Youth Club, it is nearly ready to reopen its doors with:
- Transformed indoor and outdoor for young people and their communities
- Free youth provision from Lewisham Council several nights per week
- New sport, arts and tech equipment from Youth First
- New opportunities for youth service providers, community hires and more
See below to learn more to get involved!
Facilities
Revamped indoor and outdoor spaces across 3 floors for young people:
- 3G astroturf football pitch & outdoor games court with viewing terrace
- Sport, performance & multi-purposed activity halls
- Learning and work spaces
- TV & game room
- Wellbeing room
- Art room
- Music studio
- Training kitchen & café
When will it reopen?
Riverside is planning an initial opening of provision in the youth club and on the pitch for Spring 2025 (exact date to be announced soon). More activity and a community celebration will be planned for Summer 2025.
Watch this space for more updates and activity announcements!
Frequently Asked Questions and How to Get Involved
Are young people involved on Riverside’s redevelopment? How can I have my voice heard as a young person?
Youth voice is at the heart of Riverside’s redevelopment. Young people from the Pepys, Deptford and broader Lewisham communities meet monthly to input on all aspects of Riverside’s redevelopment. This includes creative design elements in the building, equipment they want to see, planning the activities that will be offered and more.
All young people from the community are welcomed and encouraged to join our group meet-ups (food provided!) or simply message us with your thoughts or ideas for the youth club. Contact our Project Manager to shape your local youth club!
Here’s a video from some of the young people involved in our Riverside Young Advisors Group, filmed and produced by a former Riverside Youth Club attendee: Riverside Youth Club in Deptford renovations works update - YouTube
Will Riverside’s facilities be available for youth organisations and service providers to deliver programmes and projects?
Yes! To bring the vision for Riverside’s to life, it aims to host an array of community providers and hires to meet diverse needs and create exciting experiences for young people. If your organisation is interested in delivering and hiring space at Riverside, please get in touch.
How can local residents, parents and carers get involved or speak to someone about the reopening?
Riverside’s priority is a safe, welcoming space for all that serves young people and their communities. Please contact our Project Manager with any questions, concerns or ideas you want to voice as it prepares for reopening.
We are also keen for volunteers to support youth projects, facilities, equipment, or volunteer your time to support inspiring new spaces developed with young people, for young people.
More on Riverside’s redevelopment
Riverside Youth Club had been closed for restoration and is now reopening with redeveloped indoor and outdoor facilities, including a brand new 3G football pitch. Lewisham Council, Youth First, Millwall Community Trust, the Football Foundation, many residents and young people from the local Pepys and Deptford communities have been involved in the project to bring young visions for the centre to life.
Site Contact:
Madelaine Wilson
Riverside Project Manager
Email: madelaine.wilson@lewisham.gov.uk
Mobile: 07875 094551