north yorkshire youth
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North Yorkshire Youth is a charity that dates back to 1941. Lady Crathorne, who
was a prominent youth worker in the years leading up to World War 2 founded the
North Riding Association of Youth Clubs and used the grounds at the family home,
Crathorne Hall to put on activities, mainly for young girls. Lady Crathonre
remained closely connected to the charity for many years and was President up
until her death in 1965. We have had numerous presidents since but we are
immensely proud to have her son, Lord Crathorne as our current president, and
long may the family connections remain. Since 1941 we have been called The North
Roding Association of Youth Clubs, North Yorkshire Youth Association (Circa
1974), Youth Clubs North Yorkshire (Circa 1987) and are now known as North
Yorkshire Youth (Circa 2006) Through our history we have helped 1,000’s of young
people realise their potential. Be that through youth clubs, bespoke programmes,
volunteering and experiencing the outdoors at Carlton Lodge. It was 1970 when we
were given Carlton Lodge to provide space and a place for young people. The then
Director worked with young people to develop the site . We had the honour of
being officially opened on 6th July 1971 by HRH Princess Margaret and the site
has been continually improved since then. The Bunkhouse arrived in 1983, the
Stables were converted in 1992 and the Sports building was completed in 1998. We
have added Outside facilities in 2006 along with our amazing High Ropes Course
and the last major capital investment was our Boat House in 2013. Of course any
organisation is only as good as it people and we have an amazing staff team
working on all sorts of projects, all with the aim of supporting young people
click the link to find out about them (Our Staff link)
