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We are excited about re opening our doors again as restrictions begin to ease and plans are being made for a summer of fun and reconnecting. Robbie will be giving the youth cafe a lick of paint over the coming weeks and we look forward to welcoming young people back, both old and new! ‘Summer at the Hive’ plans will be ready soon and we can’t wait to share them with you 🙂 Sinead is working hard with ideas and brainwaves going in all directions and doing an amazing job getting all our news out into the community.

The Hive Youth Radio, which was created during the first Lockdown in April 2020 is going strong with our young broadcasters growing in confidence and their shows are getting better and better. Paul has kept the show on the road for the past year encouraging young people to come up with new ideas and develop new skills. Shows are broadcast live on Saturday afternoons and we are new participants who want to give it a go are always welcome.

If you are a young person who would like to get involved with the Hive or are looking for support, please get in touch.

The Hive Youth Radio on Spotify

The Hive Youth Radio is now available as a podcast on Spotify. Click here to listen in on Spotify.

Activities at the Hive

  • Drama camp 2018
  • Derby Festival Parade 2018
  • the Hive’s music group
  • our 1st Derby Rose in 2018 Michaela Bowler
  • starting our youth consultation 2018
  • Hive staff at ‘4 Peaks Challenge’ Fundraiser
  • Lego club 2018
  • Drama 2019
  • practise session for the Gaiety Theatre group
  • medi evil festival Hive performance 2018
  • Steven, our in house Rubix Cube genius!
  • rockin it at the Hive March 2019
  • Selfies at St Patrick’s youth music gig 2019
  • our Heads Up group even made their own brown bread!
  • Youth music gig St Patrick’s weekend 2019
  • Foroige’s cake baking competition 2019
  • Sound & Light workshops 2019
  • Tie dye t shirts by KYS
  • art camp summer 2019
  • Climate Camp 2019 in the National Stud
  • Discussing their findings @ Climate Camp 2019
  • 2018 Kildare Mayor Martin Miley with young people at the Strategic Plan launch
  • Strategic Plan launch 2018
  • Micheala launching our Strategic Plan
  • Hive & KYS staff getting ready for Kildare Town Enterprise 2018
  • Staff & volunteers for the Hive @ Kildare Town Enterprise 2018 with Carl Henry
  • new design 2019
  • Lynne & Lisa wrapping presents in Kildare Village fundraiser 2018

About

The Hive Youth Hub in Kildare Town is a place for young people to come and chill out and take part in youth work activities and groups. It is there for young people aged 10-24 years of age from the Kildare Town area. The Hive as it is known locally, is unique in there are youth work programmes run there by a variety of agencies including the Hive and all offer something different.

The types of programmes and activities that have taken palce over the past year are music and youth music gigs, youth cafes, youth employment programme, youth ability programme, personal development and transition to secondary school group, young men’s mental health and wellbeing, Social Saturdays group, summer camps, Halloween art and festival.

The Hive is a registered charity number 20082932 and has an independent Board of Management which is made up of a variety of agencies from County Kildare and local people.