The Hunslet Club for Boys and Girls (formerly The Hunslet Boys Club) is a
well established independent voluntary youth club and organisation, founded
in 1940 by Dr. John Wyllie and is funded via charitable donations.

The club aims to facilitate young people from the South Leeds area and other
communities within the city, giving them access to a range of meaningful and friendly activities. A particular emphasis and objective within the overall aim, is to help reduce the effect of anti-social behaviour, enabling them to both develop personally and for them to make positive contributions to their lives and within the community.

The club provides a range of social and recreational activities, these include; organized team games such as Rugby League and Soccer, and Individual Sports. In addition we promote opportunities in outdoor pursuits, Team Building and Individual Attainment. These are arranged through a weekly programmed attracting over 300 young people between the ages of 10-24 years and supported by one full-time worker, several part-time workers, and a number of voluntary staff and senior members.

In recent years we have entertained youth groups from both France and Belfast and have visited France on 12 occasions, with over 400 young people. In 1996 we raised funds to visit the USA with 12 members from the surrounding area. All these exchanges were built around cultural experiences.

Our membership derives mainly from the neighbouring districts of Holbeck, Beeston, Belle Isle, and Middleton, which are predominantly low cost housing and council estates. We work with young people from five adjacent high schools and six junior schools, also with special needs.

For many years the club worked in partnership with the Manpower Services Commission (M.S.C.) in supporting the former Y.T.S provision. More recently we provided facilities on site in helping to develop the uniformed services course in partnership with Park Lane College of Further Education.

Many of our young people in the 16-19 year age group who have not been in training or employment have been helped to access further opportunities. We have established good relations with local employers such as Vickers, The Ring Group, Waddingtons, Tetley's Brewery and Alphagraphics. Through these contacts many of our young people have secured full-time employment.