The beginning of the 21st Century has seen the club continue to
grow from strength to strength with the expansion and development
of a programme of vocational training opportunities for young people
during the day. Schools across the area were soon learning that the Club
had the facilities and teaching staff to train young people in vital and
varied work related skills such as car and bike mechanics, construction,
hair dressing and beautician skills. Hundreds of pupils have been sent from
schools to the club and gained invaluable accredited qualifications.
The activities for young people on evenings and weekends have continued
to expand to accommodate for their diverse range of interests. Irish dance,
cheerleading, gymnastics, drama, streetdance, kickboxing and junior gym soon
joined the programme alongside well established activities such as boxing,
football and club night.
In 2008 the club name was shortened down to The Hunslet Club and refurbishments
completed to improve communal areas of the building and accommodate more space.
The Club is now, more than ever, a bustling hive of activity throughout the day
and into the evening. Young people from a whole range of backgrounds come together
for the same reasons they did almost seventy years ago, for fun, friendship and to
achieve their potential.
Over the years it has been committed, hard working staff and volunteers who have
kept the place going and growing, encouraged and supported by the community it serves,
and long do we hope it will continue to be so.