Marion Chambers
I am Marion and I am the Youth Club Leader at Buckingham Youth Clubs. I live locally and I am a mum to 2 daughters with a variety of pets including a tortoise! I am dedicated in providing a safe and enabling environment for our younger generations to enjoy as a safe place where they can engage with others, build friendships, whilst getting involved in activities such as basketball, football, dance and much more in their own time. The aim of our Youth Clubs is to provide somewhere warm to meet and chat with friends in a social gathering aspect for all to enjoy.
Buckingham youth Centre has been a big part of my own life with me attending the local discos when I was a teenager! The Youth Centre is a valuable part of the town providing Youth Clubs to young people who continue to use it today and I am happy to be a part of that.
I am the Designated Safeguarding Lead so any concerns around safeguarding, any behavioural issues you would like to make us aware of or you just want to enquire about our clubs then please contact me on: 07703 675 182 or by email at: Marion@BuckinghamYC.org.uk.
Emma Walker
I’m Emma and I’m the Deputy Youth Club Leader, I run the Thursday Youth Club session and I assist during the Friday club. I’m passionate about our next generation, knowing they have a safe place to meet once or twice a week is so important, they can either join in the activities or just sit and have a chat at the end of a busy week at school.
A little about me, I’m very family orientated with 3 young children who keep me on my toes, I also work with my younger sister when we need an extra pair of hands at youth club, plus we both volunteer in another youth organisation locally. I also love to bake and I intend to pass on my knowledge to our club members who have already shown a keen interest in kitchen skills!
If anyone has any safeguarding concerns or general club enquiries you can call me on: 07936 545 776, if I don’t respond straight away please leave me a message or text and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can, alternatively you can email me at: Emma@BuckinghamYC.org.uk. In the event of an emergency please contact Marion above.
Lisa O’Donoghue
Hi I’m Lisa and I’ve been a youth worker at Buckingham Youth Clubs for 14 and a bit years. I knew that I wanted to work with young people after my own positive experiences attending a few different youth clubs/organisations growing up in London.
Even though a rare cancer left me with disabilities, continuing to do my job hopefully shows young people that we can still contribute to society despite our limitations. I may not be able to run around the sports hall but I’m a good listener!
I’m a strong believer in having free and confidential access to sexual health services and I’m able to deliver the C Card Scheme to those aged 13 – 24. We know dealing with issues quickly can make a big difference to someone’s mental and physical health, so if you know anyone who might need some advice or referring onwards you can call me on: 07906 408 646 or email at: Lisa@BuckinghamYC.org.uk
I also manage BYC’s admin, social media and website upkeep (I’ve just started!) so if you want a membership form or you have a general enquiry you can contact me on the same details above.
Volunteer Keilee Harris
Hi ya, I sometimes get mistaken for a Youth Club Member, but I’m actually 24 🙂 I decided to move to Buckingham to be near friends and it’s through them that I heard BYC were looking for volunteers and so I decided to apply and learn some new skills.
I really enjoy encouraging young people to get involved in activities and we offer a good selection of things to do across both club sessions.