Isle of Wight Olympians

SVYCC - 25+ years making a difference.

We look at Shanklin Youth club from the start, including the cjange to SVYCC in 1996.

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SVYCC 25+ Years

It was in 1963 when Peter Woodmore took the old Shanklin Church Youth Club from Grange Road to the old Zion Chapel in Victoria Avenue. In this film we tell his story until the change in 1996 when four former members took control of what then was know as the Shanklin Youth club, following refurbishment a new club was born, the Shanklin Volunteer youth and community centre, which included a newly name youth club T,C's. Featuring archive footage, and narrated by Wave 105's Andy Shier. Running Time approx. 28 minute

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