Base 51, Nottingham’s Leading Youth Charity, is celebrating 30 years!

Base 51 is a charity that supports 11-25 year olds in Nottingham who are from low-income backgrounds. They provide a ‘safe space where change begins’ for young people, their focus is on early intervention and they offer counselling, trauma support (including exploitation, violent crime, modern slavery and sexual abuse), a LGBTQIA+ peer support group and a youth club, dance studio and a recording studio. They also provide practical support with a kitchen, food parcels, gym, showers, laundry and a clothes bank.

Base 51 has been supporting young people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire since 1993, on the 19^th January 2023 they are hosting an Anniversary Dinner at Crowne Plaza Nottingham to celebrate and to shine a light on the amazing work done by all youth organisations in the area.

The profits from the event will be supporting Base 51’s work and each ticket covers:

£40: 1 hour of counselling (the charity has provided over 1200 hours since April 2022)

£25: Crisis Support – shower, hot meal, laundry and crisis counselling

£10: 15 minutes of crisis counselling

Tickets are on sale now – Early Bird £65pp ends on the 18^th November, afterwards tickets are £75pp or £700 per table of 10.

There is also an opportunity to support local youth organisations one step further by sponsoring a seat for a Nottingham charity representative; on the night they’ll be honouring those who have worked so hard in the Youth Sector, but many won’t be able to afford to attend – that’s where you, and Sponsored Seats, can make a big difference! Sponsored Seats are £45 and your name/company name will be included in marketing of the event across Base 51 social channels.

Sponsorship packages for the event are available and start at £500, a great way to increase CSR and widen your marketing (and charity donations are tax deductible!). Email [email protected] to find out more.

There are over 17,500 children living in poverty in Nottingham and many of our city wards rank as some of the most deprived in the country; Nottingham also sadly ranks the worst city in the entire UK to be a young person (Youth Opportunities Index Figures) – this Christmas many young people will be going without Christmas presents, food or warmth; Base 51 is collecting Christmas presents and food donations which they will distribute out to the 11-25 year olds they support, email [email protected] if you can contribute. You can also donate to their match-funded Christmas campaign to provide crisis support to those in most need: https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/base51