We are very proud of what we do here at Silx and one particular area that we continually develop and think we are pretty damn good at are evaluations and statistics. Every session we have an sign in sheet so we know who has been in attendance and we document every interaction with our young […]

We are currently looking to appoint some detached workers to join our team, full details below: People and Drugs (Silx Teen Bar) Part Time Detached Workers To deliver detached street sessions in the Blyth area 3 to 9 hours a week Rate per hour £10 -£11.30 per hour (Depending on qualifications and experience) 1 year […]

We are the main provider of youth provision in the Blyth area and we have applied to the Aviva Community Fund for a financial donation of £5000. The £5000 will be used to deliver accredited opportunities for young people 16 -25 in the Blyth area and the award is dependent on receiving votes from the […]

We are holding a Special one off Friday night Rave at Silx on Friday 29th May. This event is for 14-21 year olds only and will be from 5pm-10pm. Open Mic from 6pm then at 9pm we will have a special guest MC that the young people will choose! For more information or to buy […]

Last night some of our young people presented a Cheque for £100 from our last fundraising event to Dan & Rachel from the Princess Ellie’s Trust. We have also kept a ‘Princess Ellie Jar’ behind the bar and all of the young people have been giving us their loose change and we have filled it […]

Yesterday was our our 1st taster session of the DJ course we are running with The Sage and BAIT here at Silx. 9 Young people took part in the session and were shown how to set up the DJ equipment and made posters about what the different equipment does. The course starts properly on Tuesday […]