Politely Rebellious Next Gen CIC

Meet Matilda! 😇 Matilda has been completing work experience with us over the summer, and we’ve absolutely loved having her as part of the Next Gen team.

From the very beginning, we’ve seen so much work ethic, enthusiasm and dedication from Matilda, and she’s already got stuck into a huge variety of projects.

She’s been supporting the planning of our Next Gen Live event at the Guildhall, looking at our TikTok platform and video content, reviewing some of our delivery materials and helping us plan future blog content.

It’s been brilliant to see her take on new tasks, bring her own ideas and get involved across different areas of the organisation.

In September, Matilda will be heading off to study A Level Politics, A Level English Language and A Level PE, and we’re so proud to be able to continue working with and supporting her alongside her studies.

We love having Matilda as part of the team and can’t wait to see where this next chapter takes her!💛

Good luck to everyone collecting their GCSE results today!🎓

Remember, this is just one step in your journey. Be proud of how far you’ve come and excited for what comes next👏

Join us at Mountjoy’s Annual Charity Clay Shoot in support of Politely Rebellious Next Gen CIC! 🎯💨

Whether you’re a seasoned shooter or trying clay shooting for the very first time, professional coaches will be on hand throughout the day to ensure everyone has a great experience.

The day includes:
• 40 clays per person
• Expert tuition and all equipment provided
• Clay Pool Shoot competition
• Lunch at The Cow, Tapnell Farm
• Return car ferry travel to and from the Isle of Wight
• Open to all abilities, from beginners to experienced shooters
• Teams and individual entries welcome

Packages Available:
✅ Team of 4 - £600
✅ Team of 4 with Stand Sponsorship - £850
✅ Individual Entry - £150
✅ Stand Sponsorship - £250
Full payment is required to secure your place.

We’re incredibly grateful to Mountjoy for choosing us as the charity partner for this year’s Annual Charity Clay Shoot. A big thank you to our event sponsor LJH Electrical too. It’s set to be a fantastic day of networking, team building and friendly competition, all while raising vital funds to help us continue creating opportunities and supporting young people across our communities.

📧 To book your place or find out more, please contact Kirsty Hill at:
[email protected]
Places are limited, so book early to avoid missing out!

Mentoring sessions aren’t always about sitting across from each other and talking, sometimes, they’re a session of exercise🥊

Lucas’ boxing sessions at Harbour School have shown us just how valuable movement can be for young people. Exercise can have such a positive impact on mental wellbeing, helping to reduce stress, release emotions and give young people a healthy outlet.

It’s a bit like the “walk and talk” method. Sometimes, when you’re moving and doing something together, natural conversations just happen without the pressure of sitting down and having a conversation.

Lucas’ boxing sessions give young people an outlet in a completely different way, whether that’s through having a distraction, building discipline, getting some movement in or simply having a positive space to focus on. And without always realising it, those natural conversations can start to happen too.

You don’t always know the impact something like this is having in the moment, but creating a space where a young person feels comfortable, can move, talk, laugh and just be themselves can go a long way.

It’s something we’ve seen the value in so much that it has led to a much bigger project for us, Next Gen Movement, where we’ll be able to offer a variety of sessions like these for the young people who need them most.

Sometimes mentoring doesn’t look like talking. Sometimes it looks like putting on a pair of boxing gloves and moving💪

We’re incredibly proud to announce that Comserv is continuing its support of Politely Rebellious Next Gen CIC as a Gold Sponsor 💛

Their continued support is a brilliant example of a local organisation investing in young people and helping us create more meaningful opportunities for the next generation. Partnerships like this allow us to continue raising aspirations and creating spaces where young people can feel supported & inspired.

We’re hugely grateful to Richard and the wider Comserv team for continuing to believe in our vision and standing alongside us for another year.

To become a sponsor and support our work with young people, please get in touch at [email protected]

Why Politely Rebellious™️?

We often talk about what it means to be Politely Rebellious, because our name is so much more than just a name. Politely Rebellious is all about challenging the norms, doing what is right for you and not simply following the crowd, but doing it in a respectful and law-abiding way.

Then there’s the word rebellious. To be rebellious means to resist or challenge the accepted way of doing things, often without consideration or care for others. We believe it’s important for young people to understand that challenging the norm isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but there’s a way of doing this.

Sometimes, doing what is right for you means being different. It means questioning things, setting boundaries, standing up for yourself and having the confidence to make your own choices. We want our young people to understand that there is a way of living a life that makes you happy while still being considerate, spreading kindness, respecting yourself & others.

All of our role models have a story of their own. They’ve experienced times where they have been rebellious, made mistakes or taken a different path. But they’ve also been able to learn, grow and change, becoming Politely Rebellious and creating lives they love.

That’s the message we want to spread.

We’re a Community Interest Company empowering the next generation, but that will never stop us spreading the Politely Rebellious message beyond the young people we work with.

Challenge the norms.
Be yourself.
Be kind.
Set boundaries.
Show respect.

And most importantly...
Be Politely Rebellious🖤

What does investing in youth-led change actually look like? For us, it’s been a year of growth, new opportunities & stronger foundations🟣 Blagrave Trust

With the support of Blagrave Trust, we’ve been able to strengthen our team, welcome Ruby as a Project Support Officer, continue our 1:1 mentoring and youth-led projects, create a dedicated space for young people and begin developing our biggest youth-led project yet. But importantly, this support has also reinforced our commitment to nurturing and amplifying ethnic minority leadership.

Representation matters. We want young people to see themselves reflected in positions of influence, leadership and opportunity, and to have the confidence and support to step into those spaces themselves.

From the work happening today to the leaders we’re helping to develop for tomorrow, we’re proud to be creating pathways for young people to take the lead and see what’s possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to Blagrave Trust for believing in our organisation and, most importantly, in the young people at the heart of it🖤

What a team! We’re incredibly grateful for our amazing Project Support Officers, Jade and Ruby, who put so much hard work and energy into every project they are working on🖤

We’re very lucky to have such a beautiful team around us, and even luckier to see the ideas & opportunities we’re building together continue to grow!