Organisation Info

Carlton Lodge
Carlton Miniott
Thirsk
YO74NJ

Craven
Hambleton
Harrogate
Middlesbrough
Redcar and Cleveland
Richmondshire
Ryedale
Scarborough
Selby
York

North Yorkshire Youth is a charity that dates back to 1941. Lady Crathorne, who was a prominent youth worker in the years leading up to World War 2 founded the North Riding Association of Youth Clubs and used the grounds at the family home, Crathorne Hall to put on activities, mainly for young girls.

Lady Crathonre remained closely connected to the charity for many years and was President up until her death in 1965. We have had numerous presidents since but we are immensely proud to have her son, Lord Crathorne as our current president, and long may the family connections remain.

Since 1941 we have been called The North Roding Association of Youth Clubs, North Yorkshire Youth Association (Circa 1974), Youth Clubs North Yorkshire (Circa 1987) and are now known as North Yorkshire Youth (Circa 2006)

Through our history we have helped 1,000’s of young people realise their potential. Be that through youth clubs, bespoke programmes, volunteering and experiencing the outdoors at Carlton Lodge.

It was 1970 when we were given Carlton Lodge to provide space and a place for young people. The then Director worked with young people to develop the site . We had the honour of being officially opened on 6th July 1971 by HRH Princess Margaret and the site has been continually improved since then. The Bunkhouse arrived in 1983, the Stables were converted in 1992 and the Sports building was completed in 1998. We have added Outside facilities in 2006 along with our amazing High Ropes Course and the last major capital investment was our Boat House in 2013.

Of course any organisation is only as good as it people and we have an amazing staff team working on all sorts of projects, all with the aim of supporting young people.

Here at North Yorkshire Youth we’re passionate about our product – providing a broad range of opportunities and activities for children and young people to explore and discover their own potential.

That was the vision of our founders, way back in 1941, and it’s still our aim today. We provide positive opportunities across North Yorkshire for children and young people to learn and grow by:

supporting voluntary youth work projects and clubs throughout North Yorkshire
providing and delivering 17 youth clubs in communities across the region
providing a range of exciting and adventurous activities from Carlton Lodge Outdoor Centre
providing training opportunities and workshops for young people and those who work with them
providing and support in volunteering opportunities for young people mentoring support for young people
offering a volunteer ‘Buddy Scheme’ to support young people one to one in communities across North Yorkshire