New home for Oscars

Oscars – which provides after an after school and holiday service for children aged 3 to 16 years – has relocated to Rossmere Youth Centre on Rossmere Way.

Until recently, Oscars was based at West Hartlepool Rugby Club on Catcote Road but following the redevelopment of the site, including the building of a new clubhouse, a new home had to be found.

Oscars has been operating for almost 25 years and is judged to be “outstanding” by Ofsted.

The after-school service on weekdays involves children being collected from school and transported to the Rossmere Way centre where they take part in a wide range of educational and fun activities. Parents then have until 6pm to collect their children.

During school holidays, parents are able drop off their children from 8.00am with breakfast provided for them on arrival. They then embark on an action-packed day of fun and thrills prior to being collected by parents by 5.45pm.

Councillor Alan Clark, chair of the Council’s Children’s Services Committee, added: “Oscars has been judged by Ofsted to be consistently outstanding over time and provides an invaluable service to Hartlepool families.

“The service exists to provide support to Hartlepool parents to help them manage the pressures of working and bringing up their children

“The staff at Oscars are fantastic and parents can relax knowing that their children are having fun and are in safe hands.”

Sandra Robinson, the Council’s Out of School Coordinator, said: “Since Oscars was introduced by the Council almost 25 years ago, we have had a number of homes so the move is nothing unusual.

“I would like to thank West Hartlepool Rugby Club for allowing us to use their facilities where we have been located for the last five years.

“We are really pleased with the facilities at Rossmere Youth Centre and staff and children have settled in really well. Access and car parking are good and the facilities are excellent. We are able to us the full size indoor sports hall and also have access to the outdoor multi-games area.”

Anyone wishing to book or view Oscars should email sandra.robinson@hartlepool.gov.uk or call 07771 936968.