The Armadillo Youth Cafe and Venue, in the heart of Yate, provides a contemporary, safe environment for all young people of the locality aged between 11 and 17 to use, enjoy and call their own.
Named by local young people in recognition of its distinctive shape, and painted a vivid purple colour, the 200-capacity centre is designed to exacting environmental standards and offers high-quality facilities including a café with internet access, DJ booth, pool table, basketball, table tennis, x-box gaming area and a fantastic 60-seater cinema.
Everyone aged 11-17 years is welcome whether they want to chill out in the café, meet friends and make new ones, or take part in a workshop. There are also weekly craft and cooking sessions!
Armadillo
Cafe Area
Cinema
Cinema
Garden
Youth Sessions – Monday to Friday
Is your young person looking at attending the Armadillo? Below is a list of the current youth sessions.
Parental Contact Consent Form For any child wanting to attend the Armadillo, a parental contact and consent form will need to be completed before their 1st session. This can take up to 7 days to process. Young people will be denied access if they have not completed the form. Please click here to access the parental contact consent form.
‘Gold’ Mondays
Year/Age/School Group
Times
Yr 6 to Post 16
17:00 – 18:30
Yr 12+
19:00 – 21:00
Tuesdays
Year/Age/School Group
Times
Yr 6 St Mary’s, The Ridge and North Road
17:00 – 18:30
All yr 7’s
19:00 – 20:30
Wednesdays
Year/Age/School Group
Times
Yr 6 Abbotswood and Wellsley
17:00 – 18:30
All yr 8’s
19:00 – 20:30
Thursdays
Year/Age/School Group
Times
Yr 6 St Paul’s, Tyndale and Woodlands
17:00 – 18:30
All yr 7’s
19:00 – 20:30
Fridays
Year/Age/School Group
Times
Yr 6 Raysfield and St John’s Mead
17:00 – 18:30
All yr 9 -11’s
19:00 – 20:30
Senior Cinema Events– Every Thursday
Senior’s Event – Open every Thursday morning and afternoon for anyone aged 50 and over. Includes FREE entry to the cinema; no purchase necessary.
Senior Coffee Morning
From 9.30am Coffee morning starts at 9.30an selling unlimited tea or coffee with one item of food including toast, fruit loaf, crumpets, biscuits and porridge all for £3.80
Senior Afternoon Tea
From 12.30pm Afternoon tea starts at 12.30pm selling unlimited tea or coffee plus cream team or sausage roll all for £3.80
The Armadillo hosts a FREE Saturday cinema event showing family friendly movies! The cafe opens at 10am with the film starting at 10.30am. No purchase necessary for cinema entry.
