Aye Aye Club

“Aye Aye Club” is an ASN social club, based in Aberdeen, for young people aged 15-25 (no diagnosis required).

The Club takes place in Bridge of Don Community Centre, once a week during term time, on Mondays from 19:00-21:00. Aye Aye Club membership costs £2.00 per session per week (parents/carers free). The Club was established in May 2024. The Club is run by volunteers; parents/carers are asked to sign up to a rota for supervising activities in the club. For safeguarding purposes PVG checks are carried out on all club volunteers for the regulated role of “activity supporter”.

Aye Aye was set up to support young people who had outgrown the younger social group HANDSS (for ages 5-15). HANDSS stands for Helping Additional Needs Develop Social Skills and is an ASN club which also takes place in Bridge of Don Community Centre. Both clubs provided a supportive and safe space for young people with additional support needs to develop their social skills.

What to expect during sessions:

• Snack time.
• A relaxed, understanding and supportive atmosphere.
• Planned visits, from external organisations, who will either share information or provide an experience to the club (for e.g. hiring a storyteller to visit the club, therapy pets visit, emergency services).
• External activities and trips (for e.g. bowling, a trip to the cinema).
• A mixture of both structured and relaxed sessions.