Splash Cymru is a programme of positive and constructive activities for 13 to 17-year-olds that runs in the school holidays in Wales. It was launched in 2002 (originally for ages 9 to 17), following the success of the Splash and Splash Extra programmes in England.
Funded and managed by the YJB, the programme consists of locally run schemes based in areas experiencing high levels of crime and deprivation.
Young people at high risk in Splash neighbourhoods are engaged in a range of appropriate activities and interventions aimed at preventing their involvement in anti-social behaviour and offending.
Click to download the final report 2006/07 [121Kb PDF, opens in a new window].
Analysis from the 2006/07 programme revealed that:
- 16 SPLASH Cymru schemes ran during 2006/07
- 7,319 young people participated in the four schemes during 2006/07
- A total of 1747 activities took place, with an average of 28 activity sessions per scheme per week.
Splash Cymru 2007/08
The following Welsh youth offending teams (YOTs) are running Splash schemes for 5 days during May 2007, October 2007 and February 2008 half-terms, for 10 days during the Easter 2007 holidays and for 25 days during the summer 2007 holidays:
- Bridgend
- Cardiff Butetown
- Cardiff Llanrumney
- Carmarthenshire
- Conwy and Denbigshire
- Flintshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Swansea
- Torfaen and monmouthshire
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wrexham