Student Pop-Up opens at Vicar Lane
Vicar Lane Shopping Centre is continuing its partnership with Derbyshire Adult Community Education (DACES), part of Derbyshire County Council, to support an education programme for young adults in Chesterfield.
The learners attend Full Time Study Programmes in Shirebrook and Clay Cross; the programmes are based around employment and enterprise and are aimed at young people aged 16-19 to help them gain the skills they need for the world of work. Vicar Lane is working with organisers on an ‘Employer Challenge’ within the programme, whereby the learners are set a task within a real-life employment environment.
In addition to this, Vicar Lane will be providing participants in the programme with a space within the centre to create their very own pop-up stall. The stall will be managed by the Shirebrook students with support from tutors.
The pop-up stall will appear in St. James Square at Vicar Lane on Friday 20th March between 10am and 2pm – just in time for Mothers’ Day. The stall will sell a range of crafts and jewellery, together with daffodil bulbs which have been grown by the students from their community allotment. There will also be tea and coffee available for customers to enjoy and a small seating area to relax and unwind.
All profits made on the day will go towards a team building activity for the students to enjoy at the end of term.
Shaun Brown, Centre Manager, Vicar Lane said, “We’re thrilled to be welcoming this team of ambitious young people to Vicar Lane this March. The learners we met last year proved to be fantastically creative team players so it will be great to see how this group gets on. If you’re passing Vicar Lane on the day, please come down and show your support.”
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