Coathangers Youth Group is one of Derbyshire's longest running and most successful, non-affiliated youth groups for 7-11 year olds. It was developed in 1989 in response to the growing need for after school sports and art provisions. For many years the youth group was situated in the heart of Aldercar, at the Infant school. In 2000, in support of the newly opened Bridge Centre in Langley Mill, Coathangers relocated to enjoy a success that could never have been deemed possible before. The majority of the young people that attended lived in and around the Langley Mill and Aldercar area, but youngsters were now travelling in from Heanor, Loscoe, Eastwood and Marlpool. This success was entirely the result of the volunteers that run Coathangers and the young people that attended, who generated great ideas on how they thought their club should be run. Undeterred, after a short closure we were lucky enough to be invited to our present location, St Lawrence's Church, Heanor Market Place, where we attract youngsters from several local junior and primary schools. Our goal at Coathangers is simple - to provide extraordinary sporting and arts services and opportunities to the young people we serve, whilst maintaining an enjoyable, yet safe environment.
