Join our New Youth Group for Year Groups 10-13

Connect with us in the Wheal Phoenix Room, Liskeard Public Hall on Friday 12 June 2026, from 6:45pm to 8:45pm

We’re starting a Quiet Connections youth group! Before anything is decided, we want to hear from you. Too often, spaces for young people are designed without the young people themselves.

Our first meeting isn’t really about running a session in the usual sense. It’s about creating space for ideas, your ideas.

We can’t wait to welcome you.

Your Liskeard Youth Group leader

I'm here to greet you, guide the event and lead the optional activities, as well as answer any questions or concerns that you might have.

Click my photo below to see my story.

Portrait of Ellie Zalick smiling outdoors with long dark and teal hair, part of the Quiet Connections team
Connector

Ellie Zalick

Portrait of Ellie Zalick smiling outdoors with long dark and teal hair, part of the Quiet Connections team

Connector

Ellie Zalick

Hi, I’m Ellie.

I consider myself an introvert and have experienced anxiety around social situations since I was seven. I feel like people often made assumptions about me. Some mistook my silence as rude and didn’t give me the space and time I needed to speak; others found it uncomfortable and labelled me as ‘weird’. Some thought it made me weak and an easy target for bullying; and others assumed I lacked confidence. And for a while I accepted these things, feeling I was socially inept, dysfunctional and believing I had to learn to be loud to be confident. But over time, I have learnt this isn’t true. I can be quietly confident, I can thrive in conversations when given the space and time I need, and I can challenge people’s perceptions of quiet. It is important to me that quieter people have a space where they can connect with likeminded people; where they feel accepted for who they are and comfortable in their own quiet skin.

Email:eleanor@quietconnections.co.uk

What to Expect

  • A relaxed, welcoming environment

    We’ve chosen the Wheal Phoenix Room at Liskeard Public Hall because it’s a calm and cosy space. We always keep our group small too, to help you feel welcomed.

  • It’s okay to talk and it’s okay to be quiet too

    As with all our Meet Ups, there’s no pressure to speak, no expectation to have answers, and no need to prepare anything in advance.

  • You can go at your own pace

    No awkward icebreakers or big expectations, this is a starting point, shaped by you.

    Our intention is to help you connect with others, but you’re invited to do what feels right for you.

  • Co-creating our activities

    We want to know what crafts and activities you would be interested in, and what would make it easier to walk through the door. There will be an anonymous idea board to share your thoughts to in the session or in your own time.

  • Connecting over shared interests

    We know from speaking to young quieteers that it is often easier to make meaningful friendships when you are doing something you enjoy together in a relaxed setting. This group is a chance to simply hang out with other people who share your interests.

  • Tea, coffee, hot chocolate and biscuits…

    Because you can’t have a meeting without them, right? 

What Quieteers are Saying

“The best bit is that there’s no pressure to be anyone but yourself. Other people can relate to how hard and stressful it can be. It’s really good; a chilled atmosphere and no pressure to participate.”

Gemma, Plymouth

“Thank you for today, it was an incredibly validating experience, having some company without any pressure to talk or be a certain way. I was surprised how comfortable I felt so quickly.”

Anonymous, Cornwall

Where to Find Us

Wheal Phoenix Room in the Public Hall

Liskeard Town Council, 3-5 West Street, PL14 6BW

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Getting here

  • By car: The nearest car park is Westbourne Car Park just around the corner, and it’s free after 4pm.
  • By train: Liskeard Train Station is a 15 minute walk away (0.7 miles).
  • By bus: There’s a bus stop outside Lloyds Bank and the Post Office, just 1 minute walk away.

Getting in

We’ll be meeting in the Wheal Phoenix  Room which has its own separate entrance. Look for the blue door in the long building, next to the main Public Hall building. You’ll see a ‘Town Council Office’ plaque next to the door. Go through the blue door and up the stairs to the Wheal Phoenix Room. Lift access is available through the main hall entrance.

If you would like any more detailed information about getting to our youth group we’d be very happy to send this to you in an email. Just contact Ellie on eleanor@quietconnections.co.uk. 

How to Join a Liskeard Meet Up

There is no need to register - you can simply turn up on the day. However, it would be really helpful if you could sign up using our booking form below. This means we can say hello and answer any of your questions before you come along, and we can easily contact you if there are any changes to the schedule. It’s your choice though. Either way, we are very much looking forward to meeting you.

If you cannot attend this session, you can still get in touch to share your ideas by emailing eleanor@quietconnections.co.uk.

Frequently Asked Questions

The whole New Liskeard Room is ours between 7:15pm and 9:15pm, so it's only us quieteers in the space. 

The Liskeard Meet Ups are led by Ellie (see her photo above).

No, all of our Meet Ups are free to attend. We’re a Community Interest Company so funding comes from The National Lottery Community Fund. All refreshments including water, teas, coffees, hot chocolate and biscuits are provided free of charge too - although you’re very welcome to bring along your own drink if you prefer, or additional treats to share with the group. 

You don’t have to book - it’s ok to just turn up on the day. However, on the first time that you’re joining us, if you know in advance that you’re going to come along it would be really helpful if you could sign up using our booking form below. This means we can say hi and answer any of your questions before you come along, we can easily contact you if there are any changes to the schedule, and we can get feedback from you now and again to help us improve.

On average, our Liskeard Meet Up typically has around 5 or 6 people in attendance each week.

The New Liskeard Room in Liskeard Public Hall is a cosy and welcoming space, where we aim to create an ambience that feels both calm and re-energising. We’ll often have uplifting or relaxing music playing quietly in the background. Our facilitators focus on nurturing conversations and participation that has a collective positive upwards spiral e.g. gratitude, small comfort zone stretch wins, things that bring us joy, what we’re learning etc. And there is usually a gentle mix of chatter and quieter moments.

Yes, there are stairs to get to the Liskeard Room. There is a lift in the building, but the Liskeard Room has limited accessibility because using the lift means you need to go through another room to get to it, which may be booked out. It’s worth checking with Liskeard Public Hall whether our Liskeard Room will be fully accessible on the date you want to join us by calling 01579 559565 or emailing reception@liskeard.gov.uk). Ellie can help you with this if you drop her an email at eleanor@quietconnections.co.uk. 

We really do remove the pressure - because we’ve been there too. As quiet facilitators, we like to think that we’ve found a good balance between being attentive to the group and giving you your own space. If we sense you’re in any difficulty, we will gently make sure that you’re okay. But otherwise we will allow you to join in as much or as little as you like. 

Yes. We’ll always encourage you to give yourself what you need. If at any point you feel you need to step away, you are welcome to go and make yourself a cuppa or leave for a break before rejoining the group. Our facilitators will be mindful to offer that space and a check-in chat, if needed.

All sorts! We bring along materials for optional casual activities that’ll spark creativity, start conversations and boost your wellbeing. This might be colouring, painting, crocheting, journaling and more. 

Absolutely. We recognise this might be helpful as you’re settling in and getting to know the other group members.

Yes, we’d be happy to help with that. Just send Ellie a message at eleanor@quietconnections.co.uk and she’ll arrange this for you. 

You’re welcome to try Meet Ups in multiple locations. There’s no obligation to always go to the same one, but you’re more likely to make friends and genuine connections if you go to the same Meet Up more than once. 

Whilst many do choose to attend weekly, we also have valuable members within the community who only attend as and when they can.

It’s two hours in length (every Wednesday from 7.15pm to 9.15pm).

We’ve included parking instructions above but feel free to email Ellie on eleanor@quietconnections.co.uk if you’d like some more detailed information on this. If you’re looking for accessible parking spaces, the closest are at the top entrance to Westbourne Car Park with more available at the bottom end of Westbourne Car Park near to the Co-op supermarket. 

We’ve included travel and public transport information above but please email Ellie on eleanor@quietconnections.co.uk if you’d like some more detailed information about how to get here.

We’re always pleased to hear from lovely volunteers in our local community. If you think you might like to help us run a Meet Up or get involved with Quiet Connections in another way, please contact Hayley & Stacie on hello@quietconnections.co.uk and they’ll be in touch.