Mark Flanagan is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a loose forward or second-row forward in the Super League and the NRL, and the England Knights at the international level.  Mark opened an independent coffee shop with former Saints teammate Jon Wilkin in Manchester city centre. Mark decided to use his own testimonial events to fundraise for HideOut Youth Zone after visiting the centre.... Read more »

As we come to the end of Living Wage Week, we are proud to announce that HideOut Youth Zone is now an accredited Real Living Wage Employer! The Real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate that is voluntarily paid by almost 9,000 UK businesses who believe their staff deserves a wage that meets... Read more »

Annually celebrated on the 1st of October and the 31st of October, HideOut’s coordinators set up various activities whilst on session for the young people to learn, engage and celebrate the culture of Black History Month. blackhistorymonth.org.uk have some great resources to use to learn more about Black History Month in every aspect of education,... Read more »

pro-manchester welcome Theo Paphitis to HideOut Youth Zone for a live Q&A On Thursdays 7th October we were delighted to welcome HideOut Founder Patrons Theo Paphitis and Anthony Morrow into HideOut fora live Q&A event on retail and e-commerce. The event was hosted by pro-manchester chair Anthony Morrow and provided guests with opportunity to hear from Theo about the... Read more »