Give island kids a summer to remember.
One friendly place showing what's on for Guernsey's kids and teens, every school holiday.
Caper doesn't exist yet. It only will if enough of us say it should. No money. No small print. Just add your name and help give it a push.
The idea
Long holidays. Working parents. A phone for company.
Island kids get the best part of three months off across the year; most parents get a few weeks of leave to cover it. The trouble isn't really that there's nothing to do. There's plenty. It's just scattered across club mailing lists, charity pages, the odd poster and a lot of word of mouth, so most of it stays invisible.
Caper would be the single friendly place that shows what's on: who's running it, what it costs (often nothing), what age it's for, and whether it's a turn-up-and-go or a proper booked session. Then we get out of the way and let kids choose something. Or nothing. Show them the door; they'll walk through it. More often than not, they'll meet a few like-minded kids on the other side.
It's not childcare and it replaces nobody. It points. The island already has the good stuff. Caper just makes it easy to find.
For instance…
A week of capers could look like this.
illustrative
None of these are real listings yet. They're the kind of thing Caper would surface, once the island fills it in.
Quiet-morning swim
Beach cricket at Cobo
Rugby sevens taster
Low-tide rockpool safari
Quiet craft hour
Try-a-trade afternoon
Count me in
It's just an idea, until enough of us want it.
Add your name below. That's the whole ask. When we reach 100, we take Caper, and your names, to the Youth Commission and the island's activity providers as proof the Bailiwick wants this.
Thank you, that genuinely helps. Tell a neighbour: the sooner we hit 100, the sooner this gets real.
At 100, we take it to the Youth Commission.
The wall of yes
Straight answers
The obvious questions.
Is this childcare?
No. Caper points you to things to do; the people running each activity look after their own session.
Does pledging cost anything?
Nothing. It's your name and your intent. That's it.
What happens at 100 names?
We take Caper, and the list of people behind it, to the Youth Commission and local providers as proof the island wants it built.
Who's behind it?
A group of islanders who reckon we can do better than leaving kids to say "I'm bored." Want to be one of them? Tick "help make it happen" above.