22 August 2008, 08/195
Youth room to be officially opened
Young people in Skelmersdale can celebrate because they now have
their own safe meeting place to mix and socialise at.
As part of the £3.7m funding to make Digmoor, Moorside and parts
of Tanhouse cleaner, greener and safer, a special youth room has
been built within Digmoor Community Centre.
The Chairman of West Lancashire District Council, Cllr Cyril
Ainscough, and Rosie Cooper MP, Chair of the Local Strategic
Partnership, will officially open it on 23 August.
The day’s celebration, which will also coincide with a fun day
at the centre, will mark the start of an initiative to benefit
young people. It will give teenagers somewhere to go and spend time
with like-minded people in a safe, informal environment. It will be
their special room and aside from it being used as a meeting point,
it will also play host to a computer club and planned activities
that the youngsters want.
Margaret Highton, Chairman of the
Neighbourhood Board, said:
"We know that a lot of young people
feel that they have nowhere to go so this facility will have a
fantastic impact on the neighbourhood and give the teenagers a
place of their own."
MP Rosie Cooper, Chair of the Local
Strategic Partnership, added: "I’m delighted that the Local
Strategic Partnership has been able to support the development of
the youth room, which will really benefit both teenagers and the
wider community."
The youth room is just one of many exciting projects to come out
of the £3.7 million spend for these areas.
Cllr Paul Greenall, Portfolio Holder for Community Safety,
said:
"It’s exciting to see so many people benefiting from all the
various initiatives that have been funded through the £3.7m
windfall, such as environmental improvements, new safety measures
and other much-needed schemes to benefit the area. There’s still
more to come, so watch this space."
For more information about the project, contact Chris
Skinkis/Karen Warmington at the Neighbourhood Management Office, on
01695 585207 or email neighbourhood.management@westlancsdc.gov.uk. Or
visit the new West Lancashire Local Strategic Partnership website -
www.westlancslsp.org.
Related information
> West Lancashire Local Strategic
partnership
> Community
centres