WLRA
fully supports initiatives that will improve the facilities
available to the young people of West Leigh.
In 2006 WLRA recommended that the additional £10,000 ward
budget be spent on youth projects; our ward councillors however
decide instead that the money would be better spent on putting
30mph speed warning signs on Marine Parade.
At the Business and Ratepayers Consultative Forum on 1st February
2007 WLRA asked Southend Council's executive board: Whilst the
Association welcomes the recently re-opened Youth Centre at
the rear of the Leigh Community Centre, we feel that much more
should be done to provide additional facilities across the Borough.
Would the Council consider opening discussion with local schools
to provide their premises/playing fields for out of hours use
by our youth?
Answer (verbal): The Council is mindful of the need to improve
facilities for youth; tapping into finance for this is the issue.
Some schools are opening longer. The real challenges are: access
to finance, working out what children actually want and finding
adults to help run them. |
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Southend's
Youth Mayor |
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George
Kemp, a resident of West Leigh, is Southend's Youth Mayor
for 2007/2008. George heads up Southend's Youth Council and
you can contact him by email
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Leigh
Skate Park / Youth Activity Centre |
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Leigh
Town Council is committed to building a new skateboard park
on Leigh Marshes alongside the Recycling Centre. Although
it is called a Skate Park, it will include a basketball court,
football goals, a sitting out area and a cycle track.
The total cost is estimated at £280,000. £150,000
will be coming from the BIG Lottery Fund as part of the award
made to Southend Council's Play Strategy; the balance will
come from funds already accuimulated by Leigh Town Council.
Leigh
Town Council is drawing up a final design (with most of the
input coming from skateboarders) and when this is done, will
apply for planning permission.
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What
has happended so far
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| July
07 |
Leigh
Council confirms all funding now available and the tendering
process will soon begin |
| July
07 |
Southend's
Play Strategy wins Lottery funding and is £170,000
allocated to the Skate Park |
| Jan
07 |
Skate
Park proposed for inclusion in Southend's Play Strategy
with a view to securing money from the BIG Lottery Fund |
| Sept
06 |
Leigh
Council registers with Sport England for additional funding.
Visits made to skateboard parks at Stockwell and Dagenham.
Seeks the support of Southend Youth Council. |
| June
06 |
Leigh
Council reports that the lease for the Skate Park area
has been secured from Southend Council. |
Tell
Leigh Council's Youth Working Party what you would like at
the skatepark!
email:
leighcouncil@btconnect.com
01702 716288
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Leigh
Youth Centre |
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Leigh
Youth Centre re-opens
Thanks to funding received from the Essex, Southend and Thurrock
Connexions Partnership, the Youth Centre in Elm Road has been
refurbished (including a new kitchen) and is now open again.
It will be open every afternoon and up until 10:00pm on some
evenings (including weekends). For more information, contact
Southend Youth Office 01702 420290
email: iyss@southend.gov.uk
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Southend
Fix It Fund ~ money available for your project! |
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to do? Nowhere to go? If you’re aged between 13 and 19
and have an idea for a project or an activity that will benefit
you, your friends or your community but you don't have the funding
to get it off the ground, then maybe Fix It is for you. You
can apply for any amount from £10 upwards, but if you
want more than a £1000 then you will have to come and
tell the Fix It team why your idea should receive funding.
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the
website for young people in Southend
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Information,
advice and support for teenagers
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SOS
BUS |
Provides
help in Southend High Street on Friday and Saturday nights
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Sources
of information and advice
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