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The new Hailsham Youth Service building, at which The Station Youth Centre is based, is suitably located close to the town centre and recreation ground (allowing the Service to stay at the centre of the community) and boasts high accessibility levels with disabled access provided and nearly 400m2 of space for young people and the wider community to use. |
The ground-level main hall, housing 'The Underground', has been transformed into a lounge-style space for young people and sessions will be free to enter. Various activities will be on offer and facilities include comfortable seating areas, pool tables, air hockey, table tennis, table football, board games, Nintendo Switch and X-Box. |
"The Station Youth Centre provides a safe place to motivate, inspire and empower young people in a constructive way, building community spirit and well-being, " said Youth Service Manager Andy Joyes . "The new centre has already proved to be a great addition to Hailsham, and I believe it not only provides a safe space, but also gives young people a range of great opportunities just like the young people who attend the Hellingly Youth Hub, Monday Youth Hub and Friday Night Project receive."
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"Within growing communities, provision needs to be made for young people. By running this new, much larger and inclusive centre, our hope of encouraging them to take part in the wide range of activities organised by Hailsham Youth Service has already been fulfilled with the high number of attendees at the Monday and Hellingly Youth Hubs and Friday Night Project activities over the summer break!" |
Town Mayor Cllr Paul Holbrook commented: "By acquiring the new centre of operations for our youth service, we're optimistic that we can now go even further in terms of meeting the needs of young people through facilitated activities and support. In short, The Station Youth Centre is a great addition to Hailsham Youth Service's offering." |
"Managing the greater demand from young people to have safe places to go and something to do out of school time is important. The Station Youth Centre's aim is to provide a space where young people can chill out and make new friends and, like our other venues, will ensure a safe and welcoming environment for them regardless of background, gender or culture." |
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