Hastings youth centre opens after £3.3m revamp with 'more facilities than you could possibly dream of'
A Hastings youth centre has been reopened after a £3.3 million revamp.
People gathered at Hollington Youth Hub to celebrate the refurbishment and see what the venue had to offer.
Cllr Victoria Carson, East Sussex County Council lead member for children and families, officially opened the venue.
She said: "I was delighted to be able to attend the official opening of the Hollington Youth Hub which has changed enormously from what it was.
“It’s now a lovely, bright, welcoming space with more facilities than you could possibly dream of.
"Young people can now be supported by a team of qualified youth workers, with visitors to the multi-purpose youth hub able to make use of a café area, training kitchen, arts room and chill-out space, music room and sports hall."
Funded by the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, the youth hub will offer activities for young people as well as support for parents and carers of under fives through the Family Hub service, offer meeting and consultation spaces for partner agencies, voluntary and community organisations, and a health suite for the NHS for health and wellbeing services.
Cllr Carson added: “The positive impact this investment will have on the community cannot be understated and I look forward to seeing young people, families, and the wider Hastings community reaping the benefits.”
Hastings MP Helena Dollimore said: “I know we all want more things for young people in Hastings to do, so it is fantastic that we have secured this government investment to re-open youth hub.”
For more information visit: https://www.escis.org.uk/family-information/hollington-youth-hub-youth-clubs-and-activities/