Romsey Youth Centre

Work begins on brand new Romsey youth centre

A turf-cutting ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction on a £483,000 new centre for ‘Youth in Romsey‘; – thanks to joint investment by Hampshire County Council and Test Valley Borough Council.

County Council Leader, Councillor Roy Perry cut the ground to mark the start of work – joined by Leader of Test Valley Borough Council, Councillor Ian Carr, and representatives from Youth in Romsey.

Hampshire County Council has contributed £292,000 of funding for the project, adding to an investment of £191,000 from Test Valley Borough Council.

Councillor Perry said;

This is the start of a journey which I am sure will see us create a first-class facility for the young people of Romsey. I am confident that this will be a very well-used and much valued building once it is open. The new centre will provide youngsters in Romsey with a purpose-built facility of their own, in a readily accessible location, and close to other popular venues such as The Rapids, the cricket club and the skate park.

This is an excellent example of local authorities coming together and working collaboratively to improve services and facilities for the benefit of Hampshire’s young people. I am very pleased that the County Council has been able to support this project, together with Test Valley Borough Council – both in terms of capital investment and professional resources, to help support the excellent work carried out by ‘Youth in Romsey’.

Test Valley Borough Council’s Community and Leisure Portfolio Holder, Councillor Tony Ward, said;

I am delighted that work is set to commence to deliver the new youth centre, and I am pleased that we have been able to work with Hampshire County Council and Youth in Romsey to help make this happen. We are committed to supporting our communities and this new, fit for purpose facility will ensure that Youth in Romsey can continue to offer an incredibly valuable service to young people in the area. I look forward to the completion and opening of the new centre later in the year.

Youth in Romsey Chairman, Councillor Ian Hibberd, said;

We are extremely proud of what has been achieved through providing our young people with our caring service over many years by our professional staff and wholly volunteer Trustees. We are efficient and lean, and provide excellent value with the services we offer to both of the contributing councils, and thank both Hampshire County Council and Test Valley Borough Council for their foresight in backing this scheme.

The new building will allow us to further consolidate our services for the benefit of local young people in the surrounding communities.

Youth in Romsey is a charitable organisation providing information and support for young people aged 11 to 25 years, on a wide range of issues such as financial difficulties, careers advice, finding work, and relationship problems. Each year, the organisation supports around 2,500 local young people who may be facing challenges at home, school or work, including those who may be young parents or carers.

Located next to the Rapids sports complex in Romsey, the new building will replace Youth in Romsey’s current premises in Bell Street, which the charity has outgrown. Youth in Romsey was in need of larger premises, with better disabled access, and to be able to offer activities without impacting on their neighbours.

Designed by Hampshire County Counci’s award winning in-house Property Services team, the new purpose-built facility will be all on one level, making it fully accessible while offering facilities available for wider community use. A large activity room, smaller group room, 1:1 room with combined medical examination room, offices and kitchen are among the facilities that will be provided.

The new centre will be constructed by Foremans Relocatable Building Systems and is due to be completed by the spring of 2016.


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