COLNE CHARITY AWARDED £189,764

Colne Youth Action Group on Byron Road, Colne, has been awarded £189,764, across three years, from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Chairman of Trustees Sarah Cockburn-Price enthused, “This amount of funding is a total game-changer for CYAG. The result will be huge for the support of young people in the Colne community. “CYAG is bringing its neglected 1960s building up to 21st-century standards. The wasteful, inefficient lighting and heating have already been overhauled with modern, lower-energy replacements. The roof has been repaired, and the gutters have been restored to working order. Next on the list of tasks will be the removal of internal partitions which form redundant offices, the erection of a solar array on the roof and a new, professional kitchen.”CYAG has become a cornerstone of youth provision in Colne, running a range of well-attended weekly activities across the town and its villages. These include drama, cricket, football, woodland oasis, kayaking, pizza making, holiday clubs and a traditional youth club in Trawden.

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