YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (within Billingshurst and the hinterland)

The Billingshurst Community Partnership has already broadened youth activity in Billingshurst but we recognise more needs to be done. Plans are in the early stages to provide a Youth Centre and are in amore advanced stage to establish a multi-sport facility both of which will be progressed within this project. Through Partnership efforts we would also hope to assist other communities in their youth sporting needs.

Research Aims & Recommendations impacting on the project:

• Encourage full use of recreational social, cultural/entertainment, sport and learning opportunities available in Billingshurst and the surrounding villages.

• Improve use of community transport across the area as a means of accessing local services.
• Improve the sustainability of provision for young people, building on the good base which exists in Billingshurst and other village youth clubs, and sharing access to opportunities across the area.
• Build on the roles that the Weald School and village primary schools play in providing a venue for services and activities to support the whole population.

Actions

These actions are based on the recommendation points in Appendix 2 of the

'Sustainable Service Provision Report' as follows:

1 Young people

1.1 Working with the Youth Service, bring together providers of youth facilities to investigate ways to use community transport of all forms to improve access within the area, and to work with each other to share and plan activities and events.

1.2 Promote use of community transport, Billilinks and opportunities available to the area’s young people through their schools.

 

Those organisations addressing the above action points:

• Billingshurst Community Partnership
  
• West Sussex County Council Youth Services
  
• Community Transport

Estimated Cost of Project:

£14,000