New youth shelter for Claydon

12.00.00pm GMT Thu 22nd Nov 2007

Lib Dem County Councillor JohnField opens youth shelter

A new youth shelter was officially opened at the Claydon and Barham recreation ground, on 22 October when Liberal Democrat County Councillor John Field cut the red tape. It will provide a solution to concerns raised by the local youth, the police and the community about providing a safe place for young people to gather and socialise. The Youth Shelter was funded by Mid Suffolk District Council, the Police Authority's Partnership Fund and County Councillor John Field's Locality Budget. "The design and location of the youth shelter was chosen by the young people in consultation with the Youth Service, the local Parish Councils and the Recreation Ground Committee", said District Councillor Martin Redbond, a member of the Claydon and Barham Youth Support Group. Whilst the County Council's Youth Service is minimising its future activities in Claydon due to a lack of financial resources your District and County Councillors intend to work with the local community to make sure that there is adequate future provision for young people in the area.