A project that supports young people across Bath and North East Somerset has benefitted from a £52,000 funding award.
Councillor Kevin Guy with Dave Joyce | Photo © B&NES Council
The kitchen and toilet facilities at the Roundhill Hub in Bath have been upgraded after the LUX Youth Project was allocated £52,389 by B&NES Council from the Bath Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).
The LUX Youth Project is a Christian charity that works with young people from Bath, Peasedown St John and Timsbury and specialises in community youth work, mentoring and chaplaincy.
Its services are based at the Roundhill Hub and include breakfast clubs, 1:1 mentoring, a street dance academy and a food pantry.
Councillor Kevin Guy, council Leader, visited the Roundhill Hub on Monday 13th May.
He said: “The support the LUX Youth Project provides in our area is so important in helping young people to maximise their potential in life.
“All our young people should have people to talk to and somewhere to go outside of education and home, making important links with the community and each other.
“The Roundhill Hub is a fantastic community asset and I’m pleased that it has been made more comfortable and modern for people to use with this facilities upgrade.”
Dave Joyce, Director of the LUX Youth Project, said: “The new kitchen and toilets at Roundhill have made a huge difference to young people who regularly dance at the Hub and for other users of the building, such as the Oasis Pantry and Mind which are facilitating a community cooking course and currently using the kitchen on a weekly basis. A huge thank you to the CIL fund and the team.”
Bath & North East Somerset Council is responsible for allocating Bath CIL funds to support local projects.
