Each Youth Zone provides local young people aged between eight and 19, or up to 25 with a disability, affordable access to high-quality sports, arts and leisure facilities and activities, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. This universal offer is complemented by crucial, targeted services that support employability, wellbeing and health, helping those young people who need additional support.
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Over 125 years ago, Bolton Lads and Girls Club was one of the first organisations in the North West to recognise the importance of providing young…
Carlisle Youth Zone was the first of OnSide’s network of Youth Zones to open in July 2011. A three-storey building, located on the site of…
The Factory Youth Zone (Manchester) opened to young people from across the city in February 2012. With more than 4,000 young people now members, here…
Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone) stands on a generous site at the heart of the town centre, just a short walk from the bus interchange after…
Located just yards away from the bus and railway station, Blackburn Youth Zone occupies a tight but prominent site. The centre has a fantastic urban…
Wigan Youth Zone is a purpose built, youth facility in the town centre which opened in June 2013. The facility is prominently positioned for accessibility…
Wolverhampton Youth Zone named ‘The Way’ opened in January 2016 and is a purpose-built facility for the city’s young people aged 8 – 19 (and…
Wirral Youth Zone, named by young people as ‘The Hive’, is a purpose-built facility for the city’s young people aged 8 – 19, and up…
Opening May 5th 2018 Chorley Youth Zone self-labelled Inspire by young people is a purpose-built facility for the town’s young people aged 8 – 19,…
Opening 2019 Barnet Youth Zone, named by young people as ‘Unitas’, will be a purpose-built facility for the borough’s young people aged 8 – 19,…
Opening 2019 Barking and Dagenham Youth Zone, named by young people as ‘Future’, will be a purpose-built facility for the borough’s young people aged 8…
Opening 2019 Croydon Youth Zone, named by young people as ‘Legacy’, will be a purpose-built facility for the borough’s young people aged 8 – 19,…
Opening 2020 The Youth Zone in Warrington will become home to Warrington Youth Club (est. 1952), an existing well-respected youth charity, who currently operate their…
Opening 2020
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