Rising levels of anti-social behaviour and the devastating fire at the Avenue nature reserve have forced Frank, the youngest councillor on Wingerworth Parish Council, to submit an emergency motion.
Frank believes that the closure of the youth club in Wingerworth and the rapid increase of housing without the necessary investment in community infrastructure is driving this issue.
Frank’s proposal sets out a plan to engage with young people in order to find a solution which can be funded through S106 funds (collected from large housing developers). The proposal was accepted unanimously by WPC, who will now start looking for a solution which protects both young people and our community.
A Youth Engagement Working Group, which Frank is a member of, was set up in light of his proposal. They have met once so far and have another meeting schedueled, the plan is for the YEWG to develop a strategy which involves young people.
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