The LNER Stadium in Lincoln is set to be transformed by £800,000 in funding as part of a £90 million investment into 43 youth centres from the Conservative Government.
Karl has welcomed the announcement from the Conservative Government that young people across Lincoln are to benefit from the rebuilding and renovation of youth services in some of the country’s most disadvantaged areas, as beneficiaries of the first major tranche from the Government’s Youth Investment Fund have been announced.
The £800,000 for the LNER Stadium comes from the £300 million of total funding for the Youth Investment Fund.
Small community youth spaces, youth centres large and small, and activity centres will all benefit from this fund.
- £800,000 has been announced by the Conservative Government to support the LNER Stadium as part of the Youth Investment Fund which aims to create, expand and improve local youth facilities and their services, to help drive positive outcomes for young people.
- Across the country the Youth Investment Fund will see the number of young people accessing regular, positive activities by 45,000 per year, supporting their well-being, giving them opportunities to develop vital skills for life and empowering them to be active members of their local community.
The transformative fund launched in 2022 by the Conservative Government will pave the way for up to 300 youth facilities to be built or refurbished over the next three years in areas where the need is high and existing youth provision is low.
One million extra hours of youth services will be provided in anti-social behaviour hotspots across the country as part of the Government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan through an £11 million investment.
This fund also constitutes part of the Conservative Government’s plan to tackle anti-social behaviour and help young people become active members of their local community. The Youth Investment Fund will increase the number of young people accessing regular, positive activities by 45,000 per year, support their well-being and give them opportunities to develop vital skills for life.
The Government has also approved £16.9 million of funding to expand access to uniformed youth groups, aiming to create 20,000 new places for young people aged between 10-18 across the country. This funding will also be focused in areas where young people are most at risk of being drawn into anti-social behaviour.
Commenting, Karl said: “Young people across Lincoln deserve to have the opportunity to develop vital skills for life and be empowered to be active members of their local community.
"That is why I welcome the announcement from the Conservative Government which will see the LNER Stadium benefit from £800,000 in funding, transforming the services it provides.
"I am confident this fund will enormously benefit the mental and physical well-being of our young people.”
Commenting, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer MP, said: “I want every young person to have the opportunity to access the kinds of life-changing activities which expand their horizons and allow them to develop vital life skills.
“The National Youth Guarantee will provide these opportunities and support young people with access to regular club activities, adventures away from home and volunteering opportunities.
“We are supporting this today with an investment to create or renovate spaces for youth clubs and activities to support opportunities for thousands of young people across the country who would otherwise miss out.”
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