Youth Entertainment Club has been forced to leave the Vestry Hall. The club, which provided video games, table tennis and pool for boys aged 12-20 seven days a week, was closed by New Deal on 19th May.
New Deal’s Ann Allen told the Messenger,
“There had been a number of incidents of damage to the building and equipment and the rent did not cover the cost of the caretaker or the cleaning bill. We met with the group to discuss the issues, but in the end the level of damage was unacceptable and we had to close the club.”
Organiser Omar Mohammed said,
“We have offered to pay for the things that were broken, but New Deal say we have breached the contract, which cost £600 for the year. Now New Deal say we should pay £520 per week! Between 30 and 50 young people per day were using the facilities – its upsetting because there is no alternative for them.”
Omar has started a petition to keep the club open and can be contacted on 07727 111 198.
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