After two years of fund raising SYCA hope to open the new centre, comprising of a club room, sports hall, meeting room, and offices for youth services in Summer 2009.
Phase 2, which will include an outdoor play court and parking for 29 cars, still needs £145,000 of funding, some from local grants, and the rest to be raised from local sponsorship and events.
Phase1 has seen the building of new offices, lift shaft, lobby and remodelling of internal walls to form new toilets, store and admin office. Ground source heat pumps are installed to provide underfloor heating
Skelmanthorpe Youth and Community Association exists as described in our constitution aims and objectives.
We are pleased to be able to open the new centre this year to enable us to bring together people from all sections of the community in pleasant surroundings.We shall be opening a community café, run by disabled people, offering a sports hall with extending stage for our local football juniors, badminton, dance and drama groups.
We shall be providing a large carpeted meeting room suitable for our U3A painting group, games afternoon, 4pm Homework Club, training and exhibitions, and for hire.
Kirklees Young Peoples Service will be using the building three nights per week for youth activities.
We will have parking for 29 cars and an outdoor gated multi-use games area.
It is also hoped that we shall achieve carbon neutral status, using several renewable technologies, as we wish to promote sustainable ways of living in our area.We have the support of a local group to maintain a green margin and small garden.
In the present economic downturn we hope to be able to help with SURESTART, Connexions, and are canvassing our area about a credit union.
We work with four other associations to apply for European funding in our area.
Our lifeblood is our volunteer base which is growing in anticipation of our re-opening.
Our new website has a forum for local debate and comment.
We are open to participation and suggestions from all sections of the community.For our list of supporters and users please see other page.The sky’s the limit!
