Summary
AFACILITIES firm has pledged to redesign a Newcastle youth drop- in centre free of charge in a bid to keep the vital service on its feet. The West End Youth Enquiry Service (WEYES) project, run by charity Children North East, has been operating out of a rundown Victorian building in Graingerville North, West Newcastle, for the last decade. Now Tyneside-based _space facilities, part of Space Group, has pledged to give the charity free design and surveying services to renovate the building that is in such a bad condition that the charity has been forced to move into temporary accommodation on Grainger Park Road in the city until the renovation is complete. _space facilities has already started drafting the designs for a suite of new treatment rooms, a new waiting area, kitchen and toilet facilities, an office and "open zone" rehabilitation area.
The WEYES project, which has also gained support from Geordie actor Tim Healy, is an advice and health centre for some of the most difficult to reach young people who live, work or go to school in the West End. Over the past 10 years, 7,500 young people have passed through its doors looking for advice on a range of issues. Counsellors and nurses are on-hand to give advice on general, sexual and mental health, as well as education, housing and employment issues. _space facilities associate director Andrew Moore, who is heading up the scheme, said: "We are well under way with the new designs to bring the building up-to-date and make it a brighter and more welcoming place to help support young people living in Newcastle, who may otherwise have limited chances. Creating and maintaining sustainable communities and helping charities, such as this, bring the community together and are things we are very passionate about as a business. "As Children North East is one of our chosen charities, we will do everything we can to help them keep this service going and that is why we have donated our services in kind.See the full content of this document
Extract
Free Redesign Will Keep Charity Going
"We are urging more sponsors and supporters to come fo...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
