Claygate Village Youth Club in previous years

2021

Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday 14th January 2021

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To consider a CIL grant application from Claygate Youth and Community Hub for £34,150 to enable essential refurbishments to the Youth Centre building in Elm Road, in order to facilitate its change from once-weekly youth club premises, to become ‘The Hub’, Claygate’s new Youth and Community Centre.

It was noted that all Cllrs needed to declare an interest as in June 2020 they had voiced their support to the concept of a Claygate Community and Youth hub in the Courier. Both a Trustee of the Claygate Village Youth Club Association and the Centre’s Manager and Youth co-leaders spoke. They stated they were asking for £34,150 for material conversion of Claygate Youth Centre to become Claygate Youth and Community Hub. The funds would provide a new kitchen to enable young people to learn cookery skills and prepare meals in youth sessions as well as expand its desirability to future building users, fund the interior redecoration of the building and provide essential grounds equipment to enable outside sport and leisure within youth sessions. They needed a total of £44,191 of capital of which £10,041.50 had already been secured. The breakdown of the ask was for £15,000 for a new kitchen, £16,000 for interior refurbishment and modernisation and £3,150 for exterior Grounds equipment. SCC is to lease the building to the Claygate Youth and Community hub for 5 years with peppercorn rent whilst paying for utilities and building maintenance. There would be a 6 month break clause on the lease for either party. In addition to SCC contribution, the Claygate Community and Youth Hub was seeking funding from Community Foundation for Surrey to help contribute to the running costs of the building along with approaching multiple other fundraising providers. Currently Claygate youth provisions were 2hrs on a Thursday evening, run by volunteers, with thirty 11-19 year-old members. 95% of those that currently use the facilities are Claygate based. They were looking to expand the offering increasing youth provision and community use and increased hours with better facilities. The closest alternative Youth Clubs were East Moseley and Leatherhead. They noted that the current youth generation in Claygate desperately needed these facilities and the centre of support, given the effects the Covid-19 pandemic will and is having on them. It was unanimously agreed to give £18,150 of CIL monies for the new kitchen and outdoor elements of the project.

AP107 Clerk to arrange payment of £18,150 of CIL monies and condition letter to Claygate Youth and Community Hub.