Why size isn't everything for youth centres
By Howard Williamson
Children & Young People Now
30 April 2008
With all the talk about super youth centres, to be partly financed by dormant savings accounts, it might be time for some reflection on the question of size. Of course, in the past couple of years, there has been considerable celebration of places such as the Bolton Lads' and Girls' Club and an honour for its leader Jeremy Glover.
Large centres do, of course, have the benefit of providing diverse opportunities for young people: space to make music, work on new technologies, engage in dance and performance, kick a ball around and more besides. Diverse possibilities, in theory, have the...